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Incorporated Engineer (IEng) UK vs Engineering Technologist (ET) Pakistan

Nouman Abid Chuhan
Hi / Assalam u Alaikum


I am registered with the EC as Incorporated Engineer (IEng) through the IET UK.  Now i am very pleased to inform all of you that i am also registered with the National Technology Council (NTC) www.ntc-hec.org.pk Pakistan as Professional Engineering Technologist (PE.Tech).


Four Years B.Tech-Hons or BS Tech or BSc Engineering Technology Degrees (attested by the Higher Education Commission - HEC) are the primary requirement to get register with the NTC Pakistan as the Engineering Technologist.  On the other hand, EC UK requires two years HND or three years Bachelors Engineering or Technology Degree for the title of Incorporated Engineer (IEng).


I would suggest that the EC UK should also upgrade the eligibility criteria for IEng as four years degree and change the title from IEng to Chartered Engineering Technologist (CET).  Its my point of view.  The Standards of other countries may also be compared other than Pakistan in this context.


Thank you.

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    Andy Millar:

    As far as I know, the majority of engineering graduates in the UK are taking three year degrees - they certainly were a few years ago. (If anyone has any actual figure perhaps they could point us to them?) This is because they are cheaper, and seem to offer similar employment prospects. And we also have two year degrees which are likely to grow in popularity




    That's correct Andy. There will always be a safety net for undergraduate students to achieve a choice of award, depending on their highest level of final perfornance: CertHE, DipHE, Fd, BSc/BEng, BSc(Hons)/BEng(Hons), MSc/MEng, and MSc(Hons)/MEng(Hons).


    Universities don't want to throw students out empty handed unnecessarily, as it gives them a bad name and that'll affect future course recruitment.


    What is rather interesting, is what happens to a student who's completed an MEng degree below 1st class; but achieved a 1st class at BEng(Hons)? I think they're only allowed to accept one or the other, but not both.


    Here is the conundrum for the poor graduate; Do I accept my 1st class BEng(Hons) degree (and forfeit my lower class MEng degree) to optimise my chances of a good 1st choice job in my early career; or do I just take my lower class MEng degree in return for a less desirable job, but with a future prospect of CEng registration?

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    Andy Millar:

    As far as I know, the majority of engineering graduates in the UK are taking three year degrees - they certainly were a few years ago. (If anyone has any actual figure perhaps they could point us to them?) This is because they are cheaper, and seem to offer similar employment prospects. And we also have two year degrees which are likely to grow in popularity




    That's correct Andy. There will always be a safety net for undergraduate students to achieve a choice of award, depending on their highest level of final perfornance: CertHE, DipHE, Fd, BSc/BEng, BSc(Hons)/BEng(Hons), MSc/MEng, and MSc(Hons)/MEng(Hons).


    Universities don't want to throw students out empty handed unnecessarily, as it gives them a bad name and that'll affect future course recruitment.


    What is rather interesting, is what happens to a student who's completed an MEng degree below 1st class; but achieved a 1st class at BEng(Hons)? I think they're only allowed to accept one or the other, but not both.


    Here is the conundrum for the poor graduate; Do I accept my 1st class BEng(Hons) degree (and forfeit my lower class MEng degree) to optimise my chances of a good 1st choice job in my early career; or do I just take my lower class MEng degree in return for a less desirable job, but with a future prospect of CEng registration?

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