Many thanks for the heads up - I'm feeling deeply embarrassed that I hadn't read this report before now!
I agree that this particular thread is probably not the right place to discuss it, except for those points which directly relate to the relative status of CEng / IEng.
I look forward to reading this properly over the weekend, but I am already intruiged by the statement "With regard to the numbers of registered engineers, it has been calculated that this represents only some 51% of engineers eligible for Chartered status and that the proportion of those eligible for Incorporated status drops to 5%" (referenced from the Engineering Council). I would have thought that the percentages were actually very considerably lower than this, but I have to admit I don't have evidence for this beyond very back-of-the-envelope calculations and potentially unrepresentative experience of engineers I meet.
Many thanks for the heads up - I'm feeling deeply embarrassed that I hadn't read this report before now!
I agree that this particular thread is probably not the right place to discuss it, except for those points which directly relate to the relative status of CEng / IEng.
I look forward to reading this properly over the weekend, but I am already intruiged by the statement "With regard to the numbers of registered engineers, it has been calculated that this represents only some 51% of engineers eligible for Chartered status and that the proportion of those eligible for Incorporated status drops to 5%" (referenced from the Engineering Council). I would have thought that the percentages were actually very considerably lower than this, but I have to admit I don't have evidence for this beyond very back-of-the-envelope calculations and potentially unrepresentative experience of engineers I meet.
