In this paper, we study an overview of higher engineering education in Britain, including an introduction, cultivating mode, professional certification system and registered engineer system. According to some problems existing in the higher engineering education of China, we offer some proposals such as combination of work and study to improve the engineering practice ability, academic autonomy to adjust curriculum system according to market demand, policy support to expand the depth and breadth of cooperation between colleges and enterprises, weakening the role of government to establishment the professional accreditation system of higher education, self evaluation in colleges and universities to establish an effective internal quality assurance system,improving the enthusiasm of professional certification .