All expat engineers have to register with SCE
By ARAB NEWS
Published: Aug 26, 2010 00:08 Updated: Aug 26, 2010 00:08
JEDDAH: Foreign engineers have to be registered with the Saudi Council of Engineers for the issuance and renewal of their iqamas (resident permits), according to a directive issued by Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Naif.
Abdullah Bugshan, chairman of the council's board of directors, thanked Prince Naif for his support to the organization and said the new directive would help improve the Kingdom's engineering standards.
We are happy over the government's desire to develop the engineering profession, which plays an important role in the Kingdom's development, he said.
Bugshan said the government passed a law eight years ago to regulate the council's activities. The council was established to improve the standard of the engineering profession in the country, he said.
Bugshan said the council would review the academic and professional qualifications of engineers. We'll also encourage engineers to apply the best professional practices, he added.
He said the ministries of interior, civil affairs, higher education, labor, planning and economy, municipal and rural affairs and water and electricity have approved the council's professional endorsement.
Organizations such as Saudi Aramco, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, the Saline Water Conversion Corporation and King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology have also approved the endorsement plan.
As a result, a large number of engineers have already registered with the council, Bugshan said. He added that the Arab and Gulf engineers' federations have given their support for the Kingdom's endorsement program.
The Federation of Engineering Institutions in Islamic Countries has also welcomed the principles adopted by the Kingdom for professional endorsement. Most Islamic countries have expressed their readiness to adopt similar regulations, he said.
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