Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) (Amendment) Notification 2026

This Notification is the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) (Amendment) Notification 2026 and comes into operation on 5 October 2026.

In the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009 (called in this Notification the principal Notification), in paragraph 2, in the definition of “post‑graduate qualification acceptable to the Board”, in paragraph (a), replace “Master” with “master’s”.

In the principal Notification, in paragraph 3 —

replace the paragraph heading with —“Qualifications specified in Schedule relating to prescribed branch of professional engineering work”;

in sub‑paragraphs (1) and (2), replace “for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act, only if it relates to a prescribed” with “in relation to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act, only if it relates to that prescribed”; and

after sub‑paragraph (1), insert —“(1A) Any qualification specified in Part 1A of the Schedule is an approved qualification in relation to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act, only if it relates to that prescribed branch of professional engineering work and the qualification —

is awarded upon graduation after the completion of an undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 4 years; or

is awarded upon graduation after the completion of an undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 3 years, and is supplemented by a master’s degree in that prescribed branch of professional engineering work from the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University or the Singapore Institute of Technology.”.

In the principal Notification, replace paragraph 4 with —“Other qualifications4.—

Any of the following qualifications is an approved qualification in relation to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work (called in this paragraph the relevant branch) for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act if all of the conditions in sub‑paragraph (2) or (3) are satisfied:

a qualification that relates to the relevant branch but is not specified in the Schedule;

a qualification that relates to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work other than the relevant branch.

Where the qualification mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 4 years, or of an equivalent programme approved by the Board, the conditions mentioned in that sub‑paragraph are the following:

at least one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification has been obtained through on‑campus study;

if the qualification has been obtained partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification —

that other qualification is approved by the Board; and

the advanced standing credits do not exceed one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification;

the qualification is supplemented by —

a master’s degree in the relevant branch, with relevant majors or electives, from the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University or the Singapore Institute of Technology;

a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the relevant branch from any university, college or institution approved by the Board; or

a post‑graduate qualification, other than a qualification mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii), that is approved by the Board;

that programme is preceded by a course of education leading to the award of the Singapore‑Cambridge General Certificate of Education “Advanced” Level Certificate or of an equivalent qualification approved by the Board.

Where the qualification mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 3 years, or of an equivalent programme approved by the Board, the conditions mentioned in that sub‑paragraph are the following:

at least one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification has been obtained through on‑campus study;

if the qualification has been obtained partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification —

that other qualification is approved by the Board; and

the advanced standing credits do not exceed one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification;

the qualification is supplemented by —

a master’s degree in the relevant branch, with relevant majors or electives, from the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University or the Singapore Institute of Technology; or

a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the relevant branch from any university, college or institution approved by the Board;

that programme is preceded by a course of education leading to the award of the Singapore‑Cambridge General Certificate of Education “Advanced” Level Certificate or of an equivalent qualification approved by the Board.”.

In the principal Notification, in the Schedule —

in Part 1, replace “or the Nanyang Technological University” with “, the Nanyang Technological University or the Singapore University of Technology and Design”; and

after Part 1, insert — “PART 1A Degrees from the Singapore Institute of Technology.”.

Despite paragraph 3, paragraph 3 of the principal Notification as in force immediately before 5 October 2026 continues to apply in relation to an application for registration as a professional engineer made before that date.

Despite paragraph 4, paragraph 4 of the principal Notification as in force immediately before 5 October 2026 continues to apply in relation to an application for registration as a professional engineer made before that date.

Despite paragraph 3, paragraph 3 of the principal Notification as in force immediately before 5 October 2026 continues to apply in relation to an application for registration as a professional engineer made before that date.

Despite paragraph 4, paragraph 4 of the principal Notification as in force immediately before 5 October 2026 continues to apply in relation to an application for registration as a professional engineer made before that date.