Welcome to the Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT)

The Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) is the licensing authority for engineers in Trinidad &Tobago. It regulates the practice of engineering by registering engineers who meet the recognized academic and professional standards and a legislated Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics is included as a Schedule in the Engineering Profession Act, No. 34 of 1985.

Our Motto is Ensuring Competence, Integrity and Safety in Engineering Practice

What we do

ASSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION AS REGISTERED ENGINEERS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF ENGINEERS WHO ARE LICENSED TO PRACTICE ENGINEERING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

EXERCISE DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OVER REGISTERED ENGINEERS AND GENERALLY REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION ACT OF THE LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

Articles, News and Interviews

Professional Certification: The Missing Link in Procurement Governance

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng. Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) The Procurement Regime: Principles and Practice Since the full...

From Technical Expert to Strategic Leader: Engineering Leadership in the Future of Work

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng. Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) The engineering profession has long been grounded in technical...

Ensuring Competence, Integrity and Public Safety in Engineering Practice

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng. CEO Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) Engineering is one of the most influential professions in modern society. Every day, engineers make...

Engineering Responsibility: Understanding Competence, Ethics, and Accountability

By Eng. Vaughn Lezama, FAPETT, R.Eng., M.ASCERegistrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and TobagoCEO & Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) Understanding the Concept of Standard of Care In assessing the performance of a...

Engineering Excellence Starts with Registration—Are You on the Register?

By Eng. Vaughn Lezama, FAPETT, R.Eng., M.ASCERegistrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and TobagoCEO & Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) Engineering plays a critical role in shaping the safety, sustainability, and resilience of...

Engineering Excellence is the First Line of Defence Against Natural Hazards

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng. Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) The 2026 Venezuela earthquake has once again demonstrated one of the most...

Engineering Beyond the Drawing Board: Why Sound Engineering Leads to Better Project Outcomes

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng.Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT)CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) The Misconception About Engineering In today's accelerated construction...

Efficiency, Sufficiency, Constructability, and Quality: The Four Pillars of Engineering Excellence

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng. Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) Efficiency in Engineering Design and Construction Efficiency in the...

Disaster Preparedness and the Built Environment

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., FAPETT, M.ASCE, R.Eng. Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd (CEAL) Introduction — Engineering Before Disaster When people think about...

Why Some Engineers Delay Registration – How to Fix It

By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, BSc., FAPETT, R.Eng., M.ASCE Registrar, Board of engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT) CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 (CEAL) Introduction Professional registration is one of the most significant...

Registered Engineers

There are over 1000 engineers registered in 21 disciplines in Trinidad and Tobago. They are listed on this website and published annually in the T&T Gazette.

 

 

 

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CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION WITH THE BOETT

There are currently twenty-one (21) Categories of Registration with the Board or Engineering.

CODE DISCIPLINE CODE DISCIPLINE CODE DISCIPLINE
01 AERONAUTICAL 08 GEOLOGICAL 15 PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
02 AGRICULTURAL 09 INDUSTRIAL 16 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
03 CHEMICAL 10 MARINE 17 REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING
04 CIVIL 11 MECHANICAL 18 SANITARY
05 COMMUNICATIONS 12 METALLURGICAL 19 STRUCTURAL
06 ELECTRICAL 13 MINING 20 SPECIALIST ENGINEERING
07 ELECTRONIC 14 NUCLEAR 21 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Each Registrant is assigned a unique registration number comprised of five to six digits. The first two digits identify the Category of Registration while the other three or four digits constitute a chronological number assigned to the registrant at the time of Registration.

For example, the number 04-0110, indicates that the Engineer is registered in the category of Civil Engineering and his chronological number at the time of registration is 110.  Currently there are just over 1000 active registrants and the current chronological number of registrants after 37 years of registration is just about 1700.

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