# More Professional Engineers Come On Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2017-11-11T07:15:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/more-professional-engineers-come-on-board
- **Topics:** Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The expanded engineering pool may strengthen specialist capacity and regulatory compliance across construction and building systems, supporting safer delivery and maintenance of property developments.

## AI summary

The Professional Engineers Board registered 145 new Professional Engineers and a record 97 specialist engineers, bringing the respective totals to 3,937 and 220.

## Original article

The Professional Engineers Board welcomed 145 more Professional Engineers (PEs) between November 2016 to October 2017. This includes 47 PEs from the branch of chemical engineering introduced in January this year. The remaining 98 new PEs are from the branches of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. 

Also, a record number of 97 specialist professional engineers were registered. Of these, 95 were registered in the four new specialised branches introduced in January 2017, namely, (i) lift and escalator engineering, (ii) crane engineering, (iii) access platform engineering and (iv) pressure vessel engineering. The remaining specialist PEs were registered in geotechnical engineering. 

The registration of PEs in chemical engineering, as well as that of specialist PEs in the four new specialised branches are part of PEB’s continuing efforts to deepen the expertise and capabilities of the profession and support the implementation of new regulatory requirements by government agencies. This brings the total number of registered PEs to 3,937 and specialist PEs to 220.

The newly minted PEs received their certificates from Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development, at the Professional Engineers Board’s (PEB) Day of Dedication 2017 this morning.

In addition, 15 ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineers (ACPEs) were also presented with certificates, and 12 Gold Medal Awards were presented to outstanding graduates of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programmes.

Er. Ho Siong Hin, President of PEB, said, “PEB’s mission is to safeguard the life, property, and the welfare of the public through the setting and maintaining of high standards for registering professional engineers, as well as regulating the practice of engineering. Moving forward, following the passing of amendments to the PE Act in September 2017, PEB’s role would be enhanced to include the development of professional engineering. In this regard, PEB would collaborate more closely with our partners and stakeholders to further advance and develop the profession to better meet the many challenges of the future. “

Over 250 PEs attended this morning’s ceremony and pledged to continue their service to society and commit to high standards of professional engineering practice. The Day of Dedication recognises the role and contribution of PEs in the development of Singapore’s built environment.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 更多专业工程师加入行列

专业工程师理事会在2016年11月至2017年10月期间欢迎新增145名专业工程师（PE）。其中包括今年1月引入的化学工程分支的47名专业工程师。其余98名新专业工程师来自土木、机械及电气工程分支。

此外，共有创纪录的97名专科专业工程师获注册。其中95人注册于2017年1月引入的四个新专业分支，即：（i）升降机与自动扶梯工程、（ii）起重机工程、（iii）登高作业平台工程及（iv）压力容器工程。其余专科专业工程师注册于岩土工程。

化学工程专业工程师的注册，以及四个新专业分支专科专业工程师的注册，是PEB持续深化专业专长与能力、支持政府机构落实新规管要求的努力之一。这使得注册专业工程师总数达到3,937人，专科专业工程师总数达到220人。

新晋专业工程师于今早在专业工程师理事会（PEB）2017年奉献日仪式上，从社会及家庭发展部部长兼国家发展部第二部长李智陞先生手中领取证书。

此外，15名东盟特许专业工程师（ACPE）亦获颁证书，另有12项金奖颁予新加坡国立大学（NUS）及南洋理工大学（NTU）本科及研究生工程课程的杰出毕业生。

PEB主席何祥兴工程师表示：“PEB的使命是通过订立并维持专业工程师注册的高标准，以及规管工程执业，保障公众的生命、财产与福祉。展望未来，随着《专业工程师法令》修订案于2017年9月获得通过，PEB的职能将获加强，纳入专业工程的发展。在此方面，PEB将与合作伙伴及利益相关方更紧密协作，进一步推进与发展该专业，以更好地应对未来的诸多挑战。”

逾250名专业工程师出席今早的仪式，并承诺继续服务社会，恪守专业工程实践的高标准。奉献日肯定专业工程师在新加坡建成环境发展中的角色与贡献。