The National Institute is a third party licensing agency that acts on a national level for power engineers and those associated with the profession.
Registration is purely voluntary on the part of licensing agencies, etc.
It is, however, the only formal structure through which a person in power engineering may establish formally, a level of national competence and national professional recognition. Promote safety in the operation of power generating equipment. Grant and issue commissions to the licensing agencies who apply and qualify. Serve as a clearing house to facilitate reciprocity between all licensing agencies. Develop and keep current uniform terms and definitions, updating terminology and eliminating obsolete terms.