How do I apply?
You can apply to become an Engineering Technician (EngTech) in two ways:
- Online via Career Manager, the IET's online skills development and recording tool for a reduced application fee.
- Via a paper application form which can be requested from our website.
What do I need to submit?
You’ll need to:
- give details about three recently completed technical tasks or projects
- discuss what you did, how you planned it, how you recorded the work and the precautions you took to maintain a safe environment
- show how you keep in touch with developments in your technical area, and how you continue to develop your knowledge and skills
- provide a minimum of one person to support your application. You may have two additional supporters
- provide higher education certificates signed as a true copy by one of your supporters.
Still not sure how to apply?
You could:
- contact a Professional Registration Advisor (PRA)
- opt-in for development support via Career Manager and we can help you develop your competence.
- use Career Manager to self-assess against UK-SPEC
- call the IET on +44 (0) 1438 21 1476 or email us on engtech@theiet.org.
We’re upgrading our systems, and this includes changes to our customer and member account log in, MyIET. It’s part of our big picture plan to deliver a great experience for you and our wider engineering community.
Whilst most of our websites remain available for browsing, it will not be possible to log in to purchase products or access services from Thursday, 17 April to Wednesday, 30 April 2025. Our Member Relations team is here to help and for many of our services, including processing payments or orders, we’ll be able to support you over the phone on +44 (0)1438 765678 or email via membership@theiet.org.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.
For further information related to specific products and services, please visit our FAQs webpage.