Upsurge in engineers and technicians achieving professional registration

摘要

The Engineering and Technology Board (ETB) and Engineering Council UK (ECUK) have reported a substantial increase in the number of newly registered Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) and Engineering Technicians (EngTech). In 2005, a total of 8018 new names were added to the roll - this is 39 percent more than in 2004, which was itself a growth year. The number achieving EngTech status more than doubled and was the highest annual figure ever recorded. Last year's upsurge in new registrant numbers follows a 3.4 percent growth in 2004, which though much smaller was still notable as it reversed five successive years of falling intakes. The 2005 figure of 8018 was the highest since 1997.