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In this section, you will find courses, diplomas and certifications approved by the Royal Institute for Chartered Engineers (RICE). Each course outlineare carefully developed by the board of this institution in order to provide the latest and international education for its participants.


Here are the courses and programs approved by the Royal Institute for Chartered Engineers. You may find these courses in our authorized centers.

Civil Engineering
Architecture/Interior Design
Quantity Surveying (QS)
Construction & Project Management
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
  • Certified QA/QC Engineer
    • General
    • in Civil
    • in Mechanical
    • in E & I
    • in Piping
    • in Inspector Piping
  • QA/QC Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Master Quality Manager - Master of Quality Control
Electrical
  • CEE Certified Electrical Engineer
  • Electrical Engineering Professional Diploma
  • ETAP Certification
Mechanical
  • CME Certified Mechanical Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineering Professional Diploma
Marine
  • CME Certified Marine Engineer
  • Marine Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Coastal Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Ocean Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Naval Architecture & Engineering Professional Diploma
Information Technology (IT)
  • Certified Computer Engineer
  • Computer Engineering Professional Diploma
  • STAD PRO Certification
  • SAP 2000 Certification
  • ETAB Certification
  • SAIF Software Acquisition Improvement Framework
  • CSA Certified System Administrator
  • CISD Certified Instructional Systems Designer
  • CIS Certified Information Security (Data Protection)
  • GIS Geographic Information Systems
  • Institutional Networking & Media Communication
Agricultural
  • CAE Certified Agricultural Engineer
  • Agricultural Engineering Professional Diploma

Civil Engineering Programs


What is Civil Engineering?
Civil engineering is a "people serving profession". Civil engineering deals with the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and research of fixed structures and infrastructures such as buildings, highways, bridges, railroads, tunnels, dams and airports. Civil engineering deals with solutions to problems involving traffic, water supply, sewer, flood control, and the environment. There are several areas in civil engineering: structural, construction, geotechnical, traffic, water resources, urban planning, materials, and many other emerging areas.

Who should take it?
Anyone who is interested in solving practical problems, enjoys working with team, and is strong in mathematics and sciences may take civil engineering. Analytical and communication skills are also important in civil engineering field.

Career Path
Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and water supply and sewage systems. They must consider many factors in the design process, from the construction costs and expected lifetime of a project to government regulations and potential environmental hazards such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Civil engineering, considered one of the oldest engineering disciplines, encompasses many specialties. The major ones are structural, water resources, construction, environmental, transportation, and geotechnical engineering. Many civil engineers hold supervisory or administrative positions, from supervisor of a construction site to city engineer. Others may work in design, construction, research, and teaching.

Civil Engineering Programs


What is Civil Engineering?
Civil engineering is a "people serving profession". Civil engineering deals with the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and research of fixed structures and infrastructures such as buildings, highways, bridges, railroads, tunnels, dams and airports. Civil engineering deals with solutions to problems involving traffic, water supply, sewer, flood control, and the environment. There are several areas in civil engineering: structural, construction, geotechnical, traffic, water resources, urban planning, materials, and many other emerging areas.

Who should take it?
Anyone who is interested in solving practical problems, enjoys working with team, and is strong in mathematics and sciences may take civil engineering. Analytical and communication skills are also important in civil engineering field.

Career Path
Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and water supply and sewage systems. They must consider many factors in the design process, from the construction costs and expected lifetime of a project to government regulations and potential environmental hazards such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Civil engineering, considered one of the oldest engineering disciplines, encompasses many specialties. The major ones are structural, water resources, construction, environmental, transportation, and geotechnical engineering. Many civil engineers hold supervisory or administrative positions, from supervisor of a construction site to city engineer. Others may work in design, construction, research, and teaching.

Architecture/Interior Design


What is Architecture?
Architecture is a passion, a vocation, a calling – as well as a science and a business. It has been described as a social art and also an artful science. Architecture must be of the highest quality of design. Architecture provides a sense of place and support of all types of human activity. Architecture helps the man-made fit in harmony with the environment while promoting health and well-being, enriching lives aesthetically and spiritually, providing economic opportunities, and creating a legacy that reflects and symbolizes culture and traditions.

