CZECH REPUBLIC

CKAIT - The Czech Chamber of Certified Engineers and Technicians

Sokolska Street 15
12000 PRAHA 2
CZECH REPUBLIC

Tel: +42 2 270 90 111
Fax: +42 2 270 90 120

e-mail: jplicka@ckait.cz

Contact: Mr. Jiri Plícka

The CKAIT, the member organisation of ECCE for the Czech Republic, is the recognised qualifying body and registration point for the profession of civil engineering; it has a status equivalent to other state organisations by law.  The Chamber was founded in 1992, and in less than 10 years had around 16,000 civil engineers and technicians as members.  Learned society activity is carried out through the Czech Institution of Structural and Civil Engineers (CSSI) whose secretariat is located at the same Prague address.  CSSI has approximately 4,000 individual members who have at least a Master of Science degree in civil engineering.  CSSI membership is voluntary. CSSI and CKAIT’s role is to: maintain a level of technical quality within the various branches and specialisations, to protect interests of its clients during area planning, the preparation of project documentation, the protection and preservation of the environment as well as the construction process itself.

Date of Establishment: CSSI 1865, CKAIT 1992

Number of Members: CSSI 4000, CKAIT 16,000

Professional branches: The Czech Chamber of Certified Engineers and Technicians

Structure: Headquarters in Prague, 14 other offices throughout country.

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