APEGS International Mobility

 If you are preparing hard to win a positive APEGS assessment as an engineer with an engineering licence from a different country, then read this blog. Here, we will tell you about International Mobility, which will help you better prepare for that.

What is APEGS International Mobility?

If you have been provided with a licence as a professional engineer in Australia, Hong Kong or Ireland, you are qualified for a simplified registration process with APEGS, using Professional Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs). 

A Professional Engineer who is licensed in Texas or Mexico may also be eligible for a Temporary Licensee under the NAFTA agreement.

If ineligible under an MRA or as a Temporary Licensee, you need to apply as an Engineer-in-Training (International Graduate). Hire an APEGS report writing expert who can help you in APEGS self-assessment.

International Mobility (Australia):

This application process applies only to those engineers who have been granted the registration status of MIEAust NER or MIEAust CPEng NER by Engineers Australia. It doesn’t include those applicants who have been granted registration using a third-party mutual recognition agreement (MRA).

International Mobility (Hong Kong):

This application process applies only to those engineers who have been granted Corporate Membership by the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE) and have been admitted as per detailed assessments done by the HKIE.

It doesn’t apply to those granted Qualification/Licensure by meauggggrd-party mutual recognition agreement (MRA) or granted Corporate Membership by HKIE using the ‘Mature Route’.

International Mobility (Ireland):

This route applies only to Chartered Engineers of Engineers Ireland, CEng Ordinary Member (MIEI), who have been granted this title after completing the ‘normal route’, including the submission of Initial Professional Development Report/Essays and taking part in the professional interview as given in the Engineers Ireland Document ‘Regulations for the title of Chartered Engineer’.

International Mobility (Mexico):

If having a Cedule in Mexico, you may be qualified to register as a Temporary Licensee.

If ineligible for a Temporary Licensee, you should adhere to the application process for Engineer-in-Training (International Graduates).

International Mobility (United States):

If having a Texas PE licence, you are qualified to register as a Temporary Licensee.

If you are licensed elsewhere in the USA or don’t qualify as a Temporary Licensee, adhere to the application process for Engineer-in-Training (International Graduates).

 

APEGS Temporary Licensee:

A Temporary Licence is for those professional engineers who have been registered in the State of Texas or with a Cedula in Mexico who have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and fulfill the requirements given below.

This annual licence is known as ‘temporary’, as it can only be renewed for up to three years.

A Temporary Licensee applicant doesn’t need to write the Professional Practice Exam (PPE). 

A Temporary Licensee is not an APEGS member and, therefore, doesn’t have the right to take part in the governance of the Association.

If not qualified for a temporary licence, you need to adhere to the same application process as an Engineer-in-Training (International Graduate).

If you need your licence in Saskatchewan for more than three years, you need to become a Professional Engineer. When you submit your application, choose the application type “Professional Engineer from Temporary Licensee’. There is no fee for this application, but you need to write and pass the Professional Practice Exam (PPE) before being eligible to apply.