Architecture Career Path
Many graduates will take up a career in private practice or government. Many become specialists in heritage, sustainable design or commercial projects. However, because an Architect’s skills and training are so broad, there are also many opportunities outside mainstream architecture practice.

  • asset management
  • conservation
  • construction law
  • construction management
  • disaster relief
  • furniture design
  • industrial design
  • interior design
  • project management
  • property development
  • research
  • teaching
  • theatre design
  • urban design
  • urban planning

What is Interior Design?
Interior design is a profession that combines creativity, technical knowledge, and business skills. Interior designers work with clients and other design professionals to develop design solutions that are safe, functional, attractive, and meet the needs of the people using the space. Interior designers must know how to plan a space and how to present that plan visually so that it can be communicated to the client. They must also know about the materials and products that will be used to create and furnish the space, and how texture, color, lighting and other factors combine and interact to make the space come together. In addition, interior designers must understand the structural requirements of their plans, the health and safety issues, building codes, and many other technical aspects.

Interior Designers Career Path
Here are five interior design career choices to consider:

1. INTERIOR DESIGNER
This is the most obvious route for most designers. As an interior designer, you will be tasked with making the interiors of homes, offices, and other buildings beautiful. Interior designers have to be creative, understand color theory, and keep abreast with emerging interior design trends. The designers may work with residential or commercial clients. Residential interior designers are mostly involved with styling and interior decorating, fabrics and furnishing. Commercial interiors designers may work in retail, offices, restaurants, hotels, and education institutions.

2. FURNITURE DESIGNERS
Furniture design is a more specialized part of interior design. As a furniture designer, your work can be twofold; with the client and with other suppliers. When working with a client, you may be tasked with arranging furniture at houses, showrooms, offices, and other areas to use space optimally, bring out desired themes and so on. You may also work with your client’s suppliers such as carpenters, guiding them on what decorations to incorporate in the furniture to bring out your client’s tastes.

3. EXHIBITION DESIGNERS
Exhibition designers provide working layouts and decide the décor to be used in exhibition halls. The designers need to be knowledgeable on modular stand design, custom build designs, exhibition and museum design, and floor management. Other skills required include CAD and 3D packages like Adobe Suites and AutoCAD/Vectorworks. When working on projects, the designers take into consideration the traffic expected at the exhibition hall, items that will be showcased and the theme of the exhibition.

4. LIGHTING DESIGNERS
Lighting designers ensure adequate lighting for the various projects they are involved in. The designers have to be knowledgeable in basic wiring or work with a qualified electrician to bring out various creative lighting effects depending on the nature of the projects. Lighting designers may also be involved in schematic design and work on decorative products such as light fittings, shades and luminaries for a design consultancy or manufacturer. Knowledge in different types of lighting and their effects is crucial to the success of a lighting designer.

5. KITCHEN DESIGNERS
Kitchen designers are primarily involved with kitchen aesthetics and usefulness to the people who use them. The designers can work hand in hand with constructors to determine the floor plan or can come after the floorwork has been done to help clients with kitchen items. Kitchen designers should balance both design and functionality of the items they recommend in the kitchen. The designers should know the effect of kitchen temperatures on the decors they go for, the maintenance required, and general replacement procedures.

Quantity Surveying (QS) Courses

What is Quantity Surveyor?
The quantity surveyor is the person responsible for figuring out just what a construction project is going to cost. They have other roles too, especially making sure that construction costs and production are managed as efficiently as possible. Quantity surveyors have this title because they prepare a ‘schedule of quantities’ — estimates of the material and labour costs — that contractors’ tenders can be measured against. (However, contractors are not selected for cost alone.) The schedule is also called a cost estimate. Other names for people employed with quantity surveying qualifications include estimator, cost engineer, cost manager, cost analyst, project coordinator, project cost controller and cost planner.

Quantity surveyors’ main roles are:

  • managing the finances for any kind of construction project, whether it’s a house, a high-rise, a bridge, or a tunnel
  • working to keep the project on time
  • working to keep the project within the budget
  • making sure that construction costs and production are managed as efficiently as possible
  • resolving disputes between contracting parties.
  • preparing insurance replacement estimates for all kinds of buildings, including houses.

Career Path
The quantity surveyor acts as the financial and development consultant to the construction and property development industries, advising clients on the optimal use of funds as well as strategies to maximise human and physical resources.

