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 representation of Engineers was done by a different body then Technicians and TechnicianEngineers.
My rank when I started was 9 on the scale of TechnicianEngineers. And each registration body protected the interests of their designation.
Engineers made sure others didn't overlap to match with their "turf".
There was a separate scale for Engineering and better pay and benefits.
In that country there is simple law, if you are not registered as Technician you cant call your self a Technician and be working on a technician scale.
The Employer hires a professional who is not registered on what is called Vocational Scale. And the type of the employee is Vocational or Professional Employee.
He/She cannot be called a Technician until he/she are registered and in my department, there were no vocational employees because the type of work required qualified registered professionals.
The watchdog so to speak is the registration body for each level.
Smaller companies that had 10 employees didn't have to adhere to strict rules with larger companies.
But individually if one is describing themselves as a Technician or Technician Engineer or Engineer the first thing HR will require is recognized registration.
Some of my friends who started at vocational type grew to be division managers, directors etc. If you are a hiring manager and you liked a candidate, there was a way to bring that candidate on board. And for the unregistered professionals, there was motivation to get registered.
The vocational/Professional classification was created specifically for companies that needed freedom from restrictions.
It worked then, it still works.
For persons with foreign education, there is a process of registration, as long as they completed recognized education.
I had to bring an original certificate with two copies to the regional office with the application form and pay the fee. My copies got stamped by the clerk as matching the original, the original was returned to me. The comity decision may take up to 6 months.
The government deemed the education law of Technicians, TechnicianEngineers, and Engineers as a national priority and treated it accordingly.
The representation of Engineers was done by a different body then Technicians and TechnicianEngineers.
My rank when I started was 9 on the scale of TechnicianEngineers. And each registration body protected the interests of their designation.
Engineers made sure others didn't overlap to match with their "turf".
There was a separate scale for Engineering and better pay and benefits.
In that country there is simple law, if you are not registered as Technician you cant call your self a Technician and be working on a technician scale.
The Employer hires a professional who is not registered on what is called Vocational Scale. And the type of the employee is Vocational or Professional Employee.
He/She cannot be called a Technician until he/she are registered and in my department, there were no vocational employees because the type of work required qualified registered professionals.
The watchdog so to speak is the registration body for each level.
Smaller companies that had 10 employees didn't have to adhere to strict rules with larger companies.
But individually if one is describing themselves as a Technician or Technician Engineer or Engineer the first thing HR will require is recognized registration.
Some of my friends who started at vocational type grew to be division managers, directors etc. If you are a hiring manager and you liked a candidate, there was a way to bring that candidate on board. And for the unregistered professionals, there was motivation to get registered.
The vocational/Professional classification was created specifically for companies that needed freedom from restrictions.
It worked then, it still works.
For persons with foreign education, there is a process of registration, as long as they completed recognized education.
I had to bring an original certificate with two copies to the regional office with the application form and pay the fee. My copies got stamped by the clerk as matching the original, the original was returned to me. The comity decision may take up to 6 months.
The government deemed the education law of Technicians, TechnicianEngineers, and Engineers as a national priority and treated it accordingly.
