Plant / facilities engineers are the backbone of any facility. AFE recognizes how essential the services these professionals perform becomes to the efficient operation of their facilities. The Certified Plant Engineer (CPE) program teaches how to accurately diagnose and solve common problems encountered in most facilities.
At the end of your course, you may take your certification exam online through our custom testing portal. By choosing to take your certification exam online, you can use your WiFi capable laptop or tablet for testing. Our online testing portal not only displays a running clock of the time remaining in the examination, but it also allows test takers to flag questions and receive score results in minutes of submitting the completed exam. Online examinations will still be administered at the course site by an AFE proctor. Please contact Gabriella Rodriguez at (571) 395-8772 prior to the beginning of your course to reserve your online examination.
1. Check Eligibility
There are two ways in which you can qualify for the CPE (Eligibility Matrix):
Category A, you are eligible if you have a minimum of 4 years in management in plant/facility engineering (or) 6 years of work experience in field overall with a 4-yr degree in engineering, architecture or related field. If you do not have a qualifying degree, you must have a minimum of 6 years in management in plant/facility engineering (OR) 8 years of work experience in field overall.
Category B, you are eligible if you have a minimum of 4 years of experience as a registered professional engineer (PE). Category B applicants are exempt from the exam module you are licensed in
2. Apply
You can take the CPE exam at either (1) an AFE review program site or (2) at your workplace, using a proctor from your employer’s human resources. If that is not an option, a boss or supervisor may act as your proctor. If you take the exam at your facility you have two options, you can take it in either paper-based or on-line format. Test materials are forwarded to the proctor one day in advance of your exam date. Upon completion of the exam, the proctor will return the materials to the certification department for grading a. AFE members can Apply Online
b. Fill Out and Send Application
i. Email: info@afe.org
ii. Fax: 571.766.2142
iii. Post: 8200 Greensboro Drive, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102