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Registration has benefits
for employers, engineers and the economy.
Employers
of registered engineers, scientists and technologists have the assurance of knowing that their employees have
received education and training that has enabled them
to gain the recognition of their peers as meeting UK
and international standards for knowledge and experience.
Their credentials have been verified, and their commitment
to continuing professional education established. Maintaining
registration will ensure that they are exposed to new
developments in their profession, and provides numerous
opportunities to benefit from these. It also means that
they are governed by a professional code of conduct,
and receive reminders and assistance in determining their
obligations under this. In some cases, evidence of employing
registered engineers is necessary to the award of contracts
in the UK and overseas.
Professional
Engineers, Scientists and Technologists who register, benefit from the achievement and self-esteem
of meeting UK and international standards for knowledge
and experience. Whether specified in job advertisements
or not, registration as a professional gives an edge
to candidates who have it. Registration links the engineer
into a professional Institution, assessed by the Engineering
Council UK, the Science Council or their international
equivalents, as capable of providing comprehensive professional
development guidance and opportunities, with a regular
magazine to assist in this, and many opportunities to
network with colleagues with similar professional interests.
It also keeps them abreast of job opportunities, and
is a regular reminder of their professional standing
and the obligations they owe to society.
The Economy benefits
from the registration of engineering, science and technology
professionals because registration
encourages such professionals to undertake additional
study and experience to maintain their employability,
and to ensure their flexibility in the face of changing
circumstances. This aids economic development, and employment
flexibility. The commitment to a code of professional
conduct helps to avoid anti-competitive bad practice,
and the networking implicit in membership of a professional
Institution helps to ensure the spread of best practice
despite competitive pressures.
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