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MIET membership

Annual membership fee - £197

If you’re working as a professional in the engineering industry and actively developing your knowledge and understanding of best practices, you can apply to become a member with MIET designatory letters.

You’ll be asked to show you meet our MIET criteria when you apply.  

Membership of the IET is a mark of excellence and recognition of your achievements. Be recognised as a leader in your field, open up career opportunities and increase your earning potential by joining us today.
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Criteria for IET Membership (MIET)

For our membership category for professional engineers, recognised under EU Directive 2005/36/EC, you’ll need to show you have the following qualifications and experience when you apply.

Go to Criteria for IET Membership - MIET

Three-stepped early career programme

If you have recently graduated, you can benefit from reduced rate fees as you start your career in engineering:

Year 1 - £20
Years 2, 3 and 4 - £65
Years 5 and 6 - £95

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Achieve great things with the IET

Whether you are just starting out, or you’re at the top of your game, we’re here to support you achieve great things at every stage of your career.

Joining the IET gives you access to a wealth of resources, support, and advice with your ongoing professional development.

Join your knowledge sharing network

Grow your professional network with our global communities of engineering and technology specialists, share information and build expertise with trusted peers.

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Get industry informed

Free and discounted training and events offering insight on best practices.

Receive in-depth training on everything from ethics and compliance to standards and sector-specific regulations, enabling you to feel confident in your abilities as a ‘best in class’ engineer.

Go to https://events.theiet.org/our-events/

Stay up to date with the latest technical content

25% discount for all members on IET Books, and IET Codes of Practice and Guidance materials and 10 free download credits to use on the IET Digital Library.

We publish more than 100 books and journals on science, engineering and technology every year.

Go to IET Codes and Guidance

Early career hub

If you are in the early stages of your career, we can offer support to boost your work skills and take charge of your future.

Visit our Early Career Hub to learn more. 

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Advance your career

Maintain your Continuing Professional Development with our support and access to Career Manager, helping you grow and succeed.

Becoming a member is also the first step towards Professional Registration and international recognition of your competence and commitment to professionalism.

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Membership benefits

More than just letters after your name, joining the IET unlocks multiple benefits.

See the full range of membership benefits

Don’t just take our word for it…

Never stop pursuing your passion for innovation and problem-solving

Soumia is now putting her skills to good use working on projects contributing to the UK’s net zero target.

Go to Soumia Ayyadi MIET: never stop pursuing your passion for innovation and problem-solving

Contributing to a