IOM3 is licenced to award professional registration against the standards listed below. Professional registration with the following bodies can only be obtained through a licenced professional institution like IOM3.
Guides and application forms for registration via IOM3 are available at the bottom of this page.
Read more about the registers and their requirements by clicking on the panel below.
Engineering Council
The Engineering Council offers the professional titles listed below with their requirements.
Chartered Engineer (CEng):
- Minimum of RQF Level 7/SCQF Level 11 qualification such as a Masters' degree
- 4 to 5 years of appropriate working experience
- Already hold MIMMM grade.
Incorporated Engineer (IEng):
- Minimum of a RQF Level 6/SCQF Level 9/10 qualification such as a Bachelor's degree
- 3 years of appropriate working experience
- Already hold AIMMM or MIMMM grade.
Engineering Technician (EngTech):
- Minimum of a RQF Level 3/SCQF Level 6 qualification such as a OND
- 2 years of appropriate working experience
- Already holds TIMMM, AIMMM or MIMMM grade.
Where an individual commenced their studies on an accredited course before September 1999, the academic thresholds are: CEng-accredited Bachelor's degree or equivalent; and IEng-accredited HND or equivalent.
Society for the Environment
Registration as a Chartered Environmentalist or Registered Environmental Practitioner demonstrates that an individual has been judged by their peers to be working at the highest possible standards in the environmental profession.
Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) requirements:
- Minimum of a RQF Level 7/SCQF Level 11 qualification such as a Master's degree
- 4 to 5 years of appropriate working experience
- Already hold the MIMMM grade.
More about Chartered Environmentalist (SocEnv website)
Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) requirements:
- Minimum of a RQF Level 5/SCQF Level 8 qualification such as an HND
- 2 years of appropriate working experience
- Already hold the AIMMM or MIMMM grade.
More about Registered Environmental Practitioner (SocEnv website)
Science Council
Professional registration with the Science Council provides independent recognition of your achievements and maintaining the exact standards required to join the global community of professional scientists.
Chartered Scientist (CSci) requirements:
- minimum of a RQF Level 7/SCQF Level 11 qualification such as a Masters' degree
- 4 to 5 years of appropriate working experience
- already hold MIMMM grade
Registered Scientist (RSci) requirements
- minimum of a RQF Level 5/SCQF Level 8 qualification such as a HND
- 2 years of appropriate working experience
- already hold AIMMM or MIMMM grade.
Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) requirements
- minimum of a RQF Level 3/SCQF Level 6 qualification such as a OND
- 2 years of appropriate working experience
- already hold TIMMM, AIMMM or MIMMM grade.
Information about registration fees
Alternative routes to registration
If you do not hold the qualifications required for the level of registration you would like to apply for, there are three routes available for you to demonstrate that you have gained the equivalent academic level in the workplace or by some other means. These are:
- Engineers - Technical Report Route (TRR) and Technical Case Study Route (TCSR)
- Environmentalists and Scientists - Equivalence Route (EQR)
All routes require a written report that demonstrates a series of learning outcomes at the appropriate level.
More information on the TRR and TCSR is given in the guides which can be downloaded at the bottom of this page; for the EQR please contact the IOM3 Membership Team.
Other registers
Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (ROGEP)
IOM3 is a member of the Ground Forum, an organisation representing the professional bodies and trade associations within the ground engineering discipline. Given the professional, environmental, societal and financial magnitude of related projects, the Ground Forum has developed a register of ground engineering professionals - the ROGEP - which enables external stakeholders and other professionals to identify competent and specialist practitioners in this field.
IOM3 members can apply for admission to the ROGEP at the same time as they apply for any chartered registration. Please indicate this on the application form for professional registration. If you choose to apply later in your career, a separate application measuring your attributes will be required.
European Engineer (EUR ING)
The EUR ING title is available through Engineers Europe (formerly FEANI), a federation that unites national engineering associations from 32 European Higher Education Area (EHEA) countries. Engineers Europe represents the interests of over 6 million professional engineers. For more details visit the Engineers Europe website at engineerseurope.com or to euring.engineerseurope.com to make an application.
International Professional Engineer (IntPE)
The IntPE(UK) qualification is open to Chartered Engineers who are registered with the Engineering Council and who meet the following requirements:
- an accredited degree recognised under the Washington Accord, or equivalent academic qualification*
- the competence for independent practise as a professional engineer as exemplified by the International Engineering Alliance
- at least seven years post-graduate experience
- at least two years responsibility for significant engineering work
- maintaining continuing professional development
* Equivalent academic qualifications are qualifications at the appropriate level attained through formal study or examination, such as an Engineering Gateways degree, second-cycle programme on the FEANI EEED (formerly the FEANI INDEX) or EUR-ACE® database or the Engineering Council Post-graduate Diploma when combined with either a Bachelor degree or the Engineering Council Graduate Diploma. Please contact your professional engineering institution for advice.
Please note: Chartered Engineers who do not hold an accredited degree recognised under the Washington Accord, or equivalent academic qualification, are currently not eligible to apply for IntPE(UK) registration.
For more details visit the Engineering Council website.
Qualified for Minerals Reporting (QMR)
IOM3 is a Recognised Professional Organisation by CRIRSCO in addition to the various reporting codes around the world such as the Australian JORC, the Canadian CIM Definition Standards (and incorporated into NI 43-101), the South African SAMREC code, and the European PERC. IOM3 accepts those qualified with QMR as having the 'minimum membership class' to be involved in the compilation of Public Reports. Having the QMR accreditation is the first step to becoming a Competent Person (CP) or Qualified Person (QP) – this is complete when the requirements of the various codes of reporting are met. The process for initial recognition requires an interview. Further information is available from [email protected]
