PART 2 REGISTRATION AND REGISTER OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS |
| Register of professional engineers |
2.—(1) The register of professional engineers must be in Form 1 set out in the First Schedule.| (2) Every professional engineer who is registered must be assigned a registration number in the part of the register of professional engineers in which his or her name is included. |
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| Register for foreign engineers |
| 2A. The register of foreign engineers kept under section 13(1)(e) of the Act must be in Form 5 set out in the First Schedule. |
| Application for registration as professional engineer |
3.—(1) An application to the Board for registration as a professional engineer under the Act must be made —| (a) | in the form set out in the electronic application system of the Board at https://app.peb.gov.sg or at any other online location that may be notified from time to time, in any manner that the Board may direct; and | | (b) | where —| (i) | the applicant has passed the oral examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(b) — within 5 years after the date the applicant passed the examination; or | | (ii) | the applicant has passed the Practice of Professional Engineering Examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a)(ii) —| (A) | on any date between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2019 (both dates inclusive) — within 7 years after the date the applicant passed the examination; or | | (B) | on any other date — within 5 years after the date the applicant passed the examination. |
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| (2) For the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act, the condition is that where a person’s application (called in this rule the first application) for registration as a professional engineer under the Act has been refused by the Board, that person must not make another application for registration as a professional engineer unless a period of 12 months has elapsed after the date of the first application. |
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| Qualifications and training |
4.—(1) An application for registration under the Act made by a person who holds any qualification referred to in section 21(1)(a) of the Act must be accompanied by a true copy of the qualifications by which the person claims to be entitled to the registration.| (2) An application for registration under the Act made by a person referred to in section 21(1)(b) of the Act must be accompanied by any evidence of training in engineering that the Board may require. |
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| Prescribed examinations for purposes of section 21(2)(a) of Act |
4A.—(1) The prescribed examinations for the purposes of section 21(2)(a) of the Act are —| (a) | 2 written examinations comprising —| (i) | the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, which tests the applicant’s knowledge of fundamental engineering subjects in the appropriate branch of engineering; and | | (ii) | the Practice of Professional Engineering Examination, which tests the applicant’s ability to apply the applicant’s knowledge and experience in professional engineering practice, and the applicant’s knowledge of the rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional engineering in the appropriate branch of engineering; or |
| | (b) | an oral examination, which tests the applicant’s knowledge, expertise, experience and achievements in the appropriate branch of engineering. |
(2) The Board must —| (a) | conduct the oral examination mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) and appoint a Committee of Examiners to conduct the written examinations mentioned in paragraph (1)(a); | | (b) | determine the date, time and place for the examinations to be held; | | (c) | determine the frequency of such examinations, provided that the written examinations mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) are conducted at least once per year; | | (d) | determine the scope and duration of such examinations; | | (e) | determine the procedure for the conduct of such examinations; and | | (f) | notify each applicant of the result of his or her examination as soon as practicable. |
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| Application to sit for prescribed examinations |
4B.—(1) Every application to sit for an examination mentioned in rule 4A(1) must be —| (a) | made in the form and manner determined by the Board; | | (b) | in the case of a written examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a), submitted not less than 60 days before the date of the examination; and | | (c) | accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule. |
(2) A person may apply to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a)(i) if —| (a) | the person has obtained any of the qualifications mentioned in section 21(1) of the Act; or | | (b) | the person is undertaking a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 4 years, or an equivalent programme approved by the Board, and is in his or her final year of study. |
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(3) A person may apply to sit for the Practice of Professional Engineering Examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a)(ii) after he or she has obtained any of the qualifications mentioned in section 21(1) of the Act, and has —| (a) | obtained not less than 2 years and 6 months (in aggregate) of such practical experience relevant to the branch of engineering which he or she seeks to be registered in as may be acceptable to the Board; and | | (b) | sat for and passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. |
