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Engineer in Training


Engineer in Training, or EIT, is a professional designation from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) used in the United States to designate a person certified by the state as having completed two requirements:

Once an individual has passed the exam the state board awards that person an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or an Engineer Intern (EI) designation. EIT and EI are equivalent variations in nomenclature that vary from state to state. Receiving an EIT designation is one step along the path toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

In the USA the term "Engineer Intern" (formerly "Engineer in Training") is a ubiquitous misnomer as people with this designation are already engineers, just not fully licensed Professional Engineers (PE). Although they are "in training," the term is misleading in that it sounds as if it implies that they have yet to become engineers. "Engineer Intern" is also a possibly misleading term as it may imply that the engineer is still in college and is working merely in an intern position.

An Engineer-in-Training can do engineering work, such as design, but may utilize the supervision and direction of a Professional Engineer, who are exclusively able to perform certain tasks, such as stamp and seal designs and offer services to the public.

In Canada, an E.I.T. designation means that the person has completed the educational requirement of their P.Eng but has yet to accrue enough work experience (or has yet to apply for a P.Eng). An EIT can perform engineering work under the supervision of a professional engineer. With the exception of New Brunswick, PEO (Ontario) and OIQ (Quebec), EITs are allowed to use the title "Engineer" as long as they also include the EIT designation in either their name or their title.

Lack of an EIT designation does not necessarily represent a stigma for an engineer. The inverse is more appropriate: having the EIT designation represents a level of distinction.

Having an EIT designation shows an understanding of fundamental engineering principles, as EITs have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. It also expresses some level of commitment towards the engineering profession as taking and passing the six-hour FE exam requires a level of dedication and is not something that all engineers have attempted or completed.

Many engineers do not sit for the exam as the EIT designation is not necessary to do engineering work that does not represent a threat to human life. Depending on the profession, having an EIT designation can either be very important or have little bearing on an engineer's career.


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