Renewal concluded for PE licenses on Feb. 28, 2025. I am sure the Professional Engineers licensed in Florida are as relieved as the FEMC staff. I would like to address a few items that engineers should take note of to make future renewals easier.
In the past 26 years, the Florida Engineering Management Corporation has ensured the highest standards of professional engineering licensure and ethics. Looking back, the changes from 1998 until today are incredible.
Let’s take a few moments to help you avoid some of the common problems that our staff sees on applications for Professional Engineer licenses.
While university presentations are taking a summer break, FBPE staff are gearing up for presentations to companies and participating in several conferences.
As part of a discussion about recognizing U.K. engineering licenses in the United States, a delegation of U.S. engineering board officials had the opportunity to meet with U.K. Engineering Council members and learn more about the United Kingdom’s engineering sector and licensure process.
The Florida Building Commission’s eighth edition of the Florida Building Code went into effect on Dec. 31, 2023. That means Florida PEs participating in the design of engineering projects covered by the code will need to take an updated Advanced Building Code course.
For those licensed Professional Engineers who find themselves needing to obtain a license in a different jurisdiction, I would like to recommend setting up an NCEES Record.
The Florida Engineers Management Corporation is celebrating 25 years this month. On July 1, 1998, FEMC took over as the administrative staff for the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Most of you have probably been hearing a lot of chatter about AI (artificial intelligence) and how it is taking over our world. That might be an exaggeration but, in reality, it has been at the forefront of the news for the past few months. I gave it a try.
Things are really hopping around the FBPE office. Besides getting back into the swing of outreach by way of face-to-face university presentations, we are also in the middle of licensure renewal.