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Licensed Bodies

The Engineering Council is a regulatory body that is different from the Ghana Institution of Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. These two engineering bodies are known as licensed bodies.

All practitioners seeking to be licensed must apply to the Council through one of these Licensed Bodies. The Engineering Council has certified Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH) to register and conduct examinations for all applicants. Applicants who are approved are forwarded to the Council through the Registrar for additional vetting, gazetting and licensing. All licensed practitioners will be issued a certificate of registration which is subject to yearly renewals.

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Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE)

GhIE Was Founded in 1968 to succeed the Ghana Group of Professional Engineers, as an autonomous professional body with no political affiliation. The Institution derives its authority from the Engineering Council Act 2011, Act 819 and the Professional Bodies Registration Decree NRCD143 of 1973. The late Ing. Dr. E. Sackey became its first President.

The GhiE logo is formed by a perfect circle with a spur gear at the centre that is surrounded by a spider’s web. The spur gear is considered a recognizable symbol of engineering whilst the spider’s web, which is so slim and wonderfully woven to perform a function, expressesingenuity and strength, both attributes required in engineering to solve problems of mankind.

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Institution of Engineering and Technology

Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH)

The Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana, is a registered Licensed Professional Engineering Body of the Engineering Council, Ghana under the Engineering Council Act 2011, Act 819.

Formation of the institution began in 1983 but received its Certificate of Incorporation in 1986 as the Ghana Institution of Technician Engineers under the Professional Bodies Registration Decree 1973, (NRCD 143). It was subsequently gazetted under Certification Number 23. After operating under the name for ten years, the institution rebranded into the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (I.I.E.) on 27th August 1996 in conformity to global trends within the Engineering Profession.

Due to the fast growth in its membership, the upgrading skills and academic qualification, coupled with the challenges to be addressed as a founding Institutional Member of the Engineering Council in Ghana, the Institution again undertook a constitutional review as part of which its name was changed to the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana on 7th February 2014.

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