ARE CENG AND IENG EQUAL IN STATUS

I hope the IET may take note of my post here. I found out yesterday(thanks to Moshe Waserman) that up until 2013 I could have applied for a CGLI GCGI on the the strength of my being an IEng. Sob!Sob! i now know how it feels to have a winning lottery ticket which has expired.

I had looked into that qualification about 14 years ago but had seen no indication of the IEng connection. Certainly the IET did not advertise this fact, which would have allowed me to point out that I had the equivalent of a BEng degree. Here in the US it is extremely difficult to explain foreign qualifications. I have always explained my City & Guilds was not a 4 year degree but more than a 2 year degree.

I assume I am not the only person who is an IEng without a degree (I have a CGLI Full Tech Certificate). What are the chances of the IET petitioning or negotiating with City & Guilds to do a 'one-off' for IEngs without degrees and advertise it strongly? They could go one further by using their computer databases to add it to the annual subscription renewal! Both organisations would make money(I would happily pay the IET a commission for organising things) and the IET especially would earn itself a lot of good will and positive thoughts from its members.

I am going to post this on a new thread in the hope that some with power and authority within the IET may feel moved to help IEngs in the same position that I am.

I hope the IET may take note of my post here. I found out yesterday(thanks to Moshe Waserman) that up until 2013 I could have applied for a CGLI GCGI on the the strength of my being an IEng. Sob!Sob! i now know how it feels to have a winning lottery ticket which has expired.

I had looked into that qualification about 14 years ago but had seen no indication of the IEng connection. Certainly the IET did not advertise this fact, which would have allowed me to point out that I had the equivalent of a BEng degree. Here in the US it is extremely difficult to explain foreign qualifications. I have always explained my City & Guilds was not a 4 year degree but more than a 2 year degree.

I assume I am not the only person who is an IEng without a degree (I have a CGLI Full Tech Certificate). What are the chances of the IET petitioning or negotiating with City & Guilds to do a 'one-off' for IEngs without degrees and advertise it strongly? They could go one further by using their computer databases to add it to the annual subscription renewal! Both organisations would make money(I would happily pay the IET a commission for organising things) and the IET especially would earn itself a lot of good will and positive thoughts from its members.

I am going to post this on a new thread in the hope that some with power and authority within the IET may feel moved to help IEngs in the same position that I am.