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 get the feeling that the majority of contributors to this discussion consider the status quo to be satisfactory. My view is that IEng is uniquely disadvantaged compared to other 'professional' qualifications. The Engineering Council and the majority of PEI's talk about the importance of technical educationand and shortage of technologists but in reality there is a complete failure to accept anything needs to change. The number of incorporated engineers is at an all time low and almost irrelevant in term of recognisable measure of competence.
The most prestigeous organisations in engineering such as the Enginners Trust and the Royal Academy of Engineering do not feature incorporated engineers in their membership but conversely argue for a more inclusive and diverse enginnering commuinity.
I get the feeling that the majority of contributors to this discussion consider the status quo to be satisfactory. My view is that IEng is uniquely disadvantaged compared to other 'professional' qualifications. The Engineering Council and the majority of PEI's talk about the importance of technical educationand and shortage of technologists but in reality there is a complete failure to accept anything needs to change. The number of incorporated engineers is at an all time low and almost irrelevant in term of recognisable measure of competence.
The most prestigeous organisations in engineering such as the Enginners Trust and the Royal Academy of Engineering do not feature incorporated engineers in their membership but conversely argue for a more inclusive and diverse enginnering commuinity.