The quantity surveyor relates to people at all levels, whether they are developers, architects, engineers, land surveyors, lawyers and accountants or contractors, sub-contractors, emerging contractors and general workers. Quantity surveyors are expected to maintain the highest level of professionalism towards all parties involved, thus ensuring fair and accurate finalisation of projects.

In addition to private professional practice, quantity surveyors' skills are also utilised in the following spheres of the economy:
  • construction
  • property development
  • government
  • finance

Construction & Project Management

What is Project Management?
Project management is the application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. A project is a unique, transient endeavour, undertaken to achieve planned objectives, which could be defined in terms of outputs, outcomes or benefits. A project is usually deemed to be a success if it achieves the objectives according to their acceptance criteria, within an agreed timescale and budget.

Career Path
In general, the field of project management is incredibly hot-but the outlook might be brightest for PMs in the biotech and high-tech arenas. As might be expected, project management opportunities depend on the number of projects taking place. When the economy is booming, demand for PMs is usually high. When the economy is slow, look for opportunities in hot industry sectors, where a lot of projects are taking place. A wide range of industries use PMs to handle everything from launching new products to leading restructuring efforts to converting MIS systems.

  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Scheduler
  • Project Manager
  • Assistant Project Manager
  • Senior Project Manager

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC Engineering)
  • Certified QA/QC Engineer
    • General
    • in Civil
    • in Mechanical
    • in E & I
    • in Piping
    • in Inspector Piping
  • QA/QC Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Master Quality Manager - Master of
    Quality Control

What is QA/QC Engineering?
QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product, and quality control, the process of meeting products and services to consumer expectations.


Career Path
  • Quality Assurance Manager
  • Quality Assurance Quality Control Procurement Manager
  • Quality Assurance Quality Control Construction Manager (Site)
  • Quality Control Turn Over Engineer
  • Quality Control Senior Welding Inspector
  • Quality Control Site Discipline Inspectors
  • Certification Engineer
  • Audit Leader
Electrical Engineering
  • CEE Certified Electrical Engineer
  • Electrical Engineering Professional Diploma
  • ETAP Certification

What is Electrical Engineering?
Electrical engineering is one of the newer branches of engineering, and dates back to the late 19th century. It is the branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity. Electrical engineers work on a wide range of components, devices and systems, from tiny microchips to huge power station generators.

Career Path
Electrical engineers design, develop and maintain electrical control systems and/or components to required specifications, focusing on economy, safety, reliability, quality and sustainability.
They design and manufacture electrical equipment for use across many sectors, including:
  • the building industry and services, including lighting, heating and ventilation;
  • transportation and transport networks;
  • manufacturing and construction;
  • production and distribution of power.
Electrical engineers are involved in projects from the concept and detail of the design through to implementation, testing and handover. They may also be involved in maintenance programmes.
As well as having technical knowledge, electrical engineers need to be able to project manage and multitask. They also need to have commercial awareness. Additional attributes, such as team leadership or management skills, are required as careers progress.
Mechanical Engineering
  • CME Certified Mechanical Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineering Professional Diploma

What is Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical engineering is a diverse subject that derives its breadth from the need to design and manufacture everything from small individual parts and devices (e.g., microscale sensors and inkjet printer nozzles) to large systems (e.g., spacecraft and machine tools). The role of a mechanical engineer is to take a product from an idea to the marketplace. In order to accomplish this, a broad range of skills are needed. The mechanical engineer needs to acquire particular skills and knowledge. He/she needs to understand the forces and the thermal environment that a product, its parts, or its subsystems will encounter; to design them for functionality, aesthetics, and the ability to withstand the forces and the thermal environment they will be subjected to; and to determine the best way to manufacture them and ensure they will operate without failure. Perhaps the one skill that is the mechanical engineer’s exclusive domain is the ability to analyze and design objects and systems with motion.

