Continuing professional development

As an engineer, maintaining and improving your skills, knowledge and professional standards is essential. With our support, you'll get access to great opportunities to progress and enjoy a fulfilling career.

CPD is a fundamental part of any career in engineering, allowing you to build up your knowledge and experience at work, at the Institution and in your community. It's about learning and developing – however you choose to do it.

f you're a professionally registered member, we strongly recommend that you carry out and record Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities.

How does it work?

CPD is owned, designed and delivered by you. Activities will be unique to you, based on your role, career stage and goals.

For example, you might choose to complete a training programme, learn through peers at work (‘on-the-job learning’) or volunteer to share your knowledge with others. And it’s not just technical training that counts – personal development is important too.

Find out how we help you to reach your professional goals so you can excel in your field.

Track and log professional development with Career Developer

Our suite of digital tools, Career developer, lets you plan, record and review your knowledge, skills and experience throughout your engineering career.
Change your membership status

Make sure category of membership reflects your role and experience. Read about how to move to a different level of professional registration.
Stay up to date

Stay current with technical, educational, professional and political developments across engineering sectors with PE news.
Attend technical events

Keep up with the latest engineering trends and boost your knowledge with our year-round schedule of engineering conferences, visits, tours, lectures and seminars.
Get inspired

Read some helpful examples of ways in which you can develop skills, knowledge and experience at work, at the Institution, in your community and in other areas of your life, in line with national competence standards.
Learn leadership and commercial skills

Maintain your knowledge and stay up to date with our range of learning and development training courses and programmes, covering detailed technical training, management and leadership qualifications.
Gain additional designations

Already professionally registered but want to gain additional designations to reflect your specialism, such as CEnv, Eur Ing, IntPE or IntET? Find out how.
Start networking

Get in touch with other engineers near you to build your professional network. Find out about our schedule of seminars and events and how to join a committee in your area.
Support the next generation

Give something back to the profession by becoming a mentor and help a developing engineer to reach their professional potential under the Monitored Professional Development Scheme, Supported Registration Scheme or the Independent Mentors Scheme.
Access world-class resources

We have the best engineering library in the world, including 11 engineering databases to access books, journals and papers in print and online. Tap into our resources to improve your knowledge.
Volunteer to inspire others

By volunteering, you can help to develop the skills of other engineers or contribute to improving our member services. Our wide ranging opportunities include working with children, young people and developing engineers and within our special interest groups.
Understand UK-SPEC competence standards

The standard for measuring all engineers’ capability, the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC), is the foundation of all professional registration. Familiarise yourself with the standards and read profiles and case studies across industries.