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

Your Engineering Career Begins with Education; Your Professional Journey Is Defined by Registration

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) Every engineer remembers the day they graduated. It marks the culmination...

Understanding Dispute Avoidance and Dispute Resolution: The Key to Successful Project Delivery

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) Introduction — The Best Dispute Is the One That Never Fully Develops Engineering and construction...

The Role of APETT and the BOETT

Why Every Strong Engineering Profession Needs Both a Professional Institution and a Professional Regulator 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...

Double Advantage! How APETT Membership and BOETT Registration Boost Professional Credibility for Engineers

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) In Trinidad and Tobago, the engineering profession is increasingly held to...

The Future Engineer: Engineering in an Age of Intelligence, Uncertainty and Leadership

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) 1. Introduction — The Profession Is Changing Every generation of engineers...

The Dual Social Contract of Professional Engineering

Why Every Strong Engineering Profession Needs Both a Professional Institution and a Professional Regulator: The Profession Needs Both the BOETT and APETT By Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, BSc., FAPETT, R.Eng., M.ASCE Registrar, Board of engineering of Trinidad and Tobago...

The Critical Role of the Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago: Protecting the PublicThrough Regulated Engineering Practice

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) Every major earthquake reminds us that public safety depends not only on...

Saving Lives and Minimizing Loss: The Quality of the Build Environment as a critical factor in Disaster Preparedness

By Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., R. Eng., M.ASCE, FAPETT Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT)CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd. (CEAL) Introduction The built environment is comprised largely of buildings and...

Rethinking Flood Resilience: Lessons from Port of Spain for Caribbean Cities

By Vaughn I. Lezama, B.Sc., R. Eng., M.ASCE, FAPETT Registrar, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT)CEO and Principal Engineer, Consulting Engineers Associates 2005 Ltd. (CEAL) A Caribbean Challenge Across the Caribbean, flooding has become one of the...

Professional Engineering Registration: A Strategic Asset for Employers and Engineers

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) Engineering is a profession that carries significant responsibility. The...

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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