IEEE POSITION ON LICENSURE OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
REGISTRATION OF U.S. ENGINEERS (IEEE)
“The IEEE, in furtherance of IEEE Policy 7.6 (Protection of the Public) and IEEE Policy 7.8 (Code of Ethics), as they apply to the United States, recognizes that licensure and registration contributed to the professions' efforts to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by ensuring that practitioners meet minimum recognized levels of education, experience, and competence. In support of this position, the IEEE:
A. Aggressively represents the interests of IEEE members in the licensure and registration process;
B. Actively participates in the development of sound engineering licensure and registration procedures on a continuing basis;
C. Strives to promote the adoption of uniform engineering licensure and registration requirements among all states and territories;
D. Participates in developing content and specifications for national examinations that are used to evaluate engineering competence; and
E. Strongly encourages individuals to pursue engineering licensure and registration, not only as a means of meeting the legal requirements for protecting the health, welfare, and safety of the public, but also to ensure that they can be prepared to meet the needs of international, national, and state engineering practices.”
IEEE POLICY 7.6 STATEMENT ON REGISTRATION
(IEEE USA)
It is our position that engineering licensure contributes to the profession's efforts to protect the health, welfare and safety of the public by ensuring that practitioners meet minimum recognized levels of education, experience, and competence. Further, professional licensing and the associated self regulation serves the interest of both the IEEE and the public through an efficient and effective means by which electrical engineers may obtain a widely recognized credential.
In support of this position:
We aggressively represent the interests of IEEE members in the licensure process.
We actively participate in the development of sound engineering licensure procedures on a continuing basis.
We strive to promote the adoption of uniform engineering licensure requirements among all states and territories; to the benefit of those engineers whose practice spans jurisdictions.
We participate in developing content and specifications for national examinations that are used to evaluate engineering competence.
We provide educational materials related to professional licensure to IEEE section meetings/conferences, individuals and IEEE members.
We strongly encourage individuals to pursue
engineering licensure, not only as a means of meeting the legal
requirements for protecting the health, welfare and safety of the
public, but also to ensure that they can be prepared to meet the needs
of international, national and state engineering practices.
1. Become a licensed Professinal Engineer
2. Maintain your technical competency
3. Practice ethically, conforming to Code
4. Protect the public, overall, while engaged by a client or an employer
- Report defects to employer and try to resolve within your organization
- If unresolvable within, go outside and report to the responsible authority