The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Board of Engineers, Dr. Jamil Al-Baqaawi, explained that the past year witnessed many achievements and a high leap by the Saudi Board of Engineers, through many developmental steps taken by it, in accordance with the strategic transformation plan developed by the current Board of Directors in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

Four axes in the achievement book.

Four axes in the achievement book

The Engineers Authority's plan is based on 4 main axes to contribute to the start of activating the vision and achieving the desired achievements and goals, as they include: - Seeking to advance the engineering profession and create incentives to raise quality and creativity - Qualifying and developing the Saudi engineer and raising the level of performance - Attention to developing the work of engineering and consulting offices and raising their capabilities and capabilities - Attention to the infrastructure to develop the Authority and its work procedures, and all these axes have witnessed remarkable development during the past year.

Achievements at all levels

<Al-Baqaawi added that the Commission worked at the level of the profession a number of achievements to preserve the engineering profession and protect it from the intrusion of non-specialists or derailing the profession, most notably: Catching fraudulent engineers and even ending it by preventing the entry of any engineer to the Kingdom until after verifying the authenticity of his certificate, as the process of checking the certificates of engineers is now done before they enter the Kingdom.

Testing expatriate engineers

In line with the directives and support of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who recently ordered to link the renewal of the residency of engineering assistants and technicians to registration in the Authority after the successes achieved by the Engineers Authority in controlling the quality of engineers and auditing their certificates and qualifications to include among its tasks the audit of the certificates of engineering assistants and technicians, which will have a great impact in protecting the engineering profession.

Registering engineers from outside the Kingdom with a minimum of three years experience, a professional engineering test and a personal interview.

Establishment of the Transportation and Traffic Engineering Division

<The Board of Engineers has initiated the establishment of the Transport and Traffic Engineering Division in addition to more than 20 specialized engineering divisions in the Board of Engineers, due to its importance at the present time, as transportation and traffic are two important elements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially with the expansion of cities and the increase in population, which resulted in an increase in the number of cars and various means of transportation, whether public, private or commercial. The Commission saw the need to establish a division concerned with this aspect, in light of the expansion and development of the transportation network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia significantly with the emergence of issues in transportation and traffic, such as traffic congestion and poor traffic safety in the road network, until traffic accidents became a phenomenon suffered by all sectors of society and caused human suffering for individuals and great economic losses to the state in public and private property.

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Approval of the scholarship program for engineers

At the level of engineers, Al-Baqaawi mentioned that last year a scholarship program for engineers to learn English in Cambridge was approved, where more than 100 engineers benefited from it.

250 specialized engineering courses

Holding many free or subsidized training courses (a very symbolic price of 200 riyals for a five-day course) for engineers in various cities of the Kingdom, which amounted to more than 250 specialized engineering courses, benefiting more than 7,000 engineers, in addition to holding free qualification programs for new graduates, which benefited more than 2,500 engineers in all regions of the Kingdom.

Also, holding free qualification programs for new graduates, which benefited more than 2,500 engineers in all regions of the Kingdom.

Specialized Saudi Building Code Courses

A number of specialized Saudi Building Code training courses were held and benefited more than 180 engineers, in addition to holding more than 100 specialized engineering lectures by the engineering divisions and branch councils of the Saudi Council of Engineers, benefiting more than 7500 engineers.

Specialized Saudi Building Code Courses

Conferences and e-training

The Authority also supported engineers to attend local and international conferences free of charge, which benefited more than 3000 engineers, and launched a free e-learning program for Saudi engineers, which benefited more than 1300 engineers.

The Authority also supported engineers to attend local and international conferences free of charge.

Membership Services and Benefits

<In addition to the launch of the electronic portal for membership benefits, through which the Authority has made agreements with more than 120 entities and companies to provide services and discounts to members, including contracting with a medical insurance company for engineers, technicians and their families at reduced and subsidized prices, where more than 2500 engineers and their families benefited from this program, and the Authority launched in 2016 the Engineer Communication Packages in cooperation with a telecommunications company, which is characterized by reduced prices and even free communication between engineers, in addition to the launch of the physical fitness program, where this program seeks to maintain the general health of engineers and this program allows the possibility of registering

Preparation of classification criteria for engineering offices and companies

<At the level of engineering offices, the head of the Authority explained that it participated in the preparation of classification criteria for engineering offices and companies in partnership with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and launched a specialized website that allows adding any complaint or observation related to engineering offices and companies, which contributes to improving and developing the performance of engineering offices, in addition to launching an inspection campaign for engineering offices and companies and warning and punishing violating offices where 31 engineering offices were closed, and a program was launched to contribute to raising the quality of engineering offices and performance excellence as it provides original engineering programs at a subsidized discounted price (more than 20 original programs at a price of about

Finding permanent headquarters

<The main branches of the Authority in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah have been relocated to permanent headquarters in modern buildings that contribute to creating a healthy and comfortable working environment for employees and establishing training and conference rooms in these buildings, which benefit its members and are supported by the most modern technologies for practical and advanced training. The Authority has also adopted methods of operational performance excellence by formulating its work procedures according to best practices and linking them to performance indicators and follow-up implementation and improvement to raise the quality of work and measure the performance of its departments, as well as the introduction of the Authority's asset control system, given the importance of the Authority's assets in the field of engineering.

Associates doubled to 100%

<The result of these efforts is that the number of Saudi engineers doubled to 100% within a year despite the fact that registration in the Engineers Authority is optional for the Saudi engineer and not compulsory as is the case with the expatriate engineer, and the Authority is keen during the new year to continue to develop, and provide new steps towards advancing the engineering field and developing its outputs, which will be the most important part in achieving the vision of the Kingdom 2030, as the Saudi Engineers Authority aspires to promote the engineering profession and enable engineers and engineering institutions to reach optimal solutions, raise the level of education and performance and encourage creativity and innovation.