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ARE CENG AND IENG EQUAL IN STATUS

Can we say that the CEng and IEng be considered equal titles in professional status or IEng is inferior than CEng.

As the Application Form for both CEng and IEng is same.
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    0 Former Community Member in reply to Sparkingchip

    24 07 17

    Sirs,

    There are questions being asked
    which concern Professional Engineers of all categories and
    origins.

    The questions referred to in
    these blogs have been taken up by the President of
    IET.

    Ref member news is 44 April
    2017-03-25

    –P8 – From the President; -P8- R
    Spalding Council up date; _ P3 CEO.



    The IET was formed in 2006 taking
    many innovative ideals from IIE including the name Engineering
    & Technology. IIE was founded by amalgamation of PEIs with I
    Eng membership, promoting I Eng that met UK Spec to C Eng by the
    long-route). IET was meant to continue this procedure including all
    categories of Scientists, Technologists and Engineers.

    At the start of IET the objective
    was that all PEs in IET would be of equal status and that The IIE
    Mechanical members would have an equal say in the formation and
    running of IET.       What has
    happened?



    What I see is a drift to return
    to IEE by a small percentage of C Eng who do not have the
    experience of change, mobility or international engineering.
    E&T this month asks questions about the UK engineering future
    after :  1/ BREXIT, 2/ after the UK power crisis - now until
    2035.

    This means that Engineering will
    be called upon to resolve the problems caused by others. No
    politics, or other side tracking; we are concerned about the next
    generation of PEs in the UK and attached countries.



    Let’s get back to
    basics.

    IET was formed with a mandate, EC
    UK was created to try and organise professional engineering in the
    21st Century. You have quoted references and documents to support
    this argument. We are starting a new Technology Revolution, either
    we are in and prosper; or we are out and take pot
    luck.



    Scientists, Technologists &
    Professional Engineers, Technicians included, male & female;
    must have their say; now.


    ·        
    IET is managed by the CEO,
    respecting the IET statutes. He is unquestionable,  in all due
    respect he is FIET, BSc MBA, this is not EC UK C Eng UK Spec, I
    believe that he is C Eng by the older route which is not respected
    outside of the UK – (EU -LMD). IET decided that all C Eng not
    attaining M Eng before 2002 could keep their C Eng
    status.


    ·        
    The CEO is guided by IET Council,
    which is directed by the IET President (it is complicated to
    follow)


    ·        
    The President leads innovation
    and guides the advancement of IET.

    From a personal point of view
    which is also the case of many other IET members; I have been
    hindered in my career in the UK by C Eng (not IET) and ECUK
    stalwarts that refute change. The IET mandate called for,
    international, cross-technology advancements.

    Some of you will not agree and
    will start blogging again.



    Statistics show that there is a
    problem with PE recognition, registration within IET & other
    PEIs.

    I have asked questions on future
    power technology on an IET blog, three people have viewed that
    blog. This blog is monopolised by you who read it and many C Eng
    IEE stalwarts that do not accept change. There are not many of the
    now 168 000 members that view these blogs, imagine what would
    happen if everyone replied**** !



    IET made a survey; there were the
    same number of participants as last time 3% of members -so I
    imagine the results have no value.

    Statistical conclusion from
    figures from ECUK, IET membership & staff shows that  PEI
    members are not interested in PEIs as they are today, they have to
    be members to gain PE ECUK registration; I conclude that as in my
    case PEs join PEIs in the first instance to gain PE &
    Technician registration, and then get interested in the
    Institute.

    The statistics show the EC UK
    does not represent the majority of UK PEs and that the majority of
    PEs in the UK is of I Eng profile.

    IET has a poor record of I Eng
    activity and representation. Most of the IIE I Eng staff left IET
    soon after the amalgamation in 2006.



    So basically IET and ECUK is
    statistically a failure.



    The Mandate IIE to IET
    amalgamation

    THE FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTION
    OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY –A  proposal
    by

    IEE & IIE.  –exact
    extracts from the official document 2006

    The Vision ref
    1.1

    Interdisciplinary, global,
    Inclusive.

    (IIE was the UKs largest
    interdisciplinary PEI); now is the time 2006 for IEE to consider a
    bigger and more courageous step than has been necessary for some
    time! By joining IIE it will be possible to create a vibrant
    institution which is truly interdisciplinary, global and
    inclusive.

    JG - what went
    wrong?

    The international context was
    aimed at Engineers from the British PEs, PEs resident in the UK or
    UK registered PEs working anywhere in the world.  (not on
    Engineers & Technologists outside of these boundaries). No
    disrespect to our overseas members, but EC UK is UK based we need
    an identical separate register for PE registration for our overseas
    members.

    Imagine if my past Chinese
    colleagues and their associates registered, IET would have over 50
    million PEs registered with ECUK!

