The number of newly registered incorporated engineers continues to decline. The strategy of the Engineering Council is clearly not aligned to supporting the engineering technologist professional. Given the governments commitment to technical education the IET should create their own professional register to provide a relevant standard. It is obvious the current UKSPEC standard lacks credibility in terms of the IEng grade
The is a hard core of UK CEng and PEIs that want to set up an elitist register of Professional Engineers.
70% of the UK PEs are not UK EC registered for avery god reason.
IET has failed
I propose:
IET - Institute of Electrotechnique Technologies Following the concerted effort by the Chartered Engineers – Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology disciplines and the continuing denigration of the Incorporated Engineers of all categories, disciplines and the ignoring of female professional engineers in general; I propose that IET Members should be honest by restricting IET activities to the Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology disciplines exclusively. IET should continue to promote the true elitist values of Chartered Engineers as a superior formation chosen through the IET subjective CEng nomination to ECUK registration procedures already in operation. This action follows the trend that has evolved since the IET disbanding of Special interest Groups a few years after the creation in 2006 of The Institute of Engineering and Technology.
“Give back to Caesar that which belongs to Caesar”
Or should we go back to the 2005 agreed constitutions of IEE & IIE for an Institute of Engineering and Technology for all disciplines genders and levels of expertise?
Should we call on the Board of Governors to implement the UK ENGINEERING 2016 – Prof UFF Report
Should we help to open up Professional Engineer Registration to all who meet the Professional Engineer specification on education, training qualifications and experience?
Should we stop beating about the bush and start to be professional and positive,
Or just lock ourselves into our water-tight, self supporting, elitist restrictive practice – closed shop.
Just look at the medical profession – their system has failed and yet we insist on copying it. Hospitals and Engineering Companies in the UK cannot find enough qualified practitioners, yet they restrict training and registration to inflate their salaries. They bring in foreign, competent, professionals, as seen in hospitals, general practices and now nuclear power engineering.
I have done my bit in getting our PEI to amalgamate to become IET in 2006, others have worked hard to destroy this utopist project. I’m retiring after 51 years of hard practical engineering; yet at my age, I am still being solicited to return and to work in the UK – where are the UK, young PEs? I resigned from ECUK registration as I do not want to take a younger persons chance to work. I have retired from future membership of IET – IET has no retired associate possibilities. I call on all PEs to do the same after a good professional work career. Become associate IET only.
Engineering is fun, do not destroy it for personal greed or recognition. Your recognition is your work that continues to run and perform long after you, not silly titles.
John Gowman, BA (Science) MIET (for a few days; 3 MScs approved – 5 CEng refused) Ingénieur chercheur – alternative & sustainable energy and nuclear power installations. Ex MoD; UKAEA, SRC; –indentured to the Minister of Aviation - the last UK apprentice-slave.
One of the first Technician Engieers (IEng)- what an insult that was!
