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Is IET suitable for Mechanical Engineers?

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I have a friend who has a BEng(Hons) and MSc in Mechanical Engineering.

I told him IET may suit him.

He told me IET is for Electrical Engineers.

I told him IET is Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET is multi-disciplines.

He still not believe it.

What should I tell him?
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    Nouman Abid Chuhan:

    Hello


    If the IET is able to give memberships and registrations to all kind of non-electrical / electronic students and professionals, then wouldn't other PEIs mind it.  Somebody in another thread or forum commented that the IET is hijacking the memberships and registrations of other PEIs and likewise other PEIs can also have same kind of stance, for example, IMechE may claim that they are able to give memberships and registrations to all kind of non-mechanical students and professionals.


    Thank you.




    Actually, IMechE is accepting CEng from other Professional Institute as their Corporated member, they can help to transfer the ECUK registeration form other Institute to IMechE, so, both institutions are diversified.


    IET was towards like HKIE to have all the engineering areas within the Institution, when the time IET initiated the merges with ICE and IMechE, but unfortunately was unsuccessful

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    Hi, I have been a member of The IET since 1979  first off as an IEng and progressed to CEng. I am a Mechanical Engineer. Originally Plant & Production. I have been involved with the Automotive sector for over 35 years in many positions including R&D.

    I would say that The IET caters for all Engineers including Mechanical Engineers.  I like to consider that this is an encompassing Institution and fosters all professions within it. We are all Engineers whatever the discipline !  Not only does this Institution openly promotes this but also encompasses all diversity be it Gender or origin. ( Just note the emphasis on our branches abroad and Women Engineer initiatives)

    Of course there is "competition" with other bodies...good for life I say !
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    Hello
     


    isn't the duplication?  and duplication for what, just for competition.  I am not impressed.  All are Professional Engineering Institutes with their own specialization,  i think, there is no need for duplication, it generates confusion and extra expenses / effort. 
















     


















     

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    Dear Cheong Tsoi
    You have triggered a useful debate as your question arises every now and again - perhaps with every generation of students as they consider their future engineering careers.  Although everyone else on this thread has given you the answer, I would like to reinforce their messages by recalling why the IEE and IIE became the IET, 10 years ago in 2006.  I was on the IEE Board of Trustees at the time.

    The main driver for change was a realisation that, whilst engineering was studied at university along traditional single discipline lines (eg electrical engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, etc), once engineers worked in industry, projects involved multiple disciplines, requiring specialists from single disciplines to work together and, increasingly, for engineers to be skilled in more than one discipline.  At the time, IMechE and IIE shared this analysis and saw a need for the professional engineering institutions to change to meet the needs of engineers in this new multi-disciplinary work environment.  The formation of the IET (originally intended to combine the IEE, IMechE and IIE) included a change of name to reflect this multi-disciplinary service.  Although IMechE declined to complete the merger, the IEE and IIE believed in the new vision and the IET was born.


    Whilst the name, IET, does not specify electrical or electronic engineering, those disciplines remain at the heart of our membership, but, reflecting the purpose of the IET, increasingly our members have much wider backgrounds and roles in industry and academia.  The IET is flexible and evolves to meet the needs of our members, and the society in which we all work, so mechanical, chemical, bio, nano-, materials, nuclear, civil, structural, railway engineers are all welcome!


    Today, there is a growing number of multi-disciplinary undergraduate engineering courses.  One, near me, at Bath University is the Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering course which is, I think, proving more popular than their single discipline courses.


    So, advise your friend that the IET can be his professional home for life and, by getting involved, he can help the IET to evolve to meet changing needs.

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    Hello Barry


    I am impressed by your answer regarding IET as a multi-disciplinary PEI.  


    In the light of your answer, shouldn't the EC UK close down all other their licensed PEIs because the IET UK would be enough to cater for all disciplines of Engineering.


    Moreover, do the IET UK also deal the Scientist besides the Engineer.


    Thank you.

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    Dear Nouman
    That is a good tease!  Each PEI is independent, and I think each is a charity accountable to the England and Scotland Charity Commissions.  They come together in Engineering Council to agree joint policies and issues.  The PEIs do collaborate, to varying extents, in areas of mutual interest, but I am afraid that we have a long way to go to achieve a single PEI.


    The IET and IMechE, for instance, work very closely together on education 5-19 programmes.  And, the PEIs are working together with the Royal Academy of Engineering on developing advice to the UK government where solutions are needed to minimise the impact of Brexit on the scientific and engineering environment.


    So, collaboration is the approach for the time being, as far as I can see!


    On including scientists, some PEIs have done that (IMarEST - the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology) have diversified to include scientists (including being licensed to award Chartered Scientist, etc), but the IET has not, as far as I know, followed suit, yet.  Scientists are, of course, welcoem to join the IET as I think some have, for the benefits of our wide range of technical networks and activities.

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    Dear Honourable Barry


    Thank you very much.  I wish and i hope that the IET could achieve these goals.  I am very glad to exchange with you some messages at this forum.


    With kindest regards
  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member in reply to jbrameld
    As a boiler installation engineer, can I participate as a mechanical engineer within the IET?
  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member in reply to jbrameld
    As a boiler installation engineer, can I participate as a mechanical engineer within the IET?
  • Former Community Member
    0 Former Community Member in reply to jbrameld
    As a boiler installation engineer, can I participate as a mechanical engineer within the IET?

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