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From professional registration and Standards updates to policy developments and registrant stories, this is where we share how the promise of responsible engineering is being made real.
Now that I have achieved professional registration and have gone through that process, I feel motivated to gain further professional qualifications when I am ready to apply. This will benefit my career massively as having those credentials behind me demonstrates my capabilities.
Becoming registered with the Engineering Council was always something I aspired to and LFB support this by ensuring that there is an expectation and ethos within our group.
I believe my employer would greatly benefit from my professional registration as their profile is raised by employing professionally recognised engineers and technicians who work within a Code of Conduct, act with integrity, take responsibility and have a high level of professional competence.
Being professionally registered opens up new avenues of training and professional development, and also gives you access to a wide community of like-minded engineers who can share resources and expertise on a particular subject.
I believe achieving registration as an EngTech has benefited my career in a number of ways. It has set me apart from other technicians and being an EngTech proves my competence to my employer and shows them that I have an internationally recognised professional title.
For professional standing and respect, I want to be able to say I’m a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Registration demonstrates my competence and sound judgement to potential clients and project collaborators.
Professional registration is an inscription of peers’ acceptance, denoting not only technical competence but also the commitments to ethical values and conscientiousness of community wellbeing.
In many ways, being a Chartered Engineer (CEng) is a recognition of my practical competence as well as academic ability. The title of CEng is highly respected by industry partners when working on collaborative proposals and projects.
Professional registration earns respect and trust when talking to international colleagues and external stakeholders.
Registration has benefitted my career as I have been able to add another level of professionalism to my CV and it has also meant I have been involved in some great training at work as part of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
I joined IHE as an Affiliate Member in 2018. I found it was the institution that best reflected my professional interests, and with most of my team being members of the IHE and active members of the Mercia Branch (West Midlands), it felt like a natural progression. I also find it particularly important as a woman to be visible in these networks.