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
I think IEng is clearly defined in the UK SPEC. IEng is unique to the UK. A person who achieved this designation is a professional Engineer.
When I was IEng it definitely elevated my status and the professional recognition. Being registered with EC UK immediately provided a benchmark and standard.
Academically the IET and other PEI's involvement in accreditation of degree programs leading to IEng, and the UK SPEC for IEng is really demanding.
I always thought that additional work needed to be done on the industrial side, Business has to see sufficient value added and there in my humble opinion is the root
of the reason for what is reported as a decline in registration of IEng's.
Hiring manager knows there is value added bit is it sufficient? If the requirement to be registered IEng for specific Jobs was dominating the job market then the professionals will get registered.
Becuase there isn't a strong demand for it in the job market the professional is not sufficiently motivated to get registered.
For example, I think if hiring IEng is good for public safety and the government provides business and corporations incentives in tax relieve or another type of incentive then
businesses will respond. For example free(subsidized) mandatory quality CPD for members of PEI's who are registered EngTech, ICTTech, IEng, and CEng.
If employers will see IEngs overperform their peers who are not registered then it will be a turning point to prefer registered employees.
I think IEng is clearly defined in the UK SPEC. IEng is unique to the UK. A person who achieved this designation is a professional Engineer.
When I was IEng it definitely elevated my status and the professional recognition. Being registered with EC UK immediately provided a benchmark and standard.
Academically the IET and other PEI's involvement in accreditation of degree programs leading to IEng, and the UK SPEC for IEng is really demanding.
I always thought that additional work needed to be done on the industrial side, Business has to see sufficient value added and there in my humble opinion is the root
of the reason for what is reported as a decline in registration of IEng's.
Hiring manager knows there is value added bit is it sufficient? If the requirement to be registered IEng for specific Jobs was dominating the job market then the professionals will get registered.
Becuase there isn't a strong demand for it in the job market the professional is not sufficiently motivated to get registered.
For example, I think if hiring IEng is good for public safety and the government provides business and corporations incentives in tax relieve or another type of incentive then
businesses will respond. For example free(subsidized) mandatory quality CPD for members of PEI's who are registered EngTech, ICTTech, IEng, and CEng.
If employers will see IEngs overperform their peers who are not registered then it will be a turning point to prefer registered employees.
