I agree with you about the lack of esteem of engineers in the UK, however what is apparent is that the IEng/Engineering Technologist grade of registration has very little take up in any country. In the few countries that have mandatory registration for engineers, Engineering Technologists and Engineering Technicians are excluded from the registers. It seems business and governments are not interested in the registration and regulation of the engineering community except for those with sign-off. I still maintain that IEng is of little relevance today and the statistics bear this out. There used to be over 60,000 incorporated engineers in the UK, there are now about 25,000, a large majority of which are over 55. The Engineering Council has repositioned IEng as a purely entry level registration grade for those seeking CEng, but I doubt if there are anymore than a few thousand actually following the IEng/CEng progressive route.
I agree with you about the lack of esteem of engineers in the UK, however what is apparent is that the IEng/Engineering Technologist grade of registration has very little take up in any country. In the few countries that have mandatory registration for engineers, Engineering Technologists and Engineering Technicians are excluded from the registers. It seems business and governments are not interested in the registration and regulation of the engineering community except for those with sign-off. I still maintain that IEng is of little relevance today and the statistics bear this out. There used to be over 60,000 incorporated engineers in the UK, there are now about 25,000, a large majority of which are over 55. The Engineering Council has repositioned IEng as a purely entry level registration grade for those seeking CEng, but I doubt if there are anymore than a few thousand actually following the IEng/CEng progressive route.
