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What is Fellowship?

Alex Barrett
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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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    My issue with IET Fellowship is that it is solely recognition sought ought by the applicant themselves. There isn't really any serious option for the body and an engineer's peers to award this recognition to a deserving engineer. Therefore part of the qualification for IET Fellowship is the urge to push yourself forward and be recognised. This suits some but not others. I had a particular case in mind of somebody at the top of his profession technically, with a long history in senior roles and sitting on IET technical committees, but not inclined to seek out recognition. Certainly he would appreciate it, but he will never ask. Therefore the IET will never award him Fellowship, although in my book he is a role model Fellow.
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    My issue with IET Fellowship is that it is solely recognition sought ought by the applicant themselves. There isn't really any serious option for the body and an engineer's peers to award this recognition to a deserving engineer. Therefore part of the qualification for IET Fellowship is the urge to push yourself forward and be recognised. This suits some but not others. I had a particular case in mind of somebody at the top of his profession technically, with a long history in senior roles and sitting on IET technical committees, but not inclined to seek out recognition. Certainly he would appreciate it, but he will never ask. Therefore the IET will never award him Fellowship, although in my book he is a role model Fellow.
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