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 Public 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

Why Buildings Fail During Earthquakes: Engineering Lessons from Venezuela

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 devastation witnessed following the recent Venezuela earthquake was...

When You Skip the Engineer, the Cracks Spread Far Beyond the Wall

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) In construction and infrastructure delivery, we often talk about “cracks...

Understanding the Seismic Risk of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean Region

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 Caribbean is one of the world's most seismically active regions....

The Myth of the “Building Code”: Why Trinidad and Tobago Needs a True National Building Code This is a Matters for Public Safety, Disaster Resilience and National Development

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 Whenever a building collapses, a roof blown off, a hillside...

The Impact of Imbalance and Onerous Finance and Payment Terms in State Construction Contracts

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) Finance and Payment Conditions Notwithstanding all that the construction...

The Crisis of Wind-Resistant Roof Construction in Trinidad and Tobago

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) Trinidad and Tobago is no stranger to nature’s fury. Over the past...

Lessons from the Venezuela Earthquake: What it Portends for the Quality of the Built Environment, and the Importance of 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) Introduction On 24 June 2026, northern Venezuela experienced one of the...

Engineering Consultancy Services Procurement under the T&T Revitalization Programme: The Antithesis of Engineering Capacity Building

A Missed Opportunity for Engineering Capacity Development 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) 1. Introduction...

Does the Design-Build Project Procurement Method Facilitate the Building of Engineering Capacity in Trinidad and Tobago?

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 Capacity as a Foundation for Development...

Bridging The Gap: Asset Management as The Key To Resilient Public Infrastructure

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) In today’s rapidly evolving world, buildings and infrastructure form the...

Registered Engineers

There are over 1100 engineers registered in 31 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 thirty-one (31) Categories of Registration with the Board or Engineering.

ID No. Category ID No Category ID No Category
1 AERONAUTICAL 11 MECHANICAL 21 ENVIRONMENTAL
2 AGRICULTURAL 12 METALLURGICAL 22 TRANSPORTATION
3 CHEMICAL 13 MINING 23 TELECUMMUNICATIONS
4 CIVIL 14 NUCLEAR 24 MANUFACTURING
5 COMMUNICATIONS 15 PETROLEUM & GAS 25 FACILITIES
6 ELECTRICAL 16 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 26 RENEWABLE ENERGY
7 ELECTRONICS 17 GEOTECHNICAL 27 COASTAL
8 GEOLOGICAL 18 SANITARY 28 BIOMEDICAL
9 INDUSTRIAL 19 STRUCTURAL 29 SAFETY
10 MARINE 20 SPECIALIST (ENGINEER) 30 FIRE
        31 GEOMATICS

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 1100 active registrants and the current chronological number of registrants after 40 years of registration is over 1800.

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