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Membership
Career development & professional registration-
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Members and registered users
Enhance your career
Professional registration recognises your competence, commitment, skills and experience.
The IET provides guidance and support to enable members to undertake planned and structured Initial Professional Development (IPD) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Professional development courses designed to help individuals and organisations reach and stay at the leading edge of engineering and technology.
The IET Awards reward and celebrate individual excellence, innovation and ambition (engineering scholarships).
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Resources
Library, archives, bookshop, publications & factfiles-
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E&T Jobs
Engineering & Technology Jobs
Search today for your next engineering role on Engineering & Technology Jobs, the job board hosted by the IET.
Standards
IET Standards
IET Standards publishes authoritative standards, codes of practice and guidance materials for professional engineers and other key stakeholders, using its expertise to achieve consensus on best practice in emerging and established technology fields. ISL also works with expert partners to deliver training based on its publications.
Publications
Buses, Bankers and the Beer of Revenge
From Greek computers to aircraft carriers made of ice - a collection of 50 of the best stories from Justin Pollard’s Eccentric Engineer column in E&T magazine.
Engineering & Technology magazine
E&T is the leading monthly magazine for all engineering professionals. Its award winning content is available in print, online and on iPad.
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Get Involved
Communities, sectors, volunteers & discussion forums-
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MyCommunity
Shape your community. Shape your world.
MyCommunity, the IET's professional network and collaboration platform, enabling you to connect, interact and exchange knowledge with your peers.
Volunteering
Interact with the IET and raise your professional profile
Volunteering can enhance your career development, is a personally rewarding experience and also benefits your Community.
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Events
Conferences, seminars, courses, lectures & visits-
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Highlighted events
20 May 2013 | IET London: Savoy Place, UK
11 - 14 June 2013 | Wyboston Lakes Hotel, Bedfordshire, UK
14 June 2013 | IET London: Savoy Place, UK
8 - 10 April 2014 | Midland Hotel, Manchester, UK
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Policy & Media
Thought leadership, media centre & public affairs-
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Media centre
IET corporate news and activities, plus comment and reaction on engineering and technology issues.
Read what the media is saying about the IET and our activities.
We can provide independent experts to talk to the media on a range of engineering and technology related subjects.
Advice and support to IET members on promoting IET activities via the media and social media.
Policy
Key topics offer summaries of the IET’s positions on many of the most important policy topics.
The IET represents the views of its members on a wide range of professional and technological issues.
Offering unbiased, independent, evidence based policy advice.
The engineering profession speaking with one voice on key issues relating to engineering.
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Further careers information
Other useful information and career related links.
Engineering career links
Engineering and technology careers and news.
Working with Engineering UK, inside careers provides authoritative information on careers in engineering and technology fields.
Work experience links
National Council for Work Experience 
The national council promote, support and develop quality work experience for the benefit of students and organisations.
Shell step is a UK programme offering undergraduate project based work within small to medium sized businesses.
Advice for graduates, careers information and work experience guidance.
Further help and guidance
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) provides advice and guidance on employment and workplace issues and dispute mediation.
Information on rights in learning, training and work as well as advice and guidance.
General advice on careers and courses.
Sector skills councils
SummitSkills is the sector skills council for the building services engineering sector, which encompasses the electrotechnical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration and plumbing industries.
e-skills UK is the sector skills council for IT and telecoms.
Cogent is the sector skills council for the oil and gas, petroleum, chemicals, polymer and nuclear sectors.
The sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies. A source of information on training, development, standards and qualifications across science, engineering and manufacturing.
Energy and utility skills is the sector skills council for the electricity, gas, waste management and water industries.
Qualifications
Agency responsible for providing information and UK equivalency on vocational, academic and professional skills and qualifications.
Specific areas of interest
The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) provides a common framework for the identification for skills in ICT.
