According to the spirit of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and National Development and Reform Commission's Interim Provisions on Professional Qualification System of Engineering Consulting (Investment) Professionals and Implementation Measures for Professional Qualification Examination of Consulting Engineers (Fa [2015] No.64), the consulting engineer (investment) profession has been organized and implemented nationwide since 20 16. The predecessor of this examination is the registered consulting engineer (investment) qualification examination which began in 2004.