ABOUT US
Our Mandate
Mandate of the Board
Section 6 of the Engineers Act 2011 outlines the Board’s mandate as:
- Registration of engineers and engineering consulting firms;
- Regulation of engineering professional services;
- Setting of engineering standards; and
- Development and general practice of engineering.
Section 7(1) of the Engineers Act 2011 confers the following functions and powers to The Engineers Board of Kenya:
- Receive, consider, make decisions on applications for registration and register approved applications;
- Keep and maintain the Register;
- Publish the names of registered and licensed persons under the Act;
- Issue licenses to qualified persons under the provisions of the Act;
- Publish and disseminate materials relating to its work and activities;
- Carry out inquiries on matters pertaining to registration of engineers and practice of engineering;
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Enter and inspect sites where construction, installation, erection, alteration, renovation, maintenance, processing or manufacturing works are in progress for the purpose of verifying that –
- Professional engineering services and works are undertaken by registered persons under the Act;
- Standards and professional ethics and relevant health and safety aspects are observed; - Assess, approve or reject engineering qualifications of foreign persons intending to offer professional engineering services or works;
- Evaluate other engineering programmes both local and foreign for recognition by the Board;
- Enter and inspect business premises for verification purposes or for monitoring professional engineering works services and goods rendered by professional engineers;
- Instruct, direct or order the suspension of any professional engineering services works, projects, installation process or any other engineering works, which are done without meeting the set- out standards
- Approve and accredit engineering programs in public and private universities and other tertiary level educational institutions offering education in engineering;
- Set standards for engineers in management, marketing, professional ethics, environmental issues, safety, legal matters or any other relevant field;
- Prepare detailed curriculum for registration of engineers and conduct professional examinations for the purposes of registration;
- Establish a school of engineering and provide facilities and opportunities for learning, professional exposure and skills acquisition, and cause continuing professional development programs for engineers to be held;
- Establish the Kenya Academy of Engineering and Technology whose purpose shall be to advise the National and the County Governments on policy matters relating to engineering and technology;
- Plan, arrange, co-ordinate and oversee continuing professional training and development and facilitate internship of graduate engineers;
- Collaborate with engineering training institutions, professional associations, engineering organizations and other relevant bodies in matters relating to training and professional development of engineers;
- Determine the fees to be charged by professional engineers and firms for professional engineering services rendered from time to time;
- Hear and determine disputes relating to professional conduct or ethics of engineers;
- Develop, maintain and enforce the code of ethics for engineers and regulate the conduct and ethics of the engineering profession in general
- Determine and define disciplines of engineering recognized under the Act;
- Conduct recruitment of staff of the Board through a competitive process; and
- Carry out such other functions related to the implementation of the Act.