Ben,

Personally, I think that's a good plan. As Mehmood said, enjoy yourself, it's why you joined the profession and anything could happen in the future, and as Roy Bowdler said, if pursuing a Masters was something you really wanted to do, then you should do it, if it's not, then you shouldn't.


But to provide you with additional assurance, as an interviewer, I guarantee you that the advice those seniors have given you is simply not true! You stand every chance that, by pursuing the course of action you describe, you will build up your knowledge and understanding to a level that will gain you C.Eng. Whilst I don't have any statistics to hand, I can assure you that we regularly award C.Eng to people who don't hold a Masters, and I have a sneaking suspicion that, in the IET at least, they may even now outnumber those who do 

Maybe those seniors are not Electrical Engineers? Maybe they're Civil Engineers? I believe the statement is much closer to true in the ICE. If they are members of the IET, they are, very simply, wrong.


My gut feel is that you are currently ready for I.Eng, not yet C.Eng, and you may as well go for I.Eng to demonstrate your current position, but that, in the, due course of time, you will, as I did, be ready fur C.Eng.


To be clear, so that I don't mislead you, whether you do go for I.Eng or not will not help or affect your path to C.Eng one jot, except indirectly, in that it may encourage people to offer you work that will help you progress to C.Eng. But If you don't go for it, you will still gradually gain further knowledge and understanding in the natural course of operating as an engineer that will help your progress, Andhra most likely lead you to readiness for C.Eng.. The reason I feel it would be worth you going for I.Eng is to demonstrate, on an immediate basis, to those who need to know, that you are already operating as a good, solid, competent engineer and have met a benchmark to prove it.


But if you do so, don't get into the mindset that it's a second prize - be proud of it, trumpet it to everybody that will listen and even to those who are inclined not to.


Whichever you decide, I strongly advise you to ask the Institute to put you in touch with a PRA. That will provide the ultimate confirmation of whether or not my gut feel is right. Who knows, they may advise you that you are already likely to be successful going for C.Eng!

Ben,

Personally, I think that's a good plan. As Mehmood said, enjoy yourself, it's why you joined the profession and anything could happen in the future, and as Roy Bowdler said, if pursuing a Masters was something you really wanted to do, then you should do it, if it's not, then you shouldn't.


But to provide you with additional assurance, as an interviewer, I guarantee you that the advice those seniors have given you is simply not true! You stand every chance that, by pursuing the course of action you describe, you will build up your knowledge and understanding to a level that will gain you C.Eng. Whilst I don't have any statistics to hand, I can assure you that we regularly award C.Eng to people who don't hold a Masters, and I have a sneaking suspicion that, in the IET at least, they may even now outnumber those who do 

Maybe those seniors are not Electrical Engineers? Maybe they're Civil Engineers? I believe the statement is much closer to true in the ICE. If they are members of the IET, they are, very simply, wrong.


My gut feel is that you are currently ready for I.Eng, not yet C.Eng, and you may as well go for I.Eng to demonstrate your current position, but that, in the, due course of time, you will, as I did, be ready fur C.Eng.


To be clear, so that I don't mislead you, whether you do go for I.Eng or not will not help or affect your path to C.Eng one jot, except indirectly, in that it may encourage people to offer you work that will help you progress to C.Eng. But If you don't go for it, you will still gradually gain further knowledge and understanding in the natural course of operating as an engineer that will help your progress, Andhra most likely lead you to readiness for C.Eng.. The reason I feel it would be worth you going for I.Eng is to demonstrate, on an immediate basis, to those who need to know, that you are already operating as a good, solid, competent engineer and have met a benchmark to prove it.


But if you do so, don't get into the mindset that it's a second prize - be proud of it, trumpet it to everybody that will listen and even to those who are inclined not to.


Whichever you decide, I strongly advise you to ask the Institute to put you in touch with a PRA. That will provide the ultimate confirmation of whether or not my gut feel is right. Who knows, they may advise you that you are already likely to be successful going for C.Eng!