What letters can you use?
IET designatory letters
| Membership Category | Designatory Letters |
| Honorary Fellow | Hon FIET |
| Fellow | FIET |
| Member | MIET or TMIET |
| Associate | No designatory letters |
| Student | No designatory letters |
Engineering Council professional registration designatory letters
| Title | Designatory letters |
| Chartered Engineer | CEng |
| Incorporated Engineer | IEng |
| Engineering Technician | EngTech |
| ICT Technician | ICTTech |
How do you use them?
You should use your Engineering Council letters after your decorations or degrees, and before your IET membership letters:
- A B Smith OBE MEng CEng FIET
- A B Smith OBE BSc IEng MIET
- A B Smith OBE EngTech TMIET
Or you can use the title in full at the end, like this:
- A B Smith OBE MIET Incorporated Engineer
If you pay your Engineering Council fees through another licensed member body, you must show the institution’s designation immediately after, like this:
- A B Smith OBE CEng FRAeS FIET
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Thank you for your patience as we improve how we connect with you.