The Saudi Council of Engineers has detected 16 'invalid' certificates and decided to refer them to the relevant authority to complete legal procedures. According to the Council, the invalid certificates were distributed across 5 cases in mechanical engineering, 4 cases in civil engineering, 2 cases in electrical and electronic engineering, 1 case in measurement and control engineering, and 4 certificates in computer science. The monitoring process was supported by 'Musaadqa,' which specializes in verifying the validity of qualifications submitted for registration and professional accreditation.

It is worth noting that the Saudi Council of Engineers is a scientific and professional body aimed at advancing the engineering profession. It is responsible for establishing the foundations and standards for practicing the profession and its development, including licensing conditions, setting rules and necessary tests for obtaining professional degrees, preparing studies and research, organizing courses, and holding seminars and conferences related to the profession, as well as providing technical advice in its field of expertise according to the regulations approved by the Council's Board of Directors.

Intensive regulatory rounds previously conducted by the Council revealed 894 individual violations, along with the monitoring of 17 non-compliant establishments, during visits that included more than 20 companies from various sectors, including contracting, integrated contracts, and project management. The rounds included reviewing the status of more than 5,200 practitioners to verify the legality of their practice of the profession and their compliance with obtaining professional accreditation. The most notable violations included practicing engineering work without a valid accreditation, employing unaccredited practitioners, and continuing to work after the expiration of accreditation.