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
it is not illegal to insist on CEng, though I was told (in my previous position where I was recruiting) that any such requirement may need to be justified to show why it is not discriminatory
However I think it's important to be clear here that it's only a question of potential discrimination against the "protected characteristics" Roy mentioned earlier, so provided you can show that candidates of different gender, ethinc background, disability etc had equal opportunity to apply for CEng then this would not be - and, as I understand it, is not - a problem. Actually it's a myth - albeit a common myth - that you need to actively show that it is not discriminatory, rather the case is that you need to be prepared to demonstrate to a tribunal why you were not discriminating were a case to be brought against you.
it is not illegal to insist on CEng, though I was told (in my previous position where I was recruiting) that any such requirement may need to be justified to show why it is not discriminatory
However I think it's important to be clear here that it's only a question of potential discrimination against the "protected characteristics" Roy mentioned earlier, so provided you can show that candidates of different gender, ethinc background, disability etc had equal opportunity to apply for CEng then this would not be - and, as I understand it, is not - a problem. Actually it's a myth - albeit a common myth - that you need to actively show that it is not discriminatory, rather the case is that you need to be prepared to demonstrate to a tribunal why you were not discriminating were a case to be brought against you.
