FEIIC approves, inaugurates ‘Engineers Register’ Aims at facilitating the mobility of engineers in member Muslim countries

The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC) approved and thus inaugurated ‘Engineers Register’ in its executive committee held in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last month.
A member of the EC of the federation Engr. Sohail Bashir said the register would be confirmed very soon now.
The Council of the federation at its 32nd FEIIC Council Meeting in Makkah on January 8, 201, had agreed to the formation of the FEIIC Engineers Register (FER) for qualified Professional Engineers.
FER is benchmarked against similar Professional Engineer Registrations at the international level. An engineer applying for registration under FER shall have qualified and obtained a Professional Engineer (PEng) qualification in their respective jurisdictions which is of equivalent professional standard as the FEIIC Makkah Accord or the International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA) in the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) or the Euro Engineer of FEANI in Europe.
Chairman IEP Karachi Chapter, Engr Sohail Bashir told Enginering Review that the register was aimed at facilitating the mobility of engineers in member countries.
Now they require no registration in any country if they want to launch consultancy services or seek employment. This is like the International Register and is limited to Islamic countries.
The meeting also moved on to the capacity building of engineers in member countries under the Madina Accord which is pertaining to accreditation in Islamic Countries.
Malaysian Society of Engineering, Science and Technology will be the custodian of the register and also the society will be responsible to maintain it.
During the session, Engr Bashir said a number of engineers were registered as founding members which include 10 to 12 Pakistani engineers. They include Chairman Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), IEP Chairman, Secretary General, Vice Chairman, Chairman IEP Karachi Center, Vice Chancellor NED University and others.
The federation had also scheduled a workshop under the Engineering Qualification, Accreditation and Professional Systems (EQAPS) project which is meant to enhance the capacity in the Muslim countries so as to meet the requirements of the education for Washington Accord.
Since Washington Accord is expensive and not every Muslim country can afford it, FEIIC has taken this responsibility to build capacity at affordable rates.
After Engineers Register, the engineers from other Muslim countries need not to register with the engineering regulatory body of the host country. However, the work permit would be required anyway.