Institution membership for engineers
Benefits of and contributing to thriving professional networks
As an individual, joining your chosen Institution(s) at a suitable initial Membership grade e.g., ‘Student,’ ‘Graduate,’ ‘Affiliate’ etc. (i.e., where post-nominal titles are not typically awarded) – is a great first step towards achieving Professional Qualifications.
As an individual, when you gain this initial Institution Membership it will enable you to benefit from and contribute to a thriving professional network.
As a professional working in the world of Engineering, there are several Professional Engineering Institutions (AKA Professional Body) to choose from based on your academic background, your field of work, and your future goals.
Which Professional Institution?
Typically, Engineers and Technicians are Professionally Registered for Chartered Engineer (CEng); Incorporated Engineer Incorporated_Engineer(IEng); Engineering Technician (EngTech), or ICT Technician (ICTTech)) by the Engineering Council UK (ECUK) – through one of the following licensed Engineering Institutions:
- The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS):
- The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE):
- The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT):
- The Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management (CIWEM):
- The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE):
- The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE):
- The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET):
- The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM):
- The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST):
- The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE):
- The Institute of Measurement & Control (InstMC):
- The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3):
- The Institute of Physics (IOP):
- Engineers Ireland:
- Engineers Australia:
- The Energy Institute:
- The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS):
- The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA):
- Society of Operations Engineers (SOE):
- The Welding Institute:
- British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT):
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE):
- Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES):
- Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering (CIPHE):
- Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE):
- Institution of Engineering Designers (IED):
- Institute of Explosives Engineers (IExpE):
- Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE):
- Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE):
- Institute of Healthcare Engineering & Estate Management (IHEEM):
- Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP):
- Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE):
- Institute of Acoustics
- Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine (IPEM):
- Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE):
- Institute of Water:
- International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE):
- Permanent Way Institution (PWI):
- The Nuclear Institute:
- Safety & Reliability Society (SaRS):
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