The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is one of the world’s largest multidisciplinary engineering institutions, bringing together more than 157,000 engineering and technology professionals across 148 countries. It operates as a global home for engineers and technicians, registered as a charity in England and Wales and in Scotland, with offices in the UK, USA, China, India, and Hong Kong.
The IET supports the profession through a wide portfolio of knowledge and professional services: it publishes over 100 new books, journals, and magazines each year, maintains the Inspec scientific and technical database with over 20 million records, and runs more than 1,500 events annually through almost 100 Local Networks and 22 Technical Networks. The institution also safeguards professional standards by awarding UK Engineering Council registrations (ICTTech, EngTech, IEng, CEng) and accrediting engineering degree programs worldwide.
Mission statement: To inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society. Vision statement: Working to engineer a better world.