Introduction of HKIQEP
Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP) 香港合資格環保專業人員學會 (香港環專會) was established in 2015 to support Hong Kong’s reputation and position as an international leader in environmental management, and in ensuring the quality of work conducted across the growing environmental field in Hong Kong.
Our Strategy
The development of qualified environmental professionals shall start at least at the tertiary education level and be supported by a robust professional training and qualification/certification infrastructure, to support growing market demand.
The core elements of the strategy proposed are:
- Creating a market demand for qualified environmental professionals,
- Strengthening environmental tertiary education,
- Building a Centre of Excellence for Qualified Environmental Professionals,
- Nurturing cross-disciplinary environmental professionals.
Our Institutional Partners
We collaborate with environmental professional institutions which share the same vision and goal of raising the standard of the environmental profession in Hong Kong. We work together with them to shape the qualification process for environmental professionals, as well as to mutually support each other in our missions. Our Institutional Partners include:
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM HK);
- Environmental Management Association of Hong Kong (EMAHK);
- Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics (HKIOA);
- Hong Kong Institute of Environmental Impact Assessment (HKIEIA); and
- Hong Kong Institute of Environmental Protection Officers (HKIEPO).
