ARE CENG AND IENG EQUAL IN STATUS

Georgios,


I agree. But Doctors cannot practice until after they've passed their exams, completed their training, and have their names entered on the medical register; and then they're employed as Junior Doctors in the first instance. If they fail in their responsibilities or choose to leave the medical profession or retire, then they must either be struck off or resign from the medical register.


In the UK, Engineers do not have to register with any engineering authority, nor achieve any formal engineering qualifications. A lot of engineers come through the industry as trainees and work their way up to senior positions.


Those who chose to register as CEng or IEng do so of their own choice. If they chose to move away from engineer roles into say management, sales, marketing, teaching, recruitment consultancy, other administrative roles, or retire altogether, they can continue to retain their CEng or IEng distinctions after their names.


In other words, as the world of science, engineering and technology continue to move at a rapid pace, registration in older engineers becomes less relevant to demonstrating current academic and professional competencies. Something that is close to your heart above.


In my opinion, as employees, we should leave it to industry to decide our suitability for employment and leave it to them to worry about health and safety; rules and regulations and adhering to national and international standards. After all, as engineers, we receive the same or similar salaries and benefits along with other non-engineering staff, such as PAs or departmental Secretaries and so on. So why worry about EC, EU Directives, the Washington Accord and other quango bodies?

Georgios,


I agree. But Doctors cannot practice until after they've passed their exams, completed their training, and have their names entered on the medical register; and then they're employed as Junior Doctors in the first instance. If they fail in their responsibilities or choose to leave the medical profession or retire, then they must either be struck off or resign from the medical register.


In the UK, Engineers do not have to register with any engineering authority, nor achieve any formal engineering qualifications. A lot of engineers come through the industry as trainees and work their way up to senior positions.


Those who chose to register as CEng or IEng do so of their own choice. If they chose to move away from engineer roles into say management, sales, marketing, teaching, recruitment consultancy, other administrative roles, or retire altogether, they can continue to retain their CEng or IEng distinctions after their names.


In other words, as the world of science, engineering and technology continue to move at a rapid pace, registration in older engineers becomes less relevant to demonstrating current academic and professional competencies. Something that is close to your heart above.


In my opinion, as employees, we should leave it to industry to decide our suitability for employment and leave it to them to worry about health and safety; rules and regulations and adhering to national and international standards. After all, as engineers, we receive the same or similar salaries and benefits along with other non-engineering staff, such as PAs or departmental Secretaries and so on. So why worry about EC, EU Directives, the Washington Accord and other quango bodies?