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Value of being an international professional engineer

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What are the values of being an international professional engineer ?

it is very low content avaiable in the site. Can i practise engineering in 16 countries? Can i recognise as a chartered engineer on the consortium countries?


The purpose or the values of IntPE is not clear as same as CEng/Fellow etc

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  • If you look here https://www.ieagreements.org/agreements/ipea/members/ you'll see it says (above the list of countries to which IntPE applies):
    • Each member operates a national section of the International Professional Engineer (IntPE) register; registrants on these national sections may receive credit when seeking registration or licensure in the jurisdiction of another member.


    Note the word "may", it's really important. I would suggest that you need to turn this question around: look at countries on this list where you think you may wish to live and work and then find out what their local requirements are and whether IntPE will help you achieve them.


    At one extreme, in my experience many of these countries (including of course the UK) have no requirement for registration anyway, so you need to consider whether it is any advantage for particular jobs in that country. At the other extreme (Canada immediately comes to mind as one I have been dealing with recently) CEng and IntPE will only allow you to meet one part of the local requirements - for instance it may make it easier to demonstrate the academic requirements have been met - but it is a long way from giving you an automatic right to practice as an engineer there. 


    So it's a good and sensible question to ask before handing over your money, and not one with an easy answer.


    Cheers,


    Andy
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  • If you look here https://www.ieagreements.org/agreements/ipea/members/ you'll see it says (above the list of countries to which IntPE applies):
    • Each member operates a national section of the International Professional Engineer (IntPE) register; registrants on these national sections may receive credit when seeking registration or licensure in the jurisdiction of another member.


    Note the word "may", it's really important. I would suggest that you need to turn this question around: look at countries on this list where you think you may wish to live and work and then find out what their local requirements are and whether IntPE will help you achieve them.


    At one extreme, in my experience many of these countries (including of course the UK) have no requirement for registration anyway, so you need to consider whether it is any advantage for particular jobs in that country. At the other extreme (Canada immediately comes to mind as one I have been dealing with recently) CEng and IntPE will only allow you to meet one part of the local requirements - for instance it may make it easier to demonstrate the academic requirements have been met - but it is a long way from giving you an automatic right to practice as an engineer there. 


    So it's a good and sensible question to ask before handing over your money, and not one with an easy answer.


    Cheers,


    Andy
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