Is it possible to remain a CEng if IET membership is ended?

Firstly, sorry a slight absence but I'm now receovering from my 5th failed eye surgery and sadly will now be "exit stage left only" if I don't want to crash out   I also means that with posturing (head down) computer use is a tad difficult.

 

We have seen some excellent ideas, suggestions, possibly problems regarding a coherent and sensible way of this little interesting challenge of CEng and IET position, requirements AND COST for members in retirement and I recognised the uproar that would be cause by someone joining/qualifying just before retirement and with no track record to speak of. The 45 years qualifying period example also presents a challange as the "job for life" has long since evapourated and companies are all too keen to cull the older more expensive assets often in the total miss belief that the younger ones are cheaper (a salary observation) and fail to take a account the money that could be saved or break even on with experience people on the job.  All a sign that the top managment and "£ figures" have lost the sight and trust of their management chain below them.  Once you hit 50 or 55 it can be curtains and getting another is not that easy.  You are either too experienced or too expensive and stacking supermarket shelves might not appeal and you will no longer be actively particiating and practising in the EC's mind.

 

Alasdair suuget a few post back that I start a new specific thread/topic.  I agree but now due my present medical position I'm not really going to be able do this properly as a lot of what has been posted would indeally need cutting/migrating from this topic acroos to the new.  If people think this is an issue that progress COULD? be made on with the EC / IET then I'm happy for the/a moderator to do the neccessry to do this.


I appollogise for typos etc. but one eye and head down it not conducive to expert post when you are not a touch typist.      

Firstly, sorry a slight absence but I'm now receovering from my 5th failed eye surgery and sadly will now be "exit stage left only" if I don't want to crash out   I also means that with posturing (head down) computer use is a tad difficult.

 

We have seen some excellent ideas, suggestions, possibly problems regarding a coherent and sensible way of this little interesting challenge of CEng and IET position, requirements AND COST for members in retirement and I recognised the uproar that would be cause by someone joining/qualifying just before retirement and with no track record to speak of. The 45 years qualifying period example also presents a challange as the "job for life" has long since evapourated and companies are all too keen to cull the older more expensive assets often in the total miss belief that the younger ones are cheaper (a salary observation) and fail to take a account the money that could be saved or break even on with experience people on the job.  All a sign that the top managment and "£ figures" have lost the sight and trust of their management chain below them.  Once you hit 50 or 55 it can be curtains and getting another is not that easy.  You are either too experienced or too expensive and stacking supermarket shelves might not appeal and you will no longer be actively particiating and practising in the EC's mind.

 

Alasdair suuget a few post back that I start a new specific thread/topic.  I agree but now due my present medical position I'm not really going to be able do this properly as a lot of what has been posted would indeally need cutting/migrating from this topic acroos to the new.  If people think this is an issue that progress COULD? be made on with the EC / IET then I'm happy for the/a moderator to do the neccessry to do this.


I appollogise for typos etc. but one eye and head down it not conducive to expert post when you are not a touch typist.