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Advantages of membership for students and apprentices

Impress your future employers by becoming a member of the IET.

The IET is recognised globally as a hallmark of quality and professionalism -offering the  professional qualifications for Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Engineering Technician (EngTech).

For a Student or Apprentice there are numerous advantages of membership, the IET can equip you with all the tools you need to reach the next stage of your career. Here are some of the key elements of membership:

Scholarships and awards

There are various scholarships, awards, prizes and bursaries that you can apply for to help fund your work or travel. One in three applicants to the IET is successful.

Software discounts

The IET has teamed up with Citinexus to negotiate discounted software packages for members. Products available include Microsoft, AVG, Quickbooks, TurboCad, FileMaker, Mindjet and Parallels.


Study resources


Books and journals

As an IET member you will have access to our library which has over 70,000 books and journals. The library is fully accessible online or by phone, so you can order books for loan or renew them remotely and we will post the books out to you wherever you are in the world.

Research

Our specially trained librarians can also help you with research work, using tools that reach the deeper parts of the Internet that search engines can not get to.

Broadband television channel – IET.tv

Watch the advancement of Engineering and Technology unfold on IET.tv.
IET.tv uses the very latest in webcasting technology to deliver multimedia and interactive content to the Engineering and Technology Community - showing lectures and presentations from major IET events.

Magazines

You will receive:

  • Engineering & Technology (fortnightly)
  • Student & Graduate Magazine (termly) 

On-line communities

Take the opportunity to join a Technical and Professional Network. Each TPN is an online community of people studying or working in a particular field. In your network,you will find the latest news for your community, forums where you can interact and knowledge and details of events, courses and seminars.

www.theiet.org

Access the member’s only areas which contain a range of essential information exclusively for Students and Apprentices.  Technical Report Writing Guide, Final Year Project Advice and Engineering Technician are just some of resources available.

Local events

Go to your Local Network. There are 90 Local Networks around the world. The network in your area will be putting on courses, seminars and excursions for Younger Members so go out and meet like minded people.

Career support

The IET helps its members at the start of their Professional Development. There are Life Skills courses available to develop your business skills and a series of on-line materials designed to help you get the job you want.

The IET Career Manager software records your experience and achievements, creating an ongoing personal profile to help you plan the next stage of your career.

The IET teams up with its 1500 Business Partners to provide you with up to date details of companies that are actively seeking Engineering and Technology graduates.