The Engineers Registration Board (ERB) is established under the Engineers Registration Act (ERA) Cap 271, as a statutory body with a mission to regulate and control engineers and their profession within Uganda.
The function of the Board is to regulate and control engineers and their activities within Uganda, and to advise Government in relation thereto.
It has wide ranging powers to register, deregister, restore registration, suspend registration, hold inquiries, hear appeals and appear as respondents against a case brought against it in the High Court.
How to become a Registered Engineer in Uganda
Direct Applicants
All candidates who attained ‘Member’ of UIPE before the commencement of the UIPE/ERB Joint Assessment Committee (JAC) are required to submit a Technical Report and Career Report plus attending a Board Interview. In addition they apply for registration by filling ERB Form ERA 1, and attaching copies of certificates for the Board’s processing of the documentation.
Applicants through Joint Assessment Committee (JAC)
All candidates who are admitted to ‘Member’ of UIPE under this process will on application to the Board for registration be waived from the requirements of submitting a Technical Report and attending a Board Interview.
They will only apply for registration by filling ERB Form ERA 1, and attaching a Career Report and copies of certificates for the Board’s processing of the documentation.
