Universities Seeking Accreditation

IMechE is licensed by the Engineering Council to accredit programmes from universities and colleges as leading towards CEng or IEng registration.

IMechE accredits against output standards as defined by UK-SPEC (UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence) and can award a maximum period of five years’ accreditation following a visit, at which time the next accreditation visit should be scheduled.

IMechE is happy to participate in or arrange joint accreditation visits with other Engineering Bodies (eg IET, RAeS etc) and is a member of the Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB); for more information visit http://www.engab.org.uk/

An IMechE accreditation visit:

consists of one submission stage (for re-accreditation visits), the “Output Standards Form”, which should be completed at least 12 weeks before an accreditation visit date. All forms can be requested by contacting DegreeAccreditation@imeche.org
Will comprise one full day and one pre-evening meeting with key members of staff
Will be made by a team of X2 Academics, X1 Industrialist and X1 Staff Support Member
Will be held during term time so that the visiting team can meet staff, students and visit supporting facilities and laboratories
Will be followed up with a visit report which will be presented to the Academic Standards Committee; the Committee will decide on awarding accreditation – the visiting panel on the day will not be able to confirm any decision

To request IMechE submission paperwork please go to the 'University Submission Forms' page or contact the Degree Accreditation Team to schedule a visit:

Email: Degreeaccreditation@imeche.org
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7304 6866

Useful Links

IMechE accredits against the output criteria specified in the UK-SPEC document “Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes”. The document can be downloaded from the EC(UK) website at http://www.engc.org.uk/

The IMechE’s Educational Base [600Kb] incorporating IEng was first published in June 2003. This document was updated in April 2008 to reflect the UK-SPEC criteria. If you represent a university with degrees accredited by IMechE, you should check this web page for the latest information.

You can find information about UCAS opportunities to promote accredited courses here.

For further information, please contact DegreeAccreditation@imeche.org or telephone +44(0)20 7304 6866.