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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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    David Parr:

    Hello Alex,


    The requirements for Fellowship are quite well defined on the IET website, and there are many different "types" of Fellow. Anyone who applies for professional registration is looked at with regard to Fellowship, and may be invited to apply. 

    Fellowship Criteria: www.theiet.org/.../fellow-criteria.cfm






    Hi David... the criteria are well defined, in that you need to qualify under (at least) two of the nine categories - but it is unclear what level you have to meet within each criteria.


    For example:


    • I'm IEng (Engineering Council) and FBCT CITP (BCS)... is that "enough" Repute?

    • I'm chairman of MISRA-C, recently appointed as chair of BSI IST/5/-/26 and a member of several BSI/ISO committees... is that "enough" Service?

    • I speak at various conferences (etc)... does that count as "Repute" or is it "Influence and Contribution"... and how much do I need?


    I'd be quite interested in becoming FIET - but I don't want to waste £129 finding out I'm not worthy.
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    David Parr:

    Hello Alex,


    The requirements for Fellowship are quite well defined on the IET website, and there are many different "types" of Fellow. Anyone who applies for professional registration is looked at with regard to Fellowship, and may be invited to apply. 

    Fellowship Criteria: www.theiet.org/.../fellow-criteria.cfm






    Hi David... the criteria are well defined, in that you need to qualify under (at least) two of the nine categories - but it is unclear what level you have to meet within each criteria.


    For example:


    • I'm IEng (Engineering Council) and FBCT CITP (BCS)... is that "enough" Repute?

    • I'm chairman of MISRA-C, recently appointed as chair of BSI IST/5/-/26 and a member of several BSI/ISO committees... is that "enough" Service?

    • I speak at various conferences (etc)... does that count as "Repute" or is it "Influence and Contribution"... and how much do I need?


    I'd be quite interested in becoming FIET - but I don't want to waste £129 finding out I'm not worthy.
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