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(4) A person may apply to sit for the oral examination mentioned in rule 4A(1)(b) if —| (a) | the person was previously registered under the Act as a professional engineer or is an experienced applicant; | | (b) | the person has not applied to sit for any of the written examinations mentioned in rule 4A(1)(a); and | | (c) | where applicable, a period of 12 months has elapsed from the date of the person’s last unsuccessful application to sit for the oral examination. |
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| (5) Where a person who has applied to sit for any of the examinations mentioned in rule 4A(1) is unable to sit for the examination, the Board may, in its discretion, refund any fee or part of the fee paid by that person under this rule. |
(6) In this rule and rule 5, “experienced applicant” means a person who —| (a) | before 1 December 2005, obtained a qualification specified in Part 1 or 3, Division 3, 4 or 5 of Part 4 or Division 2 of Part 5 of the Schedule to the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009; and | | (b) | has not less than 25 years of such practical experience in professional engineering work as may be acceptable to the Board, of which at least 10 years must be obtained in Singapore. |
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5.—(1) For the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Act, the practical experience that a person applying for registration as a professional engineer must have after the person first obtained any of the qualifications mentioned in section 21(1) of the Act is practical experience of at least 4 years —| (a) | that is relevant to the branch of engineering that the person seeks to be registered in; | | (b) | that is in such professional engineering work and at such level of responsibility for the person to be sufficiently competent for registration as a professional engineer; | | (c) | of which at least 24 months (in total) is acquired in Singapore; and | | (d) | of which at least 24 months (in total) is acquired not more than 5 years immediately before the date of the application for registration. |
(2) The practical experience referred to in paragraph (1) must include the following types of practical experience:| (a) | where the person seeks to be registered in the civil engineering branch, the practical experience must be obtained in Singapore —| (i) | during a period of not less than 12 months (in aggregate) in a design office while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate; and | | (ii) | during a period of not less than 12 months (in aggregate) in supervisory work at a project site or engineering investigation work, while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate; |
| | (b) | where the person seeks to be registered in the chemical engineering branch, the practical experience must be obtained in Singapore during a period of not less than 2 years (in aggregate) in process design, process operations, process safety management or any combination of chemical engineering work (as the case may be) involving inspection, investigation, assessment or evaluation while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate; | | (c) | where the person seeks to be registered in the electrical or mechanical engineering branch, the practical experience must be obtained in Singapore during a period of not less than 2 years (in aggregate) while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate in either —| (i) | design and supervisory work; or | | (ii) | design and supervisory work, and any combination of electrical or mechanical engineering work (as the case may be) involving inspection, investigation, evaluation, or testing and commissioning; or |
| | (d) | where the person seeking registration in the civil, chemical, electrical or mechanical engineering branch is engaged in full‑time teaching or research work, the practical experience must be such experience as may be acceptable to the Board obtained during a period of not less than 2 years while under the supervision of any registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate. |
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| (3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a person seeking to be registered in any branch of engineering who was previously registered under the Act as a professional engineer or is an experienced applicant. |
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| Evidence of practical experience |
6.—(1) Every person applying for registration under the Act must submit with his or her application written proof of his or her practical experience, which must include details of the duration and a description of the practical experience in any form that the Board may require.| (2) The Board may, with a view to determining the nature of an applicant’s practical experience, conduct an interview with the applicant. |
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| 7. The Board may require an applicant to furnish such other evidence or particulars as the Board considers necessary to determine whether the applicant is entitled to registration under the Act. |
| 8. Every application for registration under the Act must be accompanied by the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule; and the fee is non‑refundable. |
| Certificate of registration |
9.—(1) A certificate of registration must be in Form 1 set out in the Second Schedule.| (2) A registered professional engineer must, on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule, be issued a certificate of registration duly signed by the Registrar. |
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| Removal from register of professional engineers |
| 10. An application by a registered professional engineer under section 26(5) of the Act to have his or her name removed from the register of professional engineers must be in Form 2 set out in the Second Schedule. |
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