Chartered Engineer (CEng MIEI) The following is the definition of a professional engineer recognised by the Council of Engineers Ireland and is the definition adopted in 1960 by the Conference of Engineering Societies of Western Europe and the United States of America (EUSEC):
"A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his/her fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. He/she is able to assume personal responsibility for the development and application of engineering science and knowledge, notable in research, design, construction, manufacturing, superintending, managing and in the education of the engineer. His/her work is predominantly intellectual and varied and not of a routine mental or physical character. It requires the exercise of original thought and judgement and the ability to supervise the technical and administrative work of others."
Chartered Members of Engineers Ireland shall be known as "Chartered Engineers" and shall have the right to use after their name the abbreviation "CEng MIEI". This right shall be confined to Chartered Members and to persons within the State that the Council is satisfied they are authorised to describe themselves as Chartered Engineers. The Council shall keep a register of such persons and the By-Laws may provide for payment of fees for such registration (extract from The Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act, 1969).
There are three basic requirements for achieving the title Chartered Engineer: (a) A candidate is required to hold an accredited engineering degree or equivalent
(b) A formation period of at least eight years, including education. After graduation a candidate must have a minimum of four years of suitable training and experience
c) Submission of a 3,500 - 4,000 word Engineering Practice Report on the candidate's training and experience together with two 500 word essays on prescribed topics.