Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: Striving to issue practice signature documents for engineers in the fields of chemicals, utility equipment, and electrical engineering
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Last month, Xiong Shibó, deputy director of the Building Market Supervision Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said in a speech at a project management conference that the key priorities and plans of the Building Market Supervision Department regarding survey and design as well as general project contracting mainly fall into the following six areas. First is to prepare for the meeting on central city planning, construction, and management, as well as the meeting on construction industry reform. Second, initiate the amendment of the Building Law. Third, revise the Measures for the Bidding and Tendering of Architectural Engineering Design (Order No. 82 of the Ministry of Construction). Fourth, revise the \"Engineering Design Qualification Standards\". Fifth, strive to issue practice signature documents for engineers in the fields of chemical engineering, utility equipment, and electrical engineering. Sixth, strive to issue model texts for survey contracts. Below are the detailed contents of items four and five, which are of particular interest to us: fourth is the revision of the \"Engineering Design Qualification Standards\". The implementation of enterprise qualification management in the engineering design market is a basic market access system established by the Building Law and the Regulations on the Management of Survey and Design for Construction Projects. To further advance the reform of the administrative approval system and better adapt to the development of the market economy, our company has organized revisions to the \"Engineering Design Qualification Standards\" issued in 2007. A draft for feedback has been prepared, and opinions have been sought from relevant industries and local regulatory authorities. The draft for feedback reduces the number of professional qualifications by over 40%, addressing the issue of overly detailed professional classifications in the original standards and the excessive number of qualifications that companies had to apply for ； Reduced the requirements for some registrants, thereby curbing the practice of selling certificates fraudulently ； The classification of project scales has been adjusted to expand the scope of services that enterprises of Grade B and Grade C can undertake. Currently, it is being further refined and improved based on the feedback received and the requirements of administrative approval reform. Fifth, strive to issue practice signature documents for engineers in the fields of chemical engineering, utility equipment, and electrical engineering. In 2010, our department initiated the registration process for registered engineers in fields such as chemical engineering. In order to further leverage the positive role of these registered engineers in construction projects, ensure their accountability, and safeguard the quality and safety of such projects, based on thorough research, our company and the Department’s Professional Qualification Registration Center are working with relevant professional committees to draft the necessary signing documents for engineers in these three fields. We aim to issue these documents as soon as possible and enable the professionals to begin practicing in their respective areas. Seeing item five, the one that everyone is particularly concerned about: “Will the registration for chemical engineers/registered utility engineers still be required?” ”A perfect answer has been found: The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is working to issue professional signature documents for engineers in the fields of chemicals, utility equipment, and electrical engineering. The system for certified engineers is coming our way – so, guys, do you think we should take the exam? For the full text of the speech, please visit: http://www.chinaeda.org/Speaking.aspx?id=1424
There is a far greater demand than supply for registered chemical certificates; in my opinion, one shouldn’t expect much improvement in benefits just by implementing a signing system. The engineering field is very flexible; unlike other fields where there are many mandatory regulations, signing or not signing documents carries no real responsibility. However, the most important material balance is provided by the owner or the process package supplier; the process engineers cannot verify it without conducting their own calculations, and therefore cannot sign off on it either.
In my opinion, **implementing a registration and signing system is merely intended to regulate this industry; initially, holders of such certificates may not enjoy good benefits**； But over time, it is very likely that only those with the necessary qualifications will be able to work in design firms, which creates a barrier, just like in the case of certified public accountants today. In fact, if only those with certificates could work in design firms, the market would likely not be saturated at all. Just think about it: how many engineering professionals are involved in design work across the country? As far as I know, few of those working in this industry, especially those who are on site doing drawing work, hold the necessary certificates. Additionally, **it is likely that a registration system will be introduced; once the market becomes more regulated, prices will rise, but it will take some time for that to happen. We can take examples from Europe and the United States; the compensation for surveying and registration professionals there is quite high.
Since the purpose of the signing system is to \"further leverage the positive role of registered engineers in construction projects, ensure that they fulfill their responsibilities, and guarantee the quality and safety of such projects,\" then by signing, one inevitably assumes responsibility. I also think this is an approach that is becoming more standardized, and it is something whose effects and benefits will only become apparent over time.
What a timely update; thanks to the original poster for the information
The design industry as a whole is in a downturn with few projects available. In large design institutes, there are many registered chemical engineers. Study hard* to improve your skills. Getting money by relying on certificates might be a nice wish.
It’s fine to increase one’s own capital a bit
Learning* is never out of date. Go ahead!
What people are really concerned about right now is when the exam-related documents will be released so that they can prepare properly. This year things have been chaotic; in previous years, the arrangements for the exams in the following year were announced in November. It remains to be seen whether the documents will be released this month. In any case, it’s still necessary to keep studying the books and learning the relevant guidelines! The original poster is essentially encouraging all the candidates to keep going; let’s work together to pass the certification exam
People have already started to look down on certification from training institutions
I hope such exams are stopped; passing them doesn’t prove anything and it’s a waste of time and money! In the chemical industry, it’s work experience that matters, not test scores!