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
A very well presented summary. I would like to take up your answer to "What are the confidence issues?"
You state (and I fully agree with) "I have very, very often come across these views, but very rarely - if ever - come across someone who holds these views who has actually read UKSpec." However I would like to comment that I and many of my peers gained CEng in the days before UKSpec. Many of these people are in management (read 'recruiting') positions now and they will only know and understand UKSpec if they have been mentoring or acting as a volunteer PRA, Interviewer, etc., which many managers feel they don't have time to do. (I should point out that I was fortunate to be in a business that expected senior engineers and managers to be at least Mentors, possibly more.) The challenge is therefore not just limited to non-PEI interested industries but includes those industries which support the PEIs but the recruiters have not maintained their knowledge of the changes in the Professional Registration requirements.
A very well presented summary. I would like to take up your answer to "What are the confidence issues?"
You state (and I fully agree with) "I have very, very often come across these views, but very rarely - if ever - come across someone who holds these views who has actually read UKSpec." However I would like to comment that I and many of my peers gained CEng in the days before UKSpec. Many of these people are in management (read 'recruiting') positions now and they will only know and understand UKSpec if they have been mentoring or acting as a volunteer PRA, Interviewer, etc., which many managers feel they don't have time to do. (I should point out that I was fortunate to be in a business that expected senior engineers and managers to be at least Mentors, possibly more.) The challenge is therefore not just limited to non-PEI interested industries but includes those industries which support the PEIs but the recruiters have not maintained their knowledge of the changes in the Professional Registration requirements.
