What is Fellowship?

From time to time, I notice - in members news or somewhere on the IET website - a member who has achieved degree(s), CEng, FIET, and even MBE;  and yet their picture suggests they're in their 20s; and appear to have achieved all this from just one job role, or have worked only for one company.


One cannot help but think whether the member(s), as young as they appear to be, are genius engineers; good at form filling, or some other special factor - that doesn't apply to the rest of us - one could only compare it to an overseas athlete, who's been "fast tracked" to a British Passport, so they could compete for Team GB at the Olympic games.


Perhaps, the last enquirer might qualify for this "Fast Track" route. But then again, what do I know?


What I do know is that before the mergers, where we had the IEE, IERE, IProdE (forgot their changed name), IEEIE, SERT, IMechIE, and others I forget. It was much easier to achieve fellowship from the smaller institutions/Societies.


The so called multinational IET has completely barred the vast majority of members from achieving fellowship, due to the entry level being too high. Those wishing to gain fellowship would be better off achieving an honour from the Queen and tea at Buckingham Pl.

From time to time, I notice - in members news or somewhere on the IET website - a member who has achieved degree(s), CEng, FIET, and even MBE;  and yet their picture suggests they're in their 20s; and appear to have achieved all this from just one job role, or have worked only for one company.


One cannot help but think whether the member(s), as young as they appear to be, are genius engineers; good at form filling, or some other special factor - that doesn't apply to the rest of us - one could only compare it to an overseas athlete, who's been "fast tracked" to a British Passport, so they could compete for Team GB at the Olympic games.


Perhaps, the last enquirer might qualify for this "Fast Track" route. But then again, what do I know?


What I do know is that before the mergers, where we had the IEE, IERE, IProdE (forgot their changed name), IEEIE, SERT, IMechIE, and others I forget. It was much easier to achieve fellowship from the smaller institutions/Societies.


The so called multinational IET has completely barred the vast majority of members from achieving fellowship, due to the entry level being too high. Those wishing to gain fellowship would be better off achieving an honour from the Queen and tea at Buckingham Pl.