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Registered Members passed the "3-year" Renew Period, and Rejoin Again.

Former Community Member over 7 years ago

Dear all,

Is any registered member out there would rejoin IET, after passing the "3-year" renew period? So, it means they need to re-take the professional review intervew! Is anyone done this before?

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0 Roy Bowdler over 7 years ago

I wouldn’t want to criticise anyone who may finds that membership and registration fees cause difficulties with their cash flow. I have been in that situation myself. With busy lives it also easy to overlook payment, if you are unable to use an automated payment method like direct debit. Obviously there is a cost to the institution created in the “bureaucracy” of chasing overdue payments which it would prefer to avoid.

In the case of Engineering Council Registration, The member led committee responsible for overseeing standards and processes is due to discuss the issue shortly. There is an increased emphasis on continuing professional development, to help maintain standards, which can easily seem like a “nuisance” or “bureaucracy”. Ideally we will find a way forward that helps to bring clearer added value to this process rather than just “compliance”. We shouldn’t be playing a “blame game”, which seems to have led Wayne to feel penalised. It seems reasonable that if someone is going to suspend their registration for a significant period (up to three years) some basic questions should be asked to reinstate. For longer periods it seems reasonable for that to include a revalidation by interview. This is a discussion forum, so if someone disagrees then please make an alternative argument.

Engineering Council maintains records of suspended registrations going back decades and some members have benefited from advantageous treatment after long gaps. Members should not pass themselves off as being registered when they are suspended or “lapsed”, but The IET wants to help them return if they are demonstrating the appropriate standards.
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0 Roy Bowdler over 7 years ago

I wouldn’t want to criticise anyone who may finds that membership and registration fees cause difficulties with their cash flow. I have been in that situation myself. With busy lives it also easy to overlook payment, if you are unable to use an automated payment method like direct debit. Obviously there is a cost to the institution created in the “bureaucracy” of chasing overdue payments which it would prefer to avoid.

In the case of Engineering Council Registration, The member led committee responsible for overseeing standards and processes is due to discuss the issue shortly. There is an increased emphasis on continuing professional development, to help maintain standards, which can easily seem like a “nuisance” or “bureaucracy”. Ideally we will find a way forward that helps to bring clearer added value to this process rather than just “compliance”. We shouldn’t be playing a “blame game”, which seems to have led Wayne to feel penalised. It seems reasonable that if someone is going to suspend their registration for a significant period (up to three years) some basic questions should be asked to reinstate. For longer periods it seems reasonable for that to include a revalidation by interview. This is a discussion forum, so if someone disagrees then please make an alternative argument.

Engineering Council maintains records of suspended registrations going back decades and some members have benefited from advantageous treatment after long gaps. Members should not pass themselves off as being registered when they are suspended or “lapsed”, but The IET wants to help them return if they are demonstrating the appropriate standards.
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