Khaberni - The central body of the Jordanian Engineers Syndicate ratified the annual (administrative and financial) report of the syndicate for the year 2025, during its regular annual meeting held at the Professional Associations Complex under the chairmanship of the head of the engineers, Eng. Abdullah Ghosheh.
The body approved the recommendations of the general body of the Retirement Fund, which included the cancellation of mandatory membership in the fund, reducing the subscription fees for young engineers, and separating the funds, with the aim of reducing financial burdens and enhancing the sustainability of the Health Insurance Fund.
It also recommended establishing a special fund for the Offices and Engineering Companies Authority, separating the financial accounts of all the syndicate’s funds, increasing the support provided to the syndicate's branches in the provinces, and supporting the Engineers Club.
The body approved the recommendations of the Balqa governorate branch, referring them to the committee for amending the syndical regulations, which included holding a professional practice exam, issuing regulations that organize career paths for graduates linked to assessment through the exam, in addition to developing training programs to become qualification pathways linked to the labor market and enhancing networking opportunities with global markets.
The recommendations also included organizing the issue of the engineering stamp and authorizing the syndicate council to cancel fines imposed on engineers, whether from annual subscriptions or other funds, based on clear organizational principles.
Regarding the Retirement Fund, the proposal included a clause that allows the syndicate council to reduce retirement salaries in case of a deficit affecting the fund's ability to meet its obligations, such that the total monthly disbursement does not exceed 85% of the fund's revenues, without the member or their heirs having the right to claim differences later.
Ghosheh stated that these recommendations will be raised to the general body of the syndicate, which will hold its meeting next week, to complete the procedures for their approval according to legal frameworks.
He also noted that the legislation system committee is nearing the completion of its work, in preparation for presenting its recommendations to the various components of the syndicate and officially ratifying them.
Ghosheh clarified that the syndicate’s funds (the Syndicate, Social Insurance, Health Insurance) underwent a fundamental transformation in their performance during 2025, as they moved from a deficit in 2024 to a surplus in 2025, as a result of the policy of separating the funds.
He confirmed that this transformation was a result of notable improvement in resource management, cost control, and revenue enhancement.
On his part, Deputy Head Eng. Ahmad Al-Falahat, mentioned that the steering committee for the Retirement Fund worked on preparing scenarios to ensure the fund's sustainability, and these will be presented to various syndicate bodies, including branches and sectors, before being re-proposed to the central body.
He explained that the Retirement Fund is facing significant financial challenges, the most prominent being a funding gap resulting from accumulated commitments and operational pressures over the years.
He clarified that the plan for 2026 represents an institutional reform path that balances between protecting rights, financial capability, and sustainability, asserting that the outputs of the steering committee are still within the technical work framework and have not reached the approval stage yet.
Al-Falahat also pointed out that completing the reform path includes receiving and analyzing the results of the tenth actuarial study, aligning them with the reform plan, subjecting them to independent financial and legal audits, in addition to presenting them to the involved syndicate bodies, in preparation for raising them in their final form to the general body for decision-making.
