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Incorporated Engineer
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Engineering technologist.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, an incorporated engineer is accepted as a "professional engineer", registered by the Engineering Council, although the term "professional engineer" has no legal in the UK, and there are no restrictions in practice. In fact, anyone in the UK can call themselves an "engineer" or "professional engineer" without any qualifications or proven competencies in engineering, and most UK skilled trades are sometimes referred to as "professional" or "accredited" engineers. Examples are Registered Gas Engineer (gas installer) or "Professional Telephone Engineer" (phone line installer or fault diagnosis). Incorporated engineers are recognized internationally through the Sydney Accord academic agreement as engineering technologists. One of the professional titles of engineers in the United Kingdom, recognized in the Washington Accord is chartered engineer. The incorporated engineer is a professional engineer as declared by the Engineering Council of the United Kingdom (ECUK).