IEPNG — Header
IEPNG — Applying to Join as a Professional Member
Membership

Applying to Join as a Professional Member

Joining IEPNG as a Member gives you recognition as a Professional Engineer.

01

About Professional Membership

Joining the Institution of Engineers Papua New Guinea (IEPNG) as a Member gives you recognition as a Professional Engineer. The Institution encourages Members to register and participate in activities such as seminars, workshops and conferences organised to support graduates in their pursuit of academic and professional excellence.

Under the Professional Engineers Act, Professional Engineers must be registered to be involved in any engineering works.

02

Membership Requirements

Admission to Member status of the Institution of Engineers Papua New Guinea requires that the applicant satisfy the following criteria:

a
Disregarding temporary circumstances, the applicant shall be engaged, at the time of election or transfer, in a position of responsibility in the practice of engineering or in management associated with engineering.
b
The applicant shall possess one of the following qualifications:
  • i.A Washington Accord degree, or equivalent, from an educational institution approved by the Board.
  • ii.Such other degree as the Board may approve as acceptable.
  • iii.A pass in any examination, or other exempting qualification, approved by the Board.
  • iv.In accordance with the Regulations for the alternative route to membership, the applicant shall have completed typically ten (10) years of engineering formation at a professional level, been employed in positions of engineering responsibility, and shall demonstrate a sound engineering education and adequate experience.
c
The applicant shall have undertaken such practical training or experience as satisfies the requirements of the Regulations.
d
The applicant shall have successfully completed the Competency Based Assessment prescribed in the Regulations, unless exempted by the Board.
e
On acceptance, the candidate must be registered as a Professional Engineer on the Professional Engineers Register with the Professional Engineers Registration Board of Papua New Guinea.
03

Membership Progression Pathway

Student Member
Currently studying
Graduate Member
4 years after graduating, working & completing the GPDP
Member
Full professional standing
Fellow
Senior professional recognition

Under the Professional Engineers Registration Act, an engineering professional must be both registered and a Member of IEPNG in order to practise engineering in Papua New Guinea.

04

How to Apply

To apply for Membership, click the Member link, complete the application form, and submit it to IEPNG together with the required application and membership fees.