Route to Professional Engineer

The followings are the things that you need to do to become a professional engineer, EXCEPT:

• Do well in engineering programme

• Taking a training course

• Attending a University to get a degree in engineering

• Do well in psychology course

These are true statements of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), EXCEPT:

• A statutory authority representing the engineering profession in Malaysia

• Under administration of the Ministry of Works Malaysia

• A learned institution for practicing engineers in Malaysia; networking, technical learning and socializing group

• Serve as the controller that determines conduct and ethics for those involved with engineering in Malaysia

The followings are the members in Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) to accredited engineering degree programme in universities? EXCEPT:

• Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

• Public Services Department (JPA)

• Ministry of Education (MOE)

• Malaysian Council of Engineering Deans (MCED)

Based on academic requirements, two ways to become professional engineer are accredited engineering degree and unrecognised engineering degree. TRUE or FALSE?

• True

• False

Under Registration of Engineers Act, ONLY graduate engineers and professional engineers registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysian (BEM) are entitled to practice engineering in Malaysia - TRUE or FALSE

• True

• False

The followings are the PRE-REQUISITE to become a professional engineer, EXCEPT:

• Completed an engineering degree programme accredited by ETAC

• Min of 3 yrs in planning, design, execution or

  management of such works as are comprised within the profession of an Engineer, from the date of graduate registration with BEM

• Min of 12 months experience in Malaysia

• Log book to be endorsed by Mentor at quarterly intervals and once a year by IEM

The followings are the responsibilities of mentor EXCEPT:

• Guidance to young graduate

• Monitor progress of young graduates

• Assist graduates in the examination

• Review documentation of

  graduates to ensure adequate quality

For those who had returned from overseas, the experience MUST be certified by a Professional Engineer or its equivalent of the respective countries and no countersigned by a local MIEM / P.Eng is required. TRUE or FALSE

• True

• False

Professional engineer is allowed to practice on the rights amended in Registration of Engineers Act in which tier:

• First-tier professional engineer

• Second-tier professional engineer

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is mandatory to renew license as a professional engineer through the following activities EXCEPT

• Formal education and informal

  learning

• Conference and Meeting

• Business activities

• Service activities