The Saudi Council of Engineers revealed that 17,471 Saudi engineers were registered in the Council’s professional accreditation system during the first half of 2021, with this year witnessing an increase in registration of 22,381 TP3T compared to last year.
The spokesperson for the Authority, Engineer Saleh Al-Omar, explained that the percentage of Saudi engineers and technicians is the highest among other nationalities, as it amounts to 29,621 TP3T out of the total members, while the number of Saudi and foreign technicians affiliated with the Authority amounted to more than 290,000 members, noting that the engineering specializations with the highest registration in the Authority included civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and computer engineering specializations.
He indicated that the number of companies and engineering offices accredited by the Authority reached 3,353 companies and engineering offices, while the number of companies and engineering offices registered on the “Taqn” platform reached 141 companies and engineering offices, which the Authority recently launched with the aim of facilitating access to engineering consultations and services for the beneficiary.
Engineer Al-Omar stressed that work is continuing to intensify awareness campaigns, through media projects such as visiting engineering sectors and facilities from the public and private sectors, with the aim of promoting and reaching a high level of awareness of the “system for practicing engineering professions and its executive regulations” among workers in the engineering sector, noting that the Authority carried out more than 383 field inspection tours in various cities and governorates of the Kingdom, where it recorded 364 violations of the system for practicing professions during the first and second quarters of this year.
He pointed out that the Authority is focusing on achieving its objectives set for 2021 to enhance its roles in advancing the profession, most notably training and qualifying engineers and technicians with engineering training programs, increasing opportunities to empower companies and engineering offices, developing strategic partnerships with relevant entities, and the digital transformation plan to achieve integration in order to provide the best high-efficiency digital services to beneficiaries to achieve further growth in the engineering sector.
Saudi Council of Engineers: Number of Saudi Engineers Rises by 22.38% This Year
