Engineering Technologists
The National Engineering Technologists Register (NETR) exists to promote to government the competencies of engineering technologists and areas of practice in which they practise competently.Registration on the NETR is available to individuals that have satisfied the National Generic Competency Standards for Stage 2 Engineering Technologists in their area of practice. The application process is designed to add value to individuals' practice skills by providing them an incentive to compile evidence for competency from their experience and to defend that evidence in front of their professional peers.
A handbook is available on line from the Institution of Engineers to guide your application, as the same process will also confer the status of Chartered Engineering Technologist (CEngT) if it is completed successfully. The handbook explains how to compile your evidence, what will be the fees, where to send your application and who will be involved in the assessment. The handbook also gives the contact details of National Assessors who are prepared to discuss individual cases.
Note
It should be noted that NETR requires significantly greater support from Technologists before it will command the attention of government regulators. Engineering Technologists are invited to contact the Registrar to advise of any known need for registration of engineering technologists or of areas in which you practise where registration might deliver greater community protection.However, the application guidelines for two specific areas of practice (normally associated with NPER) provide for engineering technologists also to register. These are:
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Pressure equipment design verifiers
(gas bottles) -
In service inspection of amusement rides and devices
(hazard level 1 and 2)
on a unified registration system that has gained broad support in the Institution.
