QUALIFYING REG is committed to supervising a professional register of the professionals in Engineering, Architecture, Industry and Environment. For this purpose manages a list of all people carrying out a registered profession under fulfillment of the due requirements. The Register, including the professional qualifications, is accessible to the public and is structured on three levels: REG A : for academy education at the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology SFITZ and SFITL, as well as IAUG and USI REG B : for education at the Universities of Applied Sciences UAS and HTS REG C : for education at Higher Engineering and Technical Schools HETS The requirements for the registration usually include the study title and a minimum period of professional practice. THE PROFESSIONS - Architects - Planners - Landscape Architects - Civil Engineers - Surveying Engineers - Mechanical Engineers - Electrotechnical Engineers - IT Engineers - Professionals of the Environment For all the above branches test procedures are established, equivalent to those of the related schools, specified in the REG Regulations and certified by the Federal Government. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Professionals presenting a degree of an Academy School (SFITZ, SFITL, IAUG, USI), a University of Applied Sciences (UAS), a Higher Technical School (HST), a Higher Engineering and Technical School (HETS) or of a foreign educational institution recognized as equivalent, are registered based on their degree, after exhibiting sufficient professional practice, generally at least 3 years (2 years for a HEST degree) Professionals without degrees can also be registered, however only based on a test procedure and after a suitable practice period. Tests allowing the registration in REG A, B and C are carried out by Exam Commissions, consisting of delegates of the recognized schools, according to the Test Regulations approved by the Department of Economic Affairs.