Part E – Accredited Checkers
Part F – Profe s sional Engineer s with
Practising Certificates
Part G – Engineering Technologists and
Part H – Inspectors of Works
Categories in the Register
Inspector of Works
In view of the fact that “engineering” covers a
wide spectrum of persons from engineers to
technicians, the Board has decided to register
unregulated engineering technicians in the
construction industry as Inspectors of Works.
The Inspector of Works, employed to look at
the interest of the client, is the person doing
standing supervision on site to ensure that the
structural, mechanical and electro-technical
aspects of building constructions are carried out
in accordance with plans and specifications, to the
required standards.
The Inspector of Works would oversee the
quality and safety of work on a construction site,
making sure that building plans and specifications
are being followed correctly.
Their duties would include:
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performing regular inspections of the work
on site and comparing completed work with
drawings and specifications
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measuring and sampling building materials
to check their quality
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recording results
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identifying defects and suggesting ways to
correct them
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liaising with other construction staff, such
as contractors, engineers and surveyors
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monitoring and reporting progress to
construction managers, architects and clients
Inspectors of Works may also be responsible
for supervising the workforce on the building site
during a project.
A person who holds a technician’s qualification
which is recognised by the Board shall be entitled
on application to be registered as an Inspector of
Works. In Malaysia, this is normally an accredited
diploma in engineering.
Engineering Technologist
With the latest Amendment, the Board recognises
another category of engineering professionals
- the Engineering Technologist, apart from the
Graduate Engineer. An engineering technologist is
trained to be a relatively more practice-oriented
or “hands-on” engineering professional, and
similar to the traditional engineer, also dedicated
to the development, design, and implementation
of engineering work. Engineering technology
education is more of a broad specialised and
applied engineering discipline compared to the
generalised and theoretical engineering degree
education. The provisions in the Amendment also
provide the engineering technologist a career
pathway to become a Professional Engineer with
a Practising Certificate.
A person who holds a Bachelor’s degree
qualification in Engineering Technology which
is recognised by the Board shall be entitled on
application to be registered as an Engineering
Technologist.
Graduate Engineer
A person who has graduated from an accredited
engineering programme recognised by the
Board of Engineers Malaysia can be registered
as a Graduate Engineer. The Engineering
Accreditation Council (EAC) is a delegated body
by BEM andthe only recognised accrediting body
for engineering degree programmes offered in
Malaysia. In 2009, the BEM was accepted as the
signatory to the Washington Accord. Since then
the BEM recognises all engineering degrees of
the signatories of the Washington Accord. Other
engineering degrees are evaluated on a case to
case basis by the Examination & Qualif ications
Committee of the BEM.
Engineering and engineering technology are
separate but closely related professional areas
that differ in:
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Educ at ional C urricular Focu s –
Engineering programmes focus on theory
and conceptual design, while engineering
technology programmes instead focus
on application and implementation.
Engineering programmes typically require
additional, higher-level mathematics,
including multiple semesters of calculus
and calculus-based theoretical science
courses, while engineering technology
programmes typically focus on algebra,
trigonometry, applied calculus, and other
courses that are more practical than
theoretical in nature.
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