Previous versions of UKSpec may have been more subtle.  But when I was looking at it about 3 years ago, it was clear that there was no skill that an IEng was required to have that wasn't replicated as something the same or more difficult for a CEng.  So anyone who qualified for a CEng would be more than qualified for an IEng.


So in reality, nothing has changed.  They have just given up on the whole "equal but different" thing.  It was about as much use as claiming that a junior doctor was "equal but different" to a consultant.

Previous versions of UKSpec may have been more subtle.  But when I was looking at it about 3 years ago, it was clear that there was no skill that an IEng was required to have that wasn't replicated as something the same or more difficult for a CEng.  So anyone who qualified for a CEng would be more than qualified for an IEng.


So in reality, nothing has changed.  They have just given up on the whole "equal but different" thing.  It was about as much use as claiming that a junior doctor was "equal but different" to a consultant.