Professional Development for Engineers

All engineers should seek to maintain their personal and professional competence through undertaking structured professional development. The Institution of Engineering and Technology seeks to create an environment which encourages and enables members to remain professionally competent throughout their working lives through the provision of appropriate advice, guidance and support services. This approach is promoted by all institutions which belong to the Professional Development Partnership (currently The Institution of Engineering and Technology, IIMechE, RAeS and Institute of Physics) and is appropriate to all the members of the Partnership institutions.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology guidance on professional development is non-prescriptive and promotes self-managed lifelong professional development. Whilst it is not mandatory it should be viewed as obligatory and individuals should be in a position to provide development action plans and documented evidence of their professional development if required. Adopting a structured approach and planning your development will ensure you:

• demonstrate your continuing commitment to your profession;
• develop the good practice of regularly reviewing your needs and selecting relevant learning activities to help you fulfil them.

The Institution expects its members to be able to demonstrate, if requested, their commitment to professional development and continuing competence. Written evidence will be required at Professional Review for chartered engineer.

At other times members may be surveyed to establish whether The Institution of Engineering and Technology's policies of the Institution and support services for professional development are useful and effective.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology has a range of services and guidance documents to assist with professional development:

Support for Individuals

Support for Employers