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Connecting the engineering community

Our communities bring industry and academia together to give engineers and technicians around the world a platform to network, learn and collaborate online or face to face.

Whether you’re in the early, middle or late stages of your career, if you want to stay up to date with current technology and industry, require access to continuing professional development (CPD), looking for peer to peer networking opportunities or perhaps volunteer roles then start making real connections in the engineering community.

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Local Networks

We have over 100 local networks run by volunteers around the world. They organise lectures, technical visits and seminars that provide opportunities to learn and meet new people.

Great for:

- Peer to peer networking
- Restricted project or learning funds
- CPD
- Giving back to the profession
- Multidisciplinary learning
Go to Find your local networks
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Technical networks

Our vision is to work strategically with leaders and experts from both industry and academia to develop a portfolio of vibrant and global technical communities.

Great for:

- CPD
- Industry expertise
- No or low-cost events
- Specialist content
- Valuable connections
- Multidisciplinary learning
Go to Find a community that shares your expertise
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Engineering communities online

Join more than 60,000 engineering professionals online. Connect, collaborate and discuss engineering issues, without leaving your home or workplace.

Great for:

- Knowledge on the go
- Peer to peer networking
- Upcoming IET and volunteer-led events
- Online discussions
- Accessible Q and A for the time poor engineer
Go to Sign up and get started
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Volunteer

If you’re passionate about engineering, why not join over 4,000 skilled and experienced volunteers and be an ambassador of industry expertise and influence?
Go to Volunteering for the IET
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Technical webinars

We are working with technical and industry experts to provide free insightful content on a variety of engineering disciplines that can be accessed from around the world.

Join in, watch on-demand or find out about your upcoming technical webinars.

Go to Technical webinars

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Community resources

We’ve put together a suite of how to guides to make sure that your activities are a success, whatever community you’re a part of.

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