The IESL conducts long and short term Continuing Professional Development programs, seminars, learned lectures and orations and also recognizes organizations that provide training for the charter candidates after a rigorous evaluation process. It also recognizes academic institutions that provide engineering education for the different levels of membership of the IESL, and is the accreditation body for engineering degrees in Sri Lanka. Qualifications of graduates of institutions that are not accredited or recognized by the IESL are evaluated on case by case basis, for acceptance for membership.