IFE supports and champions Chartered Week 2026

Throughout the week, the IFE is spotlighting its Chartered Engineers (CEng) from across the globe through social media. The campaign celebrates individuals’ achievements and demonstrates how this stream of professional registration empowers individuals to lead, inspire confidence and shape a safer future for all.  

Tracy Pang, an IFE member and Chartered Engineer, has worked as a fire engineer internationally and describes achieving chartered status as a key career milestone. “Being able to use the post-nominals CEng is like a passport for my identity as a qualified fire engineer and allows me to work on projects globally. It provides a certain level of proof to my clients that I hold professional qualifications and they’ll recognise me as a qualified fire engineer.”  

Commenting on the campaign, Steve Hamm (CEO at the IFE) said: “We are delighted to celebrate Chartered Week and showcase some of the individuals who hold this status with us. Ensuring competence in addition to safe and ethical practice is vital throughout the whole engineering profession.”  

Hamm added: “It’s encouraging to see the increasing number of fire engineers choosing to become professionally registered and demonstrating their commitment to develop and apply their skills to protect people and the planet at this time of rapid social and technological change.”

Further, Hamm observed: “Becoming chartered is more relevant than ever to the expectations of society and is particularly important given the likelihood of new regulatory regimes for those who work as fire engineers.”

Theoretical knowledge    

Chartered Engineers offer the theoretical knowledge required to solve problems and develop techniques, alongside the successful application of that knowledge across complex engineering systems. They have proven their accountability, leadership, safety focus and overall commitment to professional engineering values.

Attaining CEng registration provides global recognition of expertise and demonstrates a high level of professional competence and commitment.

In order to progress an application and achieve CEng status, an individual must be able to meet the Engineering Council registration competence and commitment standards, which are assessed against the UK-SPEC. Further information is available online at www.ife.org.uk/Home/Membership/Professional-registration

Managed for fire professionals by fire professionals, the IFE aims to promote, encourage and improve the science, practice and professionalism of fire engineering. Visit www.ife.org.uk for additional details.