ARE CENG AND IENG EQUAL IN STATUS

I think that the term Engineer as a profession is very wide. Many employers add label to the term Engineer.

For example Design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Integration Engineer, Network Engineer, Broadcast Engineer and that is in addition to the Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, 

Computer Engineer, Water Engineer etc etc.

This provides more clarity to the professional activities one is practicing.

The specialization or multiple specializations allow the professional to be an expert in their field. One goes to a mechanic to repair the engine and to engineer to design an engine.


When I look at UK SPEC for I.Eng I see a standard that for example in USA or Canada is Engineer suitable to be licensed as P.E or P.Eng and in Europe as Eur Ing.

In my humble view IEng while not equal to CEng is a Professional Engineer as well. This is unique to UK.

IEng is expected to design, develop, manufacture, commission, operate and maintain products, equipment, processes and services; 


In other countries there is no need for two professional Engineer categories. They prefer the Technician, Technologist and Engineer standard.

They have one category for Professional Engineer. In UK there are two.

Other countries like Canada,Australia, Ireland  created another category for an Associate Engineer, for Technologist who usually study Engineering Technology degree vs Engineer who study Engineering degree.. 


At this time UK doesn't really have an exact match for the Technologist professional so ENgC  mapped I.Eng to the Technologist category internationally.

In Ireland one studies a bachelors honours degree in Engineering Technology to be Associate Engineer or what is in Australia or Canada a Technologist.



Moshe Michael Waserman  


BTechEE, MCGI, CEng MBCS, MIET, FInstLM, CBT.

Pricipal Engineer at Verizon.

I think that the term Engineer as a profession is very wide. Many employers add label to the term Engineer.

For example Design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Integration Engineer, Network Engineer, Broadcast Engineer and that is in addition to the Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, 

Computer Engineer, Water Engineer etc etc.

This provides more clarity to the professional activities one is practicing.

The specialization or multiple specializations allow the professional to be an expert in their field. One goes to a mechanic to repair the engine and to engineer to design an engine.


When I look at UK SPEC for I.Eng I see a standard that for example in USA or Canada is Engineer suitable to be licensed as P.E or P.Eng and in Europe as Eur Ing.

In my humble view IEng while not equal to CEng is a Professional Engineer as well. This is unique to UK.

IEng is expected to design, develop, manufacture, commission, operate and maintain products, equipment, processes and services; 


In other countries there is no need for two professional Engineer categories. They prefer the Technician, Technologist and Engineer standard.

They have one category for Professional Engineer. In UK there are two.

Other countries like Canada,Australia, Ireland  created another category for an Associate Engineer, for Technologist who usually study Engineering Technology degree vs Engineer who study Engineering degree.. 


At this time UK doesn't really have an exact match for the Technologist professional so ENgC  mapped I.Eng to the Technologist category internationally.

In Ireland one studies a bachelors honours degree in Engineering Technology to be Associate Engineer or what is in Australia or Canada a Technologist.



Moshe Michael Waserman  


BTechEE, MCGI, CEng MBCS, MIET, FInstLM, CBT.

Pricipal Engineer at Verizon.