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writing a technical report, based upon their experience and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of engineering principles;
earning the City and Guilds graduate diploma (bachelors level) and a postgraduate diploma (masters level) accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE);
following a work-based learning program;
or  taking an academic program specified by the institution to which they are applying.

=== Germany – European Union ===

==== Engineering technologist / state-certified engineer ====
The engineering technologist (state-certified technician; German: Staatlich geprüfter Techniker) are vocational (non-academic) qualifications at the tertiary level in Germany. The degree is governed by the framework agreement of trade and technical schools (resolution of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the states in the Federal Republic of Germany of 7 November 2002 in its respective applicable version) and is recognised by all states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is awarded after passing state examinations at state or state-recognised technical school or academies (German: Fachschule/Fachakademie). Through the Vocational Training Modernisation Act (12.12.2019), state-certified engineers are also allowed to hold the title Bachelor Professional in Technik as of 1 January 2020.
To be eligible for the engineering technologist examination, candidates must fulfill the following requirements: completion of one of the school systems (Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium), an apprenticeship of at least two years duration, one year of completed professional work experience and attendance of an educational program with a course load of 2400–3000 hours, usually completed within two years, full-time, or 3.5–4 years, part-time, at vocational colleges.

==== State-certified technicians/engineers in the EU directives ====
As of 31 January 2012, state-certified engineers, state-certified business managers and state-certified designers are at level 6-bachelor in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), equivalent to a bachelor's degree. As such, the engineering technologist constitutes an advanced entry qualification for German universities and in principle permits entry into any undergraduate academic-degree program.
The qualifications are listed in EU Directives as recognised, regulated professions in Germany and the EU. Annexes C and D were added to Council Directive 92/51/EEC as a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC.
Institutions involved included the federal government (in Germany, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology), EU Standing Conference and Economic Ministerial Meeting of Countries, the German Chamber of Crafts, the Confederation of German Employers' Associations, German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, Confederation of German Trade Unions, and the Federal Institute for Vocational Application. These government institutions agreed on a common position regarding the implementation of the EQF and a German qualifications framework (DQR).
European Union law and other documents considered to be public include:

Annexes C and D to Council Directive 92/51/EEC on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC
EU Directive 2005L0036-EN 01.01.2007
ANNEX III list of regulated education and training referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 13(2)

== See also ==

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
American Society for Engineering Education
UNESCO-UNEVOC
Practical engineer
Drafter

== References ==

== Further reading ==
Sastry, M.K.S.; Clement K. Sankat; Harris Khan; Dave Bhajan (2008). "The need for technologists and applied technology programs: an experience from Trinidad and Tobago". International Journal of Management in Education. 2 (2): 222. doi:10.1504/IJMIE.2008.018393.
Sastry, M.K.S.; C.K. Sankat; D. Exall; K.D. Srivastava; H. Khan; B.Copeland; W. Lewis; D.Bhajan (April 2007). "An Appraisal of Tertiary Level Institutional Collaboration and Joint Degree Programs in Trinidad and Tobago". Latin American and Caribbean Journal of Engineering Education. 1 (1): 27–34. ISSN 1935-0295. Retrieved 4 October 2010.