Honorary Fellowship

Peter,

 

I was able to contact those responsible at Engineering Council myself. They have promptly responded asserting that they value all registrants and always try to include any on the awards list. Having exercised due diligence to identify any on the list this time, their search did not find any current IEng or Eng Tech registrants. They had included in any publicity 12 IEng and 1 Eng Tech recognised by honours over the last few years.  Perhaps you can check this out further and post a comment or correction if necessary. Although you agreed with me, I wouldn’t want to see an inaccurate allegation.      

 

As I hope I have made clear in my earlier comments, any criticism by me of Engineering Council is because that is where the buck must stop on those issues that have led to the problems described. The staff of Engineering Council have the difficult task of trying to serve everyone fairly, including the overwhelming majority of its registrants who are Chartered Engineers.  Like the staff of any organisation they can only implement the strategy and policy set out.  I am attempting to persuade the majority of moderate Chartered Engineers who care about the future of the profession, to eschew the snobbery of some backwards  looking activists, often with a narrow perspective. Hopefully we’ll find lots more Chartered Engineers on honours lists in future as we rebuild their numbers and emphasise how the engineering profession serves society rather than some of its own, at the expense of others.                   

Peter,

 

I was able to contact those responsible at Engineering Council myself. They have promptly responded asserting that they value all registrants and always try to include any on the awards list. Having exercised due diligence to identify any on the list this time, their search did not find any current IEng or Eng Tech registrants. They had included in any publicity 12 IEng and 1 Eng Tech recognised by honours over the last few years.  Perhaps you can check this out further and post a comment or correction if necessary. Although you agreed with me, I wouldn’t want to see an inaccurate allegation.      

 

As I hope I have made clear in my earlier comments, any criticism by me of Engineering Council is because that is where the buck must stop on those issues that have led to the problems described. The staff of Engineering Council have the difficult task of trying to serve everyone fairly, including the overwhelming majority of its registrants who are Chartered Engineers.  Like the staff of any organisation they can only implement the strategy and policy set out.  I am attempting to persuade the majority of moderate Chartered Engineers who care about the future of the profession, to eschew the snobbery of some backwards  looking activists, often with a narrow perspective. Hopefully we’ll find lots more Chartered Engineers on honours lists in future as we rebuild their numbers and emphasise how the engineering profession serves society rather than some of its own, at the expense of others.