The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a professional engineering body with main offices in London and Stevenage, serving engineers across the UK and the world.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. It represents the profession on public issues, advises Parliament and other agencies, and works on industry standards, conferences and publications. It is also a licensed member institution of the Engineering Council, so it registers Chartered Engineers, Incorporated Engineers, Engineering Technicians and ICT Technicians. It is a registered charity in England, Wales and Scotland.
The IET was formed in 2006 when the Institution of Electrical Engineers, with roots going back to 1871, joined with the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, with roots going back to 1884. Its main offices are at Savoy Place in London and at Futures Place in Stevenage. Wikipedia reports more than 157,000 members in 148 countries in the text and 168,000 in 150 countries in its summary box, so the exact count is uncertain. We did not find a formal mission statement on the pages we read, so we have not invented one.
The IET wrote the IEE Wiring Regulations, which are now published as British Standard BS 7671 and are used by electricians across the UK. It runs a journals programme, including titles such as Electronics Letters, and accredits degree courses in electrical, electronic, manufacturing and information engineering. It also funds scholarships and prizes. The Faraday Medal is its highest honour, and it has run the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award since 1978 and Apprentice and Technician Awards since 2013. It led the design and delivery of the UK Cyber Security Council, appointed in 2019 and launched in 2021.
The IET has local networks in many countries, and the pages we read name Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Kenya, Kuwait and Malaysia, with an office in Beijing. In the UK it has its two main sites. It is governed by a President and Board of Trustees, with a Council advising the Board. Dawn Ohlson became President in 2025, and Ed Almond is Chief Executive and Secretary.
As a professional body, the IET employs editors and publishers, standards and policy specialists, education and schools outreach teams, event organisers, membership and registration staff, and digital and technology teams. Its link to manufacturing is through accreditation of manufacturing engineering degrees and awards such as the Mensforth Manufacturing Gold Medal. If you like electronics, computing, power or communications and also like explaining and promoting engineering to others, this is a good place to look.
Website: www.theiet.org
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