The current situation is a compromise and confusing even for those in the profession. Roy states that nearly 10,000 Engineers and Technicians joined the Engineering Council register last year, approximately 1200 were in the IEng category and the majority will have an aspiration to gain CEng within a few years. Surely it makes sense to do away with IEng and replace it with an interim chartered engineer designation that would be valid for say 5 years. If the engineer had not gained full chartered engineer status within that period they would be removed from the register.
The current situation is a compromise and confusing even for those in the profession. Roy states that nearly 10,000 Engineers and Technicians joined the Engineering Council register last year, approximately 1200 were in the IEng category and the majority will have an aspiration to gain CEng within a few years. Surely it makes sense to do away with IEng and replace it with an interim chartered engineer designation that would be valid for say 5 years. If the engineer had not gained full chartered engineer status within that period they would be removed from the register.
