There appears to be some confusion here about a requirement to have a masters with honours Batchelors or master's level education to apply for registration as CEng.  Unfortunately this is incorrect.

You are not required to have master's level education to apply to be registered as a CEng. No where in V4 of the UK-Spec is there any mention of this requirement. In fact the words master's level are not there either.

To apply for registration you are required to demonstrate underpinning knowledge and understanding (UK&U) at the level for which you are applying for registration. So each of the categories of registration has its own requirements. 

You can demonstrate the required level of UK&U via recognised qualifications. These are for For IEng and CEng these are:

Incorporated Engineer (IEng)

One of the following:

• An accredited Bachelors or honours degree in engineering or technology

• An accredited Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in engineering or technology started before September 1999

• An HNC or HND started after September 1999 (but before September 2010 in the case of the HNC) or a Foundation Degree in engineering or technology, plus appropriate further learning to degree level

• A National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) or Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) at level 4 that has been approved by a Licensee, plus appropriate further learning to degree level

Equivalent qualifications or apprenticeships accredited or approved by a Licensee, or at an equivalent level in a relevant national or international qualifications framework

• An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology, plus either an appropriate Masters degree or engineering doctorate accredited by a Licensee, or appropriate further learning to Masters level*

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

One of the following:

• An accredited integrated MEng degree

• An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology started before September 1999

• Equivalent qualifications or apprenticeships accredited or approved by a Licensee, or at an equivalent level in a relevant national or international qualifications framework

However, if an applicant does not hold recognised qualifications, they may still make an individual application. It is important to note that over 70% of all applications to the IET for registration are individual applications. 

Individual applicants will be assessed to determine if they can demonstrate the required level of UK&U for the level of registration for which they are applying.  Many factors will be considered and we call this looking for UK&U hooks in an applicants career. Examples of possible hooks are shown below.

So hopefully, this sets aside any misconceptions that candidates for CEng need a masters!  

Further details are on the IET website in the new revised guidance launched in September.. 

There appears to be some confusion here about a requirement to have a masters with honours Batchelors or master's level education to apply for registration as CEng.  Unfortunately this is incorrect.

You are not required to have master's level education to apply to be registered as a CEng. No where in V4 of the UK-Spec is there any mention of this requirement. In fact the words master's level are not there either.

To apply for registration you are required to demonstrate underpinning knowledge and understanding (UK&U) at the level for which you are applying for registration. So each of the categories of registration has its own requirements. 

You can demonstrate the required level of UK&U via recognised qualifications. These are for For IEng and CEng these are:

Incorporated Engineer (IEng)

One of the following:

• An accredited Bachelors or honours degree in engineering or technology

• An accredited Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in engineering or technology started before September 1999

• An HNC or HND started after September 1999 (but before September 2010 in the case of the HNC) or a Foundation Degree in engineering or technology, plus appropriate further learning to degree level

• A National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) or Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) at level 4 that has been approved by a Licensee, plus appropriate further learning to degree level

Equivalent qualifications or apprenticeships accredited or approved by a Licensee, or at an equivalent level in a relevant national or international qualifications framework

• An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology, plus either an appropriate Masters degree or engineering doctorate accredited by a Licensee, or appropriate further learning to Masters level*

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

One of the following:

• An accredited integrated MEng degree

• An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology started before September 1999

• Equivalent qualifications or apprenticeships accredited or approved by a Licensee, or at an equivalent level in a relevant national or international qualifications framework

However, if an applicant does not hold recognised qualifications, they may still make an individual application. It is important to note that over 70% of all applications to the IET for registration are individual applications. 

Individual applicants will be assessed to determine if they can demonstrate the required level of UK&U for the level of registration for which they are applying.  Many factors will be considered and we call this looking for UK&U hooks in an applicants career. Examples of possible hooks are shown below.

So hopefully, this sets aside any misconceptions that candidates for CEng need a masters!  

Further details are on the IET website in the new revised guidance launched in September..