    THE IET’s objective was the
    advancing of Science, Technology and Engineering.

    The IET Board will be established
    on parity of representation from IEE & IET.

    The IET will develop new
    qualifications where necessary, particularly to meet the needs of
    interdisciplinary working.

    The IET will be a home for life
    for all professional engineers involved in the areas of Science,
    Engineering and Technology.



    IIE Appendix F proposed
    bye-laws



    IIE APPENDIX E

    3/ the object and purpose of the
    IET are to promote the general advancement of Science, Engineering
    & Technology and to facilitate the exchange of information and
    ideas on these subjects amongst the members of IET and
    otherwise.

    JG: It is not to rest in a
    restrained sector of electrical & IT
    Technologies.

    12/  Every member of IET
    shall be bound by this charter and bye-laws.

    1.2/Mission IET

    To be a 21st Century PEI advancing
    science engineering & technology 

    JG: This was the IIE objective ,(
    including Technicians, & Incorporated
    Engineers)

    2.1/ The IET will value all
    members equally.

    3.1/ One major growth area
    will be to meet the needs of members of the Mechanical sectors. IET
    will draw on and expand the existing services of IIE.

    JG:Tthis is in dire need of
    implementation.

    3.5/ IET will continue CPD of IIE
    & IEE through learned society activities, short courses &
    publications.

    3.4/  IET will develop new
    qualifications where necessary. IET will develop the effective
    procedure & clear routes that Professional Engineers need to
    gain qualifications.

    JG : This was a fine proposition
    which was soon abandoned . IET in the hands of voluntary advisors,
    electrical C Eng, not meeting UK Spec standards, has drifted into
    the old IEE PEI  with 19th century, restrictive,
    restrained practice and ideals. The ideas set in our respective
    mandates and published in IET documentation and the E&T are not
    upheld by the majority of PE voluntary advisors.

    You only need to read these blogs
    to see that there is considerable discontent. Read the mandates,
    look at the statistics and decide for yourselves if IET has
    respected its reason for creation, or has been taken back  by
    stalwarts refusing change and progress. IET is not electrical &
    IT it is
    as  proclaimed in its rules
    & regulations which must be respected by all MIET.

     

    Appendix F

    JG : 91 rules,  1 – 24
    concern membership, 25 to 91 concern discipline and running of the
    IET.

    20/ transfer of a member from
    one category to another category of membership shall be by the
    board.

    Every candidate for transfer from
    one category shall be subject to the same requirements as someone
    trying to join the IET in that category of membership and shall be
    proposed and supported in the same way.

    JG This is not in compliance with
    ECUK.

    IET has the competence to
    register:     I Eng

     or BSc, MEng, PEs from IEng
    to CEng

    23/  The Board can make
    & publish regulations ----- for candidates seeking election to
    any grade of membership of IET

    JG : The Board can set CEng
    examinations or call on C&G CEng Examinations for the long
    route PEs not having the chance to pass by university only academic
    learning and examination.



    In “MEMBER NEWS IS 44 April
    2017,

    The President, Jeremy Watson CBE,
    FREng, C Eng, FIET, IET President has asked some important
    questions
    .

    He has presented a serious
    reflection on IET and its future. It echoes what I and many have
    questioned in this blog.


    1.      
    He has visited Paris IET, (Paris
    IET up until recently was an IEE private French company run by C
    Eng IEE, an anomaly in IET) IET France is now in new
    hands.


    2.      
    He calls for collaboration
    through cross & inter-disciplinary working.


    3.      
    He calls for Technology that work
    in one sector to be applied in other domains.


    4.      
    He asks how to re-launch our
    Learned Society.


    5.      
    He asks that reports and
    publications be open to impartial evidence(No open lobbying such as
    Fusion).


    6.      
    He calls for collaboration with
    other PEIs. (this was the object of IET, I Mech E dropped out of
    our initial project)


    7.      
    He asked how learned societies
    might operate.



    The Head of IET Council, Richard
    Spalding C Eng, FIET echoes this quest with four basic objectives –
    Page 8.

    I ask, how can the 167 000
    MIETs reply and act on this call to go back to our basic
    objectives. It is not by bloging, it is not by voting as the
    majority (I Eng ) is not on the voting list.

    I am into retirement, I want to
    see all PEs not active, retire from ECUK at all grades and let the
    working PEs decide what future they need.

    I have been disappointed by what
    i have read from C engs who denigrate and abuse there position.
    Engineering needs young basically trained professional engineers to
    develop into experts and leaders, not to gain useless titles and
    close the doors on others.

    We have BREXIT and a Power
    shortage – let the dynamic younger generation in and get
    working.

    Regards to all

    J Gowman

     MIET Ingénieur
    recherche

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