BPERB has taken the primary responsibility for the registration of engineers. It has been functioning for the advancement of the engineering profession by focusing on the quality and accountability of engineers. Through this mechanism, it leads to regulate the ethics, professional conduct, and practice of registered engineers. BPERB enforces competencies and ethical conduct for the profession in line with the international best practice.

The registering process for certification of professional engineers is set to evaluate standards of engineering competencies as per international norms. A professional engineer essentially develops and maintains his/her competence on a continual basis. Consequently, it will qualify him/her to offer successful application of knowledge and enable him/her to take technical responsibility for complex engineering systems for attaining sustainable technology. It would further advance the accountability for the project, finance, and personnel management compliances for technical and socio-economic factors. S/he would be able to assume responsibility for the application of science in research, design, and construction.

The assessment is conducted by the selected panels consisting of proficient engineers of Bangladesh from different engineering disciplines under the supervision and directions of the independent Board for Certification.

BPERB is also engaged to enable the recognition of the expertise of the engineers of Bangladesh and their mobility at the international level as demand by the WTO/GATS agreement. This will have the effect of removing barriers to the free movement of professional engineering services between nations, provided the professional engineers meet certain agreed international standards. BPERB has already become the Provisional member of the International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA).