Whats a Chartered Engineer ?
In Ireland, UK., and Australia the title * Chartered Engineer * is assigned to those who have an accredited degree in engineering or equivalent. They must also have a number of years post-graduate professional experience and pass an examination set by the appropriate Professional Body. This title is protected by law which means that you cannot legally call yourself a * Chartered Engineer * unless you meet the above requirements. The initials used are * C.Eng *. In the U.S., Canada, and 30 other countries the title * Professional Engineer * is also protected by law. In the U.S., the initials are * P.E *., and in Canada, * P.Eng *. *Chartered Engineer * is equivalent to *Professional Engineer *. In Germany, the engineer prefixes the initials * Dip-Ing * or * Dr-Ing * before his name. In Europe, Chartered Engineers can use the European prefix-title * Eur-Ing *. So it is Eur-Ing John Smith. Unfortunately, in a few countries still, some repairmen wrongly call themselves engineers. Most of t
