Can I get Engineer status from work experience?

[Garaoke]

Hi Toy Town and welcome back.

I currently work as a Process Engineer but do not have an official Engineering degree. I am 25 years working in this industry with the last 5 as Process Engineer. Lots of dead end answers online when I ask this question.

Can I get Engineer status from work experience? I know of 2 men in Ireland who got degrees from a Dublin university based on the working experience. Is there any chance of this here in Germany ? I am Over 50 so not willing to study again online or in person. Full time job and 2 kids. I just would not manage.

Any info would be great.

Many thanks. Engineer without a Degree.

[Franklan]

[..]Can I get Engineer status from work experience? [..] Is there any chance of this here in Germany ?

Nope, not that I am aware of.

[Garaoke]

I was told for 20 years I would never get an Engineering job without a degree. I got one. I will keep asking just in case !!!

[Franklan]

You can have a business card with the word "Engineer" on it, no problem. Just do not claim to be "Diplom-Ingenieur", this might end really bad, because this would be considered fraud...

[Alberto]

Hi Toy Town and welcome back.

I currently work as a Process Engineer but do not have an official Engineering degree. I am 25 years working in this industry with the last 5 as Process Engineer. Lots of dead end answers online when I ask this question.

Can I get Engineer status from work experience? I know of 2 men in Ireland who got degrees from a Dublin university based on the working experience. Is there any chance of this here in Germany ? I am Over 50 so not willing to study again online or in person. Full time job and 2 kids. I just would not manage.

Any info would be great.

Many thanks. Engineer without a Degree.

Colleague of mine was employed as technician, no Uni degree. His contract was about to end.
Wanted to apply for a new opening as engineer in our same workplace. Spoke with the direct line manager "I'd like to apply for the engineer job, but damn I don't have engineer title, can I still apply....?"
He did apply and got the job, everybody happy with it.

BUT, he was already known by all around, and he was very well liked. And very often, a job that requires "engineer" has a lose description..... I remember many ads where the description says like "engineer skills or equivalent".

Good luck

[Bayrisch_Dude]

do not have an official Engineering degree.

Can I get Engineer status from work experience?

Any info would be great.

Many thanks. Engineer without a Degree.

There are some American universities that offer credits toward a degree based on experience. Or at least were a few decades back. IIRC they will offer you tests, that you choose, and if you pass will credit those as a completed course. I do believe these unis will want you to take various online courses though, such as the odd maths, English, history, sciences, etc.

Whether or not these unis are accredited, I cannot say. Again, since learning this decades ago, things might have changed but worth looking into.