Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009

Regulation 3

Qualifications specified in Schedule

Subregulation 1

Any qualification specified in Part 1 of the Schedule is an approved qualification for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act, only if it relates to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work.

Subregulation 2

Any qualification specified in Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Schedule is an approved qualification for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act, only if it relates to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work, and if such of the following conditions as may be applicable are satisfied:

(a)

in the case of a qualification specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, the qualification 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;

(b)

in the case of a qualification specified in Part 3 of the Schedule, the qualification —

(i)

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 (not being a programme referred to in sub‑paragraph (ii)); or

(ii)

is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 3 years, and is supplemented by a post‑graduate qualification acceptable to the Board;

(c)

in the case of a qualification alluded to in Division 1 or 2 of Part 4 of the Schedule —

(i)

the qualification is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 4 years;

(ii)

the qualification is accredited by the accrediting organisation as fully meeting the academic requirements for registration as a professional engineer; (iii)in the case of a qualification specified in Division 2, the qualification meets the requirement specified in the fourth column of that Division; and

(iv)

the qualification is supplemented by a post‑graduate qualification acceptable to the Board, if it is awarded before the date specified in the third column of Division 1 or 2 (as the case may be), unless it is a qualification specified in Division 3 of that Part or alluded to in Division 4 or 5 of that Part;

(d)

in the case of a qualification alluded to in Division 1 of Part 5 of the Schedule —

(i)

the qualification is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 3 years;

(ii)

the qualification is accredited by the accrediting organisation either as fully meeting the academic requirements for registration as a chartered or professional engineer, or as meeting the academic requirements for registration as a chartered or professional engineer subject to further learning; and

(iii)

the qualification is supplemented by a post‑graduate qualification acceptable to the Board, if —

(A)

it is awarded before the date specified in the third column of that Division, unless it is a qualification specified in Division 2 of that Part; or

(B)

it is accredited as meeting the academic requirements for registration as a chartered or professional engineer subject to further learning;

(e)

at least one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in the undergraduate engineering degree programme for the qualification has been obtained through on‑campus study; (f)if the qualification has been obtained partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification —

(i)

that other qualification must be approved by the Board; and

(ii)

the advanced standing credits must not exceed one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in the undergraduate engineering degree programme for the qualification.

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