Services for Engineers

provided by the Secretariat General of FEANI

The FEANI website contains links to the website of our 29 National Members (‘Members’) as well as, when provided, the links to a website of their local members, giving all information which they have available. These National Federations of Engineers provide information like: Legal aspects, Local connection, Financial information, Professional information, News, Agenda and much more.

 

Similarly, links exist with other international organizations dealing with engineering and technology issues.

 

The EU Commission provides the following interesting sites, where documents describing, per EU country and in all EU languages, the general rules for recognition of diplomas, access right to the Professions and for some countries, if it is available, special sections for engineers:

Citizens Signpost Service: for general information

General system for the recognition of professional qualifications (DG Internal Market)

 http://europa.eu.int/solvit/ : for legal and mobility aspects.

 http://www.enic-naric.net/   : for information from the NARIC ( National Academic Recognition Information Centers )  or here for details and contacts per country 

http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/nav/en/citizens/working/qualification-recognition/index.html: recognition of qualifications

 

In the course of your steps to have your diploma recognized in order to work abroad you might have experienced some obstacles. Equating qualifications across systems which are as widely different from one EU country to another is indeed not easy (see also FEANI survey on our website section ‘FEANI News’, ‘Special News 10/2005 ’.) In the framework of European Directives (Directive 89/48 and the new 2005/36/EC on 'Recognition of Professional Qualifications') there are rules for recognition within Europe; the EU countries, some of them having regulated the profession others not, have however different procedures, including imposing compensation measures. The above EU Commission’s links should give you full information and guidance in the process of diploma recognition. If you have any concern/doubts that a National or European institution you have contacted concerning recognition does not properly comply with the European legislation, you can contact the European Ombudsman at the EU Institutions. In twelve years of activity, the European Ombudsman has handled more than 25,000 complaints and carried out over 3,000 inquiries into misadministration in the EU institutions and bodies. The document “Helping you settle problems with the EU administration” gives an overview of the scope of his work. For complete information in the different EU languages see: www.ombudsman.europa.eu.

FEANI offers international Job and Recruitment Services in particular in the 29 European countries represented by FEANI National Member organisations. In the CV section, EUR INGs can place their CV free of charge  on the FEANI website. In the Job section, EUR INGs and engineers registered with an engineering organization member of FEANI, will find European job proposals submitted by companies and recruitment agencies.

Additional information about job opportunities can be found here. In the Statistics section, information regarding statistics over a lot of different subject, like general socio-economic survey, studies, employment and regional socio-economic structure, integration in the labour market and more.

International agreements The following websites provide information about international agreements related to engineers. Washington Accord (1989), Sydney Accord (June 2001), Dublin Accord (May 2002), Engineers Mobility Forum (June 2000), APEC Engineer, Engineering Technologists Mobility Forum (June 2001) are agreements between national engineering organisations and several countries, regarding academic engineering programmes.

Employability Toolkit The Employability Toolkit has been designed to help the European Engineer to increase his/her employability. The Employability Toolkit can be used when making career plans or looking for a new job. FINDING THE RIGHT JOB IS A TOUGH TASK! When applying for a new job, you need to send a CV and an application letter. In the 21st century the media in use is often electronic but you still have to tell the potential employer the same message as “in the old days”: -          Who are you? -          What have you achieved? -          What are you able to do? -          Why are you the one who should be chosen? -          Why would you like to work for them? ANALYSE YOUR CAREER SITUATION! The Employability Toolkit offers you information and exercises that will help you analyse your past and present career situation. You can then make a functional action plan to reach your career goals and to plan your competence development. A systematic and analytical approach will increase your employability. The Employability Toolkit is a product of the Employability Working Group of the FEANI Continuing Professional Development Committee. Employability Toolkit