< Previous56 “Meet & Greet, Young Fellow Engineers” event organised by the Ministry of Public Works & Public Housing, Indonesia, initiated by Dr. Ir. M. Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Public Works & Public Housing Indonesia. Young engineers from YEAFEO shared their respective experiences Virtual sharing session by YEAFEO 2021 Chairman Matius Belayan and YEAFEO Secretary-General Sdr. Kuugan Thangarajoo to the engineering students from Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore THE ORGANISATION YEAFEO — YOUNG ENGINEERS ASEAN FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING ORGANISATIONS57 Closing ceremony — WEAFEO celebrating the success of CAFEO 37 THE ORGANISATION58 THE ORGANISATION The Malaysian Pavilion at the Exhibition in 2019 in Jakarta, IndonesiaAER Business Networking Session59 AER THE ASEAN ENGINEERING REGISTER Ir. Choo Kok Beng, who served as the AER Head Commissioner during the Sessions of 2000-2003 and 2010-2012, played a significant role in increasing AER membership and establishing it as a platform for networking and pooling engineering resources. His most memorable recollection of AFEO was when he was the AFEO’s Secretary General, trying to bring CMLV countries into AFEO. Cambodia was the first to be brought in although at that time, the term NGO was a “bad” word in that country. Engineering Institute of Cambodia (EIC) then became the Board of Engineers, Cambodia (BEC). The Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) and AFEO organised the first CAFEO there in 2004, where AAETT was proposed to be formed. Soon after Vietnam came in with VUSTA while Laos came in with LUSEA. Inspired by the Euro Engineers, he proposed the AER to become the ASEAN Engineering Register to include technologist and technician. He believes that the AER has rediscovered its original purpose and is currently promoting ASEAN through initiatives such as the ASEAN Engineering Inspectors for building. He hopes that AFEO can be a unifying platform for all ASEAN engineers, technologists, and technicians to meet the challenges ahead of us, and for ASEAN to develop its own system and expertise for the ASEAN community. The AFEO Governing Board (AGB) approved the formation of AER on 23 November 1998, and the AER Secretariat was established on 3 September 2002 at IEM. In June 2011, the AGB recommended the inclusion of two additional categories, AET and AT and their Associates, into the AER. This proposal was approved at the 29th AGB meeting on 28 November 2011, where the Register was also renamed the ASEAN Engineering Register (AER). Aside from promoting the mobility of engineering professionals within the ASEAN region, the AER also aims to promote the development of policies, plans, and projects relevant to the economic needs and capabilities of each member organization’s country. It also seeks to foster effective social and networking opportunities among engineering professionals in the region. THE ASEAN ENGINEER REGISTER (AER) WAS ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE THE MOBILITY OF ENGINEERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND TECHNICIANS WITHIN THE ASEAN REGION, IN LINE WITH THE ASEAN SECRETARIAL PROGRAM’S GOAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIBERATION FOR GLOBALIZATION UNDER THE WTO INITIATIVE. 60 THE ORGANISATION Ir. Choo Kok Beng, AER Head Commissioner, presenting the AER medallion to IEM President Ir. Dr. Gue See Sew Speech by Ir. Choo Kok Beng (AER Head Commisioner) during the Certificate Presentation Ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2001 AER — THE ASEAN ENGINEERING REGISTER61 THE ORGANISATION AER Certificate Presentation 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand hosted by EIT62 THE ORGANISATION AEI The idea was first mooted in 2008 by the Engineering Institution of Thailand (EIT) where there was a need to study and compile the different practices and guidelines on inspections regulated by each country. The proposal was accepted during the AER Commission Meeting in December 2010 at Hanoi, Vietnam and approved by the AFEO Governing Board in December 2011 at Brunei. At that time, AEI was named as the ASEAN Engineering Inspectorate. However, some countries have the term “Inspectorate” used in their regulatory bodies or agencies that might create confusion amongst the locals in their respective countries. As such in 2020, during the AER Commission Meeting, it was agreed the term “Inspectorate” would be replaced with “Inspectors” The proposal initially identified three (3) focus areas: • Building Inspection standards – hosted by EIT, Thailand • Boiler Inspection standard – hosted by PTC, Philippines • Electrical Inspection standard – hosted by IEM, Malaysia ASEAN ENGINEERING INSPECTORS (AEI) WAS FORMED TO CREATE THE HARMONISATION OF INSPECTION STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS IN THE ENTIRE ASEAN REGION. The fourth area of inspection which is in Manufacturing was established and accepted during AER Commission Meeting in August 2020 and subsequently approved by AFEO Governing Board on the same year. The host would be IEM, Malaysia. Each Engineering Inspection Standards will be under the care of its respective steering committee known as: • AEI Building Inspectors Steering Committee • AEI Harmonising Boiler Inspectors Steering Committee • AEI – Electrical Installation Steering Committee • AEI – Manufacturing Steering Committee The terms of reference (TOR) or scope has also been penned out for the AEI: • The Engineering Inspection Standards in various Engineering fields must be approved by AFEO Board Committees • Engineering Inspector’s certificate will be approved and issued by AER • The scope could be extended to those countries located outside ASEAN (e.g., APEC Engineers outside AFEO or FEIAP) in the future subjected to the approval of AFEO The AEI Model is as illustrated in Figure 1. The core activity of AEI is in overseeing the development of engineering inspection standards in various fields in the ASEAN region. The AEI is directly under the purview of AER and AFEO. Nevertheless, AEI has plans to establish working relationship with other related institutions beyond AFEO such as APEC ASEAN ENGINEERING INSPECTORS63 THE ORGANISATION Engineers and FEIAP. Moving forward, the AEI has charted the way forward to venture into providing training on the specific engineering standards as well as involving in the area of certification and accreditation as per ISO 17024 and ISO 17020. Figure 2 illustrates the aforementioned plan of AEI. Engineering Inspection Standards in various fields ISO 17024 (Trained persons for certification) AER and AFEOISO 17020 (IB) AEI APEC Engineers outside AFEO (e.g. FEIAP) Training on the specific Engineering Standard Figure 1 AFEO, AER or Non-AFEO submits Engineering Inspection Standards to AER for approval AER setups AEI committees to approve specific Engineering Inspection Standards AER approves AEI Trainers and Training Programs Approved AEI Trainers provides training to AEI candidates AER certifies individual AEI based on the outcome from the training Certified AEI exercises him/herself with 5 real cases provided by AER Certified AEI will be approved by AER/AFEO to become Registered AEI once he/she completes 5 real cases AER renews registration of Certified and Registered AEI Figure 264 THE ORGANISATION AEI — ASEAN ENGINEERING INSPECTORS AEI Harmonising Boiler Inspectors Steering Committee meeting during AFEO Midterm 2019 in Gadong, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei AEI Building Inspectors Steering Committee meeting during AFEO Midterm 2018 in Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia65 THE ORGANISATION (Top) AEI Electrical Installation Steering Committee meeting during CAFEO 2018 in Sentosa Island, Singapore. (Bottom) Launching of AEI Electrical Installation White Paper for Electrical Installation Standards & Regulations In Buildings Amongst ASEAN Countries at IEM Standards Malaysia Suruhanjaya Tenaga ASEAN AEI Manufacturing Inspectors Steering Committee virtual meeting during CAFEO 2020 in Hanoi, VietnamNext >