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Board hears overview of NCEES–U.K. mutual recognition agreement, raises fairness and exam concerns
Summary
Representatives from His Majesty's Government and the U.S. NCEES mutual recognition initiative briefed the board on an agreement to ease licensing mobility between the U.K. and participating U.S. jurisdictions; board members asked about exams, local standards and fairness to U.S. applicants.
The Professional Engineers Licensing Board on an informational item heard from Gregor, a liaison between His Majesty's Government (HMG) and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), about a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) that would simplify licensing mobility for engineers between the U.K. and participating U.S. licensing boards.
Board members were told about the MRA’s current status and mechanics. Gregor said about 26–28 U.S. boards had signed letters of intent and several states — North Carolina, Arizona, Texas, Nevada and Delaware — intended to implement the agreement early in the year so they could begin accepting eligible applicants. Gregor said an independent review body, the International Engineering Alliance, reviewed both systems’ competency assessments and deemed them reciprocal. “We already have looked at…
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