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Have Faith in the IET

Paul Meenan
So there, I said it.


Over the years I have been doubtfull as to the direction and culture at the IET. 


I started life as a sparky from Tottenham, I was placed straight into the managment of jobs and worked my way up the ladder as you do...


I watched updates to the wiring regulations change for what is seen by a majority (of the south east of the UKs shop floor sparks) as not for the betterment of the trade and devaluing an industry.


I joined the IET over 10 years ago as a member and started filling in the forms for IEng. Jobs being what they are nowadays (fire fighting poor design and programmes) I never got round to finishing it, I never had a mentor either, I am, and was deemed too controversial to support I suppose. But needed by employers to fix/solve problems .


Still this week I just got my confimation of CEng status....(yes yes yes yes) after the hardest form filling and amazing interview ever. The best part if I have no degree, no HNC/HND just 20 years EXPERIENCE!


Am I proud hell yeah, was it worth it, hell yeah, what will I do next? well I want to inspire kids from council estate that they too can break down the nay sayers and attain the highest level of their trade, I speak regulary at technical seminars and industry conferences and want to give back.....


That what the IET has given me the confidence, ability and gaul I never knew I had in me.. I am hoping theywill let me now be an ENG Tech assessor and a PRA / PRI if they will have me... and yes I have every confidence that eventually (and it is happening now) they will see the damage done to the trade by last few ammednments to BS 7671 and install a committe of non-commercially influenced shop floor representatives to direct it to the land of common sense. 


The interviewers were great and office support fantastic...


So the mesage is get involved and feed back in constructive if not direct way, and have faith in the IET.
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    Well done.

    I hope the IET may take note of my post here. I found out yesterday(thanks to Moshe Waserman) that up until 2013 I could have applied for a CGLI GCGI on the the strength of my being an IEng. Sob!Sob! I now know what it must feel like to pull a winning lottery ticket out of your wallet only to find it has expired!

    I had looked into that qualification about 14 years ago but had seen no indication of the IEng connection. Certainly the IET did not advertise this fact, which would have allowed me to point out that I had the equivalent of a BEng degree. Here in the US it is extremely difficult to explain foreign qualifications. I have always explained my City & Guilds was not a 4 year degree but more than a 2 year degree.

    I assume I am not the only person who is an IEng without a degree (I have a CGLI Full Tech Certificate). What are the chances of the IET petitioning or negotiating with City & Guilds to do a 'one-off' for IEngs without degrees and advertise it strongly? They could go one further by using their computer databases to add it to the annual subscription renewal! Both organisations would make money(I would happily pay the IET a commission for organising things) and the IET especially, would earn itself a lot of good will and positive thoughts from its members.

    I am going to post this on a new thread in the hope that some with power and authority within the IET may feel moved to help IEngs in the same position that I am.
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    Well done.

    I hope the IET may take note of my post here. I found out yesterday(thanks to Moshe Waserman) that up until 2013 I could have applied for a CGLI GCGI on the the strength of my being an IEng. Sob!Sob! I now know what it must feel like to pull a winning lottery ticket out of your wallet only to find it has expired!

    I had looked into that qualification about 14 years ago but had seen no indication of the IEng connection. Certainly the IET did not advertise this fact, which would have allowed me to point out that I had the equivalent of a BEng degree. Here in the US it is extremely difficult to explain foreign qualifications. I have always explained my City & Guilds was not a 4 year degree but more than a 2 year degree.

    I assume I am not the only person who is an IEng without a degree (I have a CGLI Full Tech Certificate). What are the chances of the IET petitioning or negotiating with City & Guilds to do a 'one-off' for IEngs without degrees and advertise it strongly? They could go one further by using their computer databases to add it to the annual subscription renewal! Both organisations would make money(I would happily pay the IET a commission for organising things) and the IET especially, would earn itself a lot of good will and positive thoughts from its members.

    I am going to post this on a new thread in the hope that some with power and authority within the IET may feel moved to help IEngs in the same position that I am.
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