International mutual recognition of professional engineer qualifications, improving the efficiency of career management such as employment records, supporting the operation of professional engineers offices, vitalizing professional engineer registrations, expanding international professional engineer certification and vitalizing their community.
Making connections between the engineering education certification system and the professional engineer system, conducting liaison activities with the National Assembly and running the Engineer Korea (EK) Policy Center.
Master Plan of Professional Engineer System
In order to enhance national technology competitiveness
and to nurture excellent Professional Engineers efficiently
through advancement of the system of Professional
Engineers according to the international standard, establish
and implement
< The Basic Plan of Developing the System of
Professional Engineers > for the next three years.
*Legal Basis : Government establish and implement the basic
plan of developing the system of Professional Engineers
every three years so as to make professional knowledge on
science technology benefit the development of industry
technology (Article 5 of Professional Engineers Act)
Vision The realization of advanced technology power through the fostering
of interchanges among global engineers
Mission Fostering outstanding professional engineers with a global
competitive edge
Strategy 1. Developing a system for fostering advanced Professional Engineers
(education-experiences-connection in qualifications)
2. Managing qualifications and globalizing operating systems
(establishment of advanced qualified systems)
3. Advancing the system of using Professional Engineers
(strengthening the expertise of Professional Engineers)
Activities as a full member of international organizations, the US PE/FE Exams, and the Korea-Japan Professional Engineer International Conference.
Korea-Japan Professional Engineers International Conference
Since 1971, Korean Professional Engineers Association(KPEA) and Institution of
Professional Engineers Japan (IPEJ) exchanged memorandum of agreement of technology
exchanges, joint symposium of Professional Engineers of two countries has continued to be
held for technology exchange and friendship activities every year for the past four decades
with a form of mutual visits of Professional Engineers in every fields.
U.S. PE(FE) Korea Licensure Board
According to the agreement between KPEA and NCEES, Korea Licensure
Board takes all the charges on impleme ntation of examination of U.S. PE
and FE within Korea.
- www.kpea.or.kr/fepe
Social responsibility activities, bulletins and newsletters, media relations, branch/chapter and club activities, site visits and cultural tours.
Education and training under the Professional Engineers Act, education and training under the Construction Technology Promotion Act, running the e-Learning Center, holding the National Professional Engineer´s Conference, organizing welcoming events for new professional engineers, offering professional engineer CEOs forums, and offering private certification courses.
Expanding membership, improving members benefit, establishing member recommendation systems, developing the E-SOS information system, and grading fees.
Professional Engineer´s Day, National Professional Engineers Conference, Korea-Japan Professional Engineers International Conference, congress, senior officials meetings, board of directors meetings, committee meetings, and awards.