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Professional engineer
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Regulation and licensure in engineering.
South Korea
In South Korea, engineering credentials are primarily structured through the national technical qualification system under the National Technical Qualifications Act, which classifies technical qualifications into five grades: professional engineer, master craftsman, engineer, industrial engineer, and craftsman. Within this hierarchy, the professional engineer (기술사, gisulsa) is the grade most analogous to a professional engineering licence in other jurisdictions, because it is separately governed by the Professional Engineers Act, which defines professional engineers' duties, permits the establishment of registered professional engineer offices, and requires registered practitioners to sign and seal designs and reports prepared in the course of practice.