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I am looking to move to Portugal in the coming months and I have been told my foundation degree (level 5 affiliteship) in Engineering may not be recognised. Are there any options I can go down?

James Ashall

I am looking to move to Portugal in the coming months and I have been told my foundation degree (level 5 affiliteship) in Engineering may not be recognised. Are there any options I can go down? 

Also finding work in Portugal is hard for someone who only speaks English. I have been told there are jobs out there but applying for them online is just not enough really. 

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    The best source for information on this is the Engineering Council International Activity web page. It is the Engineering Council that negotiates these agreements on behalf of all the professional institutions.

    Digging down into that page a bit, what it says for Portugal is the following:

    Portugal is a member of :
    European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI): National Member: Comite Nacional FEANI; Ordem dos Engenheiros and Ordem dos Engenheiros Técnicos, OET

    European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE): Ordem dos Engenheiros

    EUR-ACE® authorised agency: Ordem dos Engenheiros

    European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA): Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education, A3ES

    European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR): Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education

    World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) Ordem dos Engenheiros

    Legislation/regulation of the engineering profession
    Engineering is regulated in Portugal by the academic/professional title and in reserved activities. You must be a member of the responsible organisation.

    Regulated professions can be identified using the European Commission database. It is also advisable to check with the National Contact Point (see Key Organisations below) which can provide full details of any regulations affecting engineering practice.

    Professional engineering registration, protected title(s) and UK equivalence
    An Engenheiro (Eng used a pre-nominal) is a chartered engineer, the same level as CEng.

    Engenheiro Técnico is a professional engineer at the same level as IEng.

    Engenheiro is awarded upon completion of a masters' degree by an engineering school accredited by the Ordem dos Engenheiros. Engenheiro Técnico is awarded to a professional with a bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering sciences. Engenheiros must be members of the Ordem.

    Key organisations
    Accreditation of engineering education programmes: Ordem dos Engenheiros

    Award of professional qualifications: Ordem dos Engenheiros

    National Contact Point for professional qualifications: National Contact Point Portugal

    National Academic Recognition Information Centre: ENIC-NARIC Portugal

    National SOLVIT Centre: SOLVIT Portugal

     

    Unfortunately there seems to be a lot of broken links on the Engineering Council information.

    But, this would suggest to me that you may face issues - there doesn't seem to be any mutual recognition with the UK for engineering technicians. Engineer is a protected title, so without the correct qualifications you may find it very difficult.

    The lack of language skills will impede you as well.

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