ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer Certificate Presentation Ceremony
ANNOUNCEMENT
An ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ( ACPE ) Certificate Presentation Ceremony was conducted on February 16 , 2023 at Berlian Meeting Room , Menara Kerja Raya ( Block G ), Ibu Pejabat JKR Kuala Lumpur . From 483 successful applicants , 24 from various organisations such as Public Works Department , Drainage and Irrigation Department , Tenaga Nasional Berhad ( TNB ), Telekom Malaysia Berhad ( TM ), PETRONAS , Permodalan Nasional Berhad and Malaysian Armed Forces attended the ceremony . This was the first ceremony conducted since 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions .
BEM ’ s President , YBhg Dato ' Ir . Ahmad Redza bin Ghulam Rasool presented the certificates to the recipients , witnessed by Dato ’ Indera Ir . Baharin bin Din , Alternate Chairman of National Monitoring Committee and Ir . Hamzah bin Hashim , BEM Secretary .
BEM has currently registered 2,249 Malaysian engineers as ACPE . Malaysia has the highest number of registered ACPEs among the ASEAN countries , followed by Indonesia with 1,397 registered ACPEs .
Once a PE or PEPC has registered as an ACPE , he / she is eligible to offer engineering services to nine other ASEAN countries through the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements on Engineering Services , which aims to facilitate mobility of engineering service professionals and mutually recognizes engineers from within ASEAN signatory countries . However , he / she must first register as a Registered Foreign Professional Engineer ( RFPE ) with the host country professional regulatory authority before he / she is permitted to work in the host country .
Editor ’ s Note : Congratulations to all the successful applicants . To register as ACPE , please login to engineer . org . my and apply to register as ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ( ACPE ).
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