PE-PEPC Wiki

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# **Welcome to the PE-PEPC Wiki!**

This is a '**how to be a certified engineer in Malaysia**' guide. We're a collaborative community website about PE-PEPC that anyone, including you, can build and expand. Wikis like this one depend on readers getting involved and adding content. Click the "ADD NEW PAGE" or "EDIT" button at the top of any page to get started!

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changelog 08/2023:

1. 2022 sample questions added
2. Link to focus study group added
3. New info from BEM Convention regarding Paper 1 & 2 added

For new engineers:

**What is PE (*Professional Engineer)*?**

*A Professional Engineer is a person registered under Section 10(2) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015).*

*A Professional Engineer who is registered with the Board may:*

1. *take up employment which requires him to carry out or perform professional engineering services;*
2. *be entitled to describe himself or hold himself out under any name, style or title –*
	1. *bearing the words "Professional Engineer" or the equivalent thereto in any other language;*
	2. *bearing any other word whatsoever in any language which may reasonably be construed to imply that he is a  Professional  Engineer; or*
	3. *using the abbreviation “Ir.” before his name or the abbreviation “P.Eng.” after his name or in any way in association with his name;*
3. *use or display any sign, board, card or other device representing or implying that he is a Professional Engineer;*
4. *use the stamp as may be determined by the Board.*

**What is PEPC (*Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate)*?**

*A Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate is a person registered under subsection 10D of the Registration of Engineers Act (Revised 2015).*

*A Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate who is registered with the Board may:*

1. *practise, carry on business or take up employment which requires him to carry out or perform professional engineering services for designated engineering works subject to section 8;*
2. *be entitled to describe himself or hold himself out under any name, style or title -*
	1. *bearing the words "Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate" or the equivalent thereto in any other language;*
	2. *bearing any other word whatsoever in any language which may reasonably be construed to imply that he is a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate; or*
	3. *using the abbreviation “Ir.” before his name or the abbreviation “P.Eng.” after his name or in any way in association with his name;*
3. *use or display any sign, board, card or other device representing or implying that he is a Professional Engineer;*
4. *be entitled to recover in any court any fee, charge, remuneration or other form of consideration for any professional engineering services rendered subject to section 8.*
5. *use the stamp as may be determined by the Board.*

## Contents

* Introduction to BEM
* Introduction to IEM
* Introduction to the Tier System
* Tier 0 - Important registration
* Tier 1 - PE (aka hexagon chop)
	+ 1 What happened to BEM mandatory courses?
	+ 2 IEM Route (now known as Route A)
		- 2.1 IEM Engineering Competency Development (ECD)
	+ 2.2 IEM interview (Introduction)
		- 2.2.1 Requirements
		- 2.2.2 Professional Interview (Outcome Based Competence Assessment)
		- 2.2.3 Procedure
		- 2.2.4 Competency Standard
	+ 2.3 Guides & Samples
		- 2.3.1 Technical report sample
		- 2.3.2 PI Forms sample
	+ 3 BEM Route
		- 3.1 PAE Route B (aka Foreign membership route)
	+ 4 Registering as a PE
	+ 5 Maintaining your PE

* Tier 2 - PEPC (aka round chop)
	+ 1 Introduction
		- 1.1 Examination Fees
		- 1.2 Final Results and Notification
		- 1.3 Examination Appeals
		- 1.4 What can a PEPC do compared to a PE?
		- 1.5 Frequently asked questions (FAQ) (extracted from BEM)[1]
	+ 2 Format and Syllabus
		- 2.1 Format
			* 2.1.1 Part A
			* 2.1.2 Part B
		- 2.2 Syllabus
	+ 3 Study guide and focus study group
	+ 4 Sample exam question and answers
		- 4.1 Sample Past Years
		- 4.2 Answers
	+ 5 Further reading
	+ 6 Exam day and other exam answering tips
		- 6.1 Exam Day
		- 6.2 Paper 1 (Multiple Choice Strategies)[2]
		- 6.3 Paper 2 (Essay Strategies)[3]
* Afterword - What's next?