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What is Fellowship?

Alex Barrett
I'm not sure which forum this belongs in, this seems to be the closest?


A question, what is Fellowship in the context of the IET? Is it the recognition by the profession of somebody who stands out in their field, their profession and in general as an engineer and character? Or is it just a "supersize" membership.

As the only route to Fellowship of the IET seems to be by applying on your own behalf, it looks like the latter. There doesn't seem to be any scope for recognising those engineers who really do stand out, but aren't self-seeking enough to look for recognition. I know personally some engineers who in my opinion are natural Fellows but would never put themselves forward for this recognition.
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    Hi Suha,


    I would disagree very slightly with Alasdair's post (and I'm sure he'd agree with my slight disagreement, a while back he and I spent a very pleasant evening in the pub discussing exactly this point!).


    The Fellowship requirements are - necessarily - slightly loose in some ways, as there are a wide range of people it is aimed at, so some additional guidance to the applicant's specific case may be required. If you are not clear whether the criteria do or do not apply to you it is well worth contacting a Fellow registration advisor - I may have got the title slightly wrong - who will be happy to help advise on your specific case. They can be found on this website on the Fellow application pages, or if you email the team at Stevenage (again the link can be found on those pages) they will help put you in touch with a local person if possible.


    I think the way I would phrase the statement in Alasdair's post is: if you are thinking of applying to be a Fellow in order to gain recognition there is a good chance you are not yet ready to be a Fellow!


    Cheers,


    Andy
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    Hi Suha,


    I would disagree very slightly with Alasdair's post (and I'm sure he'd agree with my slight disagreement, a while back he and I spent a very pleasant evening in the pub discussing exactly this point!).


    The Fellowship requirements are - necessarily - slightly loose in some ways, as there are a wide range of people it is aimed at, so some additional guidance to the applicant's specific case may be required. If you are not clear whether the criteria do or do not apply to you it is well worth contacting a Fellow registration advisor - I may have got the title slightly wrong - who will be happy to help advise on your specific case. They can be found on this website on the Fellow application pages, or if you email the team at Stevenage (again the link can be found on those pages) they will help put you in touch with a local person if possible.


    I think the way I would phrase the statement in Alasdair's post is: if you are thinking of applying to be a Fellow in order to gain recognition there is a good chance you are not yet ready to be a Fellow!


    Cheers,


    Andy
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