Commonwealth Engineers' Council
Welcome to the site of the Commonwealth Engineers' Council, representing engineers and engineering organisations across the Commonwealth. Please sign up to receive our news, and become a member if you are interested in getting involved further. We are expanding our activities and reach and this is a great time to join us. Find out more, and join us here.
Who We Are
The Commonwealth Engineers' Council is a global network whose aim is to advance the science, art and practice of engineering for the benefit of humankind. Engineering is at the heart of social and economic development and as engineers we recognise our responsibility and the importance of working closely with other professions and with the engineering community at large.
Read more about us here. The Commonwealth at 75
In 2024 The Commonwealth reaches its 75th birthday. The Commonwealth Engineers' Council - which itself is 76 years old in 2024 - is proud to be an accredited member of The Commonwealth, and we have created a short history of our work for the Commonwealth at 75 publication, which has now been released. Read more here. |
Mentoring Masterclasses Launched for 2025
CEC has partnered with Knowledge Mentoring Global to provide mentoring masterclasses to help members and corporate partners play their part in building professional capacity in our industry by mentoring young engineering graduates towards professional registration. Dates: 22nd January 2025; 29th Jan; 5th Feb; 12th Feb - 2025 More details here. CEC at CHOGM
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting took place in Samoa from 21-25 October 2024, and CEC was represented by two Board members in Pratap Singh from Fiji, and Merv Lindsay from Australia. Read about their experiences at CHOGM here. CEC has created a Briefing Note for CHOGM which can be seen here. Relaunch of BEPIC
On World Environment Day 2024, Commonwealth associations representing architects, engineers, planners and surveyors have relaunched the ‘Built Environment Professionals in the Commonwealth’ (BEPIC), a voluntary collaboration that aims to advance advocacy, capacity building and climate action in response to the global challenges posed by climate change and rapid urbanisation. The collaboration also responds to the findings of the Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, published in 2020, which identified:
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Celebrating World Engineering Day in Lisbon, March 2024
CEC has been an International member of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) since the foundation of WFEO in 1968, and holds a seat on the Executive Board, who meet twice yearly. In March 2024 we celebrated World Engineering Day with WFEO in Lisbon. See some photos of the event in our picture gallery. Lapel Pins
The CEC has some new lapel pins! |
Apply here to play a part in this group of Young Engineers / Future Leaders.
On 11 March we hosted a CEC information session for our individual members who identified as Young Engineers / Future Leaders. Find out more about the webinar, and how to get involved, here.
Watch the video here. #InspireInclusion 8th March 2024
Join us at this online webinar to celebrate International Women's Day 2024 on Friday 8th March.
The Kigali Commitment
In 2022, Built Environment Professional in the Commonwealth Commited to support the Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation across the Commonwealth (The Kigali Commitment) 22 June 2022, Kigali, Rwanda. Read more here. |