International
The APEC Engineer Register is an initiative of the Commonwealth Government and Engineers Australia to facilitate cross border mobility for professional engineers in the APEC Region. For a list of the signatories to this agreement please see the International Engineering Alliance website at: http://www.ieagreements.com/APEC/signatories.cfm
The Engineers Mobility Forum (EMF) has constituted an International Recognition Agreement for Professional Engineers. For a list of the signatories to this agreement please see the International Engineering Alliance website at: http://www.ieagreements.com/APEC/signatories.cfm Engineers registered on the International Register may use the postnominal IntPE(Aus).
A person who is registered on the National Professional Engineers Register (NPER) has already met to a significant extent the requirements for enrolment on the APEC Engineer Register or on the International Register of Professional Engineers. Please download a copy of the APEC Handbook and Application Form for further details.
A Bilateral Framework to Facilitate Mobility for Mutual Recognition on Registered/licensed Engineers was signed by Engineers Australia and officials from the Japanese Government and the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan on 1 October 2003. The application of the Framework is explained in a paper on Matching Disciplines for Bilateral Framework to Facilitate Mobility for Mutual Recognition of registered/licensed Engineers. The parties to this bilateral framework met in June 2009 and agreed that a five-year extension to the framework would be formalised.
