Engineering Technician (EngTech)

Registering as an EngTech involves a straightforward assessment of your qualifications and experience. There are two routes: An Approved Route or the Standard Route.

Approved Route:

If you are on an advanced/modern apprenticeship course that has been approved by the IMechE, becoming registered as an EngTech is really straightforward. We approve courses which provide you with the necessary levels of skills, knowledge and experience that are required to become an EngTech. That means as soon as you finish your course you are eligible to apply.

Check our lists of approved courses to see if you can become an Engineering Technician by looking through the Approved EngTech Company Schemes and Approved EngTech Training Provider Schemes. The Engineering Council Technician Database also lists all IMechE approved schemes and qualifications.

If you have recently finished an approved apprenticeship or are about to, download an EngTech Approved route application form in word or PDF.

If you are not on an approved scheme you may still be eligible to apply via the standard route:

 

Standard Route:

If you have relevant work gained experience or academic qualifications suitable for EngTech, you can apply via the standard route, where you show us how you meet the relevant competences.

Download and fill in the EngTech Application and Registration form word or PDF and please refer to the Guidance notes

 

Guidance for Both Routes: 

Our guide to qualifications explains the different routes to gaining EngTech registration.

Our Guidance Notes explain how the competence requirements can be met.

You can view examples of recent successful applications which might help in your application:

Example 1             Example 2            Example 3

 

Sponsors:

Make sure your application form is counter-signed by a sponsor who is a registered engineer. Sponsors should read the guidance notes for sponsors for more information.

Postal address:

Send the completed application form to the IMechE:

Membership Applications
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1 Birdcage Walk
Westminster
London
SW1H 9JJ

Already registered as an EngTech with another institution, but want to join the IMechE?

You can transfer your existing registration when applying for IMechE membership. Download an existing registrant application form. 

Need help?

If you are unsure about how to fill in the application form or any other part of the application process, please contact our membership helpdesk on 0845 226 9191 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            0845 226 9191      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email us at membership@imeche.org

Find out more in our frequently asked questions about EngTech.