Roy's appraisal of the IEng issue sums up where we are and how we got here. Unfortunately there is no concensus on the way forward. It seems to me that the Institutes with fewer numbers of incorporated engineers are actually in the driving seat and more likely to push for further weakening of the competencies required for IEng and I don't think the IET or the IMechE consider it an enough of an issue to upset the apple cart. The latest Engineering Council report shows the IEng to be the only category where new registration numbers have decreased and this is from a very low base. If you look at it objectively IEng is only worth achieving if you feel you can upgrade to CEng with 2 to 3 years.
Roy's appraisal of the IEng issue sums up where we are and how we got here. Unfortunately there is no concensus on the way forward. It seems to me that the Institutes with fewer numbers of incorporated engineers are actually in the driving seat and more likely to push for further weakening of the competencies required for IEng and I don't think the IET or the IMechE consider it an enough of an issue to upset the apple cart. The latest Engineering Council report shows the IEng to be the only category where new registration numbers have decreased and this is from a very low base. If you look at it objectively IEng is only worth achieving if you feel you can upgrade to CEng with 2 to 3 years.
