The Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1945. The IED is the UK’s only professional body representing those working in the fields of Engineering and Technological Product Design. The membership of the institution work in a diverse range of industries that include: product design and manufacturing; architectural design and construction; mechanical, automotive and aircraft design, design education, IT and computing. The IED is licensed to award three Charterships, including Chartered Technological Product Designer.
Function
The stated aims of the institution are to further the interests of its members by:
* Promoting and facilitating the advancement of engineering and product design within both industry and education
* Supporting the professional development of its members
* Facilitating the exchange of knowledge and ideas between its members and the various industries in which they work
* Raising the standing and visibility of its members
* Maintaining a high standard of professional conduct
The IED is licensed by the
Engineering Council
The Engineering Council (formerly Engineering Council UK; colloquially known as EngC) is the UK's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and engineering technician, holding a register of these and providin ...
to assess candidates wishing to join the ECUK’s Register of Professional Engineers and Technicians who may then receive Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer or Engineering Technician status. The Institution is also licensed by the EC to accredit undergraduate and post graduate degree courses and by the
Society for the Environment to award Chartered Environmentalist and Registered Environmental Practitioner registrations to suitably qualified and experienced members. Under the auspices of its own Charter the IED also grants Chartered Technological Product Designer (CTPD) or Registered Product Designer (RProdDes) designations to suitably qualified and experienced Technological Product Design members.
Members of the institution are entitled to use the
postnominal
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, academic degree, accreditation, ...
letters MIED; the institution also maintains accreditation pathways for
CAD
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...
users allowing suitably competent persons to achieve "Registered CAD Practitioner" status and use the postnominal letters RCP and "Registered CAD Manager" RCADMan.
Structure
The institution is based in
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
and has members world wide including active local groups in Malta, Hong Kong and Malaysia. In March 2014
Maggie Philbin
Margaret Elizabeth Philbin OBE (born 23 June 1955) is an English radio and television presenter whose credits include ''Tomorrow's World'', '' Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'' and latterly '' Bang Goes the Theory''.
Early life
As a child, she becam ...
was elected honorary president of the IED, succeeding Sir George Cox. The appointment was in recognition of her ongoing work to support and promote science, technology and engineering. On 21 July 2018 she was succeeded by Pete Lomas, co-founder and trustee of the
Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a British charity and company founded in 2009 to promote the study of basic computer science in schools, and is responsible for developing the Raspberry Pi single-board computers.
Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foun ...
.
Royal Charter
The institution was presented with a
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but s ...
by
the Duke of Edinburgh, a patron of the IED since 1954, at a ceremony at
St James's Palace on 23 February 2012. A ceremony to mark the launch of the Chartership for Technological Product Designers was held at the Palace on 8 July 2015.
See also
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Chartered engineer
Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thr ...
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Incorporated Engineer
An engineering technologist is a professional trained in certain aspects of development and implementation of a respective area of technology. Engineering technology education is even more applied and less theoretical than engineering education ...
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Engineering Technician
An engineering technician is a professional trained in skills and techniques related to a specific branch of technology, with a practical understanding of the relevant engineering concepts. Engineering technicians often assist engineers and engi ...
References
External links
Institution of Engineering Designers
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Design institutions
ECUK Licensed Members
Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage
Organisations based in Wiltshire
Organizations established in 1945
Westbury, Wiltshire