Career Path
Engineers solve complex problems for society. Mechanical engineers create and build mechanical devices. They apply the fundamentals of science and math to create practical, useful solutions that the rest of us can use.
The diverse mechanical engineering field can be divided in a variety of ways in terms of job functions. Some of the most common functions relate to these areas of technology, but not all do. Among these fields are:
  • Product Design -- developing products ranging from biomedical devices to gasoline-powered engines. A mechanical engineer designs anything that uses mechanical motion.
  • Research and Development -- discovering new solutions to human needs or improving older methods.
  • Manufacturing -- developing the machines that process materials into products. Designing and building machines and systems of machines that improve operating efficiency is of prime importance.
  • Systems management -- overseeing operations of a large system, such as a power plant, as well as supervising the people who work there.
  • Energy -- planning how energy is generated, stored, and moved. Industries that produce and deliver electrical power, such as natural gas, oil and alternative energy, employ mechanical engineers to develop more fuel-efficient cars, motors, and appliances.
Marine Engineering
  • CME Certified Marine Engineer
  • Marine Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Coastal Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Ocean Engineering Professional Diploma
  • Naval Architecture & Engineering Professional Diploma

What is Marine Engineering?
About a century ago no one would have heard about a marine engineer, but today it is a profession which is as established as any other famous ones. Over the last 100 years, engineering as a field of study has developed and diversified far beyond what could have been imagined prior to this period. Not only this, it has also branched out into various specialized fields that have achieved great progress. Most of these new fields are aligned to any of the basic engineering branches like mechanical, electrical, civil, electronics, computers etc and have something or the other incorporated from them. One such branch is called marine engineering.

A marine engineer is a professional who is responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of all major mechanical and engineered equipments on board a ship. There are many mechanical systems that help in the operations of any vessel like the propulsion mechanics, electricity and power generation system, lubrication, fuel systems, water distillation, lighting and air conditioning system etc. These are all included in the technical responsibilities of a marine engineer.

Career path
Marine engineers and naval architects work with ships, from their design to their construction and maintenance. They work with all kinds of ships, such as sailboats, submarines, aircraft carriers, and tankers. Mechanical engineers deal with the ship's mechanical systems, like steering and propulsion. Naval architects deal with the general design, ensuring that the form of the vessel is sufficiently stable and durable.

The duties of a marine engineer include:
  • Preparing layouts, technical drawings and schematics of ship systems
  • Inspecting and evaluating marine machinery and equipment
  • Testing marine machinery and equipment in the areas of performance, operation, and environmental impact
  • Ensuring that all machinery tests are in compliance with regulations
  • Working with various regulatory groups to make sure that any repair work is done as safely and as inexpensively as possible
  • Preparing technical reports, which can be used by managers, sales personnel, or other engineers
  • Estimating project costs and timetables, and drawing up contracts accordingly
  • Communicating with contractors and ensuring that deadlines and budgets are kept
Information Technology (IT) Engineering
  • Certified Computer Engineer
  • Computer Engineering Professional Diploma
  • SAIF Software Acquisition Improvement Framework
  • CSA Certified System Administrator
  • CISD Certified Instructional Systems Designer
  • CIS Certified Information Security (Data Protection)
  • GIS Geographic Information Systems
  • Institutional Networking & Media Communication

Career Prospects
Employers are interested in both the technical and the non-technical skills gained during your computer science/IT degree. See where these multiple skills can lead you.
  • Database administrator
  • Games developer
  • Information systems manager
  • IT consultant
  • Multimedia programmer
  • Network engineer
  • Systems analyst
  • Systems developer
  • Geographical information systems officer
  • IT sales professional
  • IT trainer
  • School teacher
  • Technical author
Agricultural Engineering
  • CAE Certified Agricultural Engineer
  • Agricultural Engineering Professional Diploma

What is Agricultural Engineering?
Agricultural engineering incorporates many science disciplines and technology practices to the efficient production and processing of food, feed, fiber and fuels. It involves disciplines like mechanical engineering (agricultural machinery and automated machine systems), soil science (crop nutrient and fertilization, etc.), environmental sciences (drainage and irrigation), plant biology (seeding and plant growth management), animal science (farm animals and housing) and much more.

Career Path
  • Design of ag. machinery, equipment, and structures
  • Environmental control systems, cooling and ventilation
  • Energy Conservation
  • Crop production-seeding, tillage and irrigation practices
  • Soil & water conservation
  • Animal production and care
  • Biofuel production and utilization on the farm
  • Post harvest processing, handling and storage
  • Precision farming technologies, machine vision, gps
  • Farm operations and management
  • Farm safety, security and ergonomics