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NSPE Values, Goals, and Strategic Plan

Living out our commitment to ethical practice, consistent standards, professional growth, and unity is the key to achieving our goals of greater impact, increased public recognition, strong member engagement, maximized interrelationships, and financial sustainability.

Our Values

Ethics and Accountability

  • Public health, safety, and welfare above all other considerations
  • Recognized and authoritative expertise in licensure, ethics, and professional practice
  • Innovation to ensure the changing and future needs of the public are met

Qualifications

  • Professional standards and qualifications across disciplines
  • Commitment to the PE as the standard of practice for professional engineering
  • Commitment to NICET certification as the standard of practice for technicians

Professional Advancement

  • Assisting individuals in becoming licensed or appropriately certified
  • Continuous learning and professional growth
  • Exchange and advancement of knowledge in matters of concern to the profession and its relations with the outside world

Unity

  • Teamwork, unity, and fellowship across all disciplines and all levels of the engineering team
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring the profession is a reflection of society
  • A single integrated membership supported by seamless services provided through state and national societies and local chapters

Our Goals

  • Growth in mission impact at all levels of the organization
  • Increased public recognition of the value of competent and ethical engineering
  • Increased membership and participation across all programs: Engaging more people and engaging them more fully
  • Maximized synergy: Value created anywhere in the system benefits everyone in the system
  • Financial sustainability for national, state societies, and NICET certifications

Our Strategic Plan

The NSPE strategic plan integrates our Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals to create a roadmap for our service to the NSPE community and the public.