Membership Advice
Why Join
Briefly, IET members benefit from a range of professional services that enable them to stay ahead of the game in today's demanding workplace.IET membership offers you:
- Recognition of your professional status - MIET or FIET on your business card not only brings instant professional recognition, it also shows your commitment to the profession.
- Information to help you keep ahead and up-to-date: on-line resources, email alerts, publications, events and courses, a technical information service and access to one of the world's largest engineering libraries;
- IET Membership allows you to apply for the prestigious Engineering Council’s Qualifications of Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Engineering Technician (EngTech). (Note that since October 2002 newly appointed Members and Fellows are not linked to the CEng qualification)
Membership Advisory Service.
This service is available to persons wishing to become Members or Fellows of the IET and to those Members working towards Professional Registration as Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer or Engineering Technician Status.
There is a category of membership, depending on educational qualifications and experience, to suit each engineer, specialist or interested person.
If you wish to become Professionally Registered you must be able to demonstrate you have met the educational, training and professional development standards required and also be able to demonstrate thorough knowledge and experience in your chosen discipline. Essential reading for those interested is:YOUR GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING REGISTRATION
This guide is available in the Forms & Guides page for Professional Development, together with all online application forms, at www.iee.org .
Further advice can be gained on the most effective route towards Membership and Professional Registration and how to focus activities accordingly from the IET website or from one of the Membership Advisers below.
Wales South West Network
| L G Bower CEng FIEE, | A D Plews CEng FIEE, |
| 8 Westland Avenue, | Lynways Cottage, |
| West Cross, | Pelcomb Bridge, |
| Swansea SA3 5NP | Haverfordwest, |
| Telephone: 01792 423826 | Dyfed, SA62 6EA |
| Email: Les Bower | Telephone: 01437 765956 |
| Fax: 01437 765956 | |
| Email: A Plews |
Don’t be put off! Many people find that applying for Membership and Chartered Engineer is less complex than they thought.
For assistance and guidance on Professional Development and Mentoring also follow the link to PD & Mentoring
Summary of IET & EC UK-SPEC Rules
The following is a summary of the IET Membership Categories and how the Engineering Council’s latest UK-SPEC regulations affect applications for their Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Engineering Technician (EngTech) qualifications.
IET Membership Categories are:- Student –Any student studying Electrical, Electronic, Software or Manufacturing Engineering can join.
- Affiliate –Open to anyone (or companies) who would value and benefit from membership of the IET. They will receive all the benefits of membership except voting powers. There are no minimum educational or workplace requirements.
- Member. – The main category of membership is open to all working at graduate level and can demonstrate by education and experience that they are professionally engaged in engineering or IT or one of the other many associated fields we encompass. (Application Form NM.)
- Fellow – Will be working at graduate level & have demonstrated significant responsibility, normally over a period of at least 5 years.
Progression to Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) & Engineering Technician (EngTech)
On the 1st March 2004 the Engineering Council’s new UK-SPEC (UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence) regulations came into effect and superseded SARTOR 3.
Under the new regulations the IET is licensed to award the Engineering Council’s three professional qualifications to its members i.e. Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) & Engineering Technician (EngTech).
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) - is a highly sought after professional qualification for senior engineers across many disciplines and is globally recognised as a mark of excellence.
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng) – is the hallmark of engineering professionals who manage engineering functions, applying a high level of skill & experience to ensure the effective implementation of new technology and practice.
- Engineering Technician (EngTech). – provides a qualification for those working in operational engineering roles and provides recognition for the proven technical and supervisory skills.
Professional Registration
There are 3 main elements to gaining each of the qualifications.
Academic Attainment –
- For CEng - normally an IET accredited MEng degree or accredited BEng (Hons) degree + Further Learning or an accredited BEng Hons degree, started before 1 September 1999.
- For IEng – normally an accredited BEng degree or Higher National Diploma or equivalent.
- EngTech – National Certificate or National Diploma or equivalent.
Professional Development – The candidate is expected to undertake a period of professional development during which they will work towards gaining professional competence. This is unlikely to be, less than 3 years for EngTech or, for IEng or CEng, less than 4 years when highly structured (such as on an Accredited Professional Development Scheme), and will normally take up to 6 or 7 years. Candidates will be expected to develop professional competence in 5 main categories.
Professional Review – covers the whole process, undertaken by the IET, of examining a candidate’s application for registration and will include a Professional Review Interview.
Application Procedure
Candidates should register their intention to start their period of Initial Professional Development using Form RPD on commencing their work experience or training. At that stage if possible, they should appoint their Sponsor, Assessor and Mentor.
A Portfolio of Evidence containing a verified record of learning and competence gained must be kept and a development action plan produced to cover the period immediately ahead. It is recommended that the verified record of competences should be kept in a company approved log book or the IET Professional Development Record (PDR). Further information on this can be found at www.PD-How2.org.
Once the candidate feels that they have reached a satisfactory standard, and they are ready to go forward for professional review, they should write a Qualifying Report (QRPD). The QRPD must be verified by the candidates Sponsor before submission to the IET. More information on how to write a QRPD can be found in the IET Guide to Registration. If a candidate has not assembled a portfolio of evidence or professional development record they may find it takes more time to complete part 2 of the application form.
The candidates application is then submitted using Form M(CEPD) Part 1 & Part 2 , together with all supporting documents and the application fee to the IET.
Note 1: IET Guidance brochure – “Your Guide to Professional Engineering Registration" is essential reading.
Note 2: The above is a summary of the registration and application process. To obtain further information, guidance notes and application forms, all of which may be downloaded, go to the IET website www.iee.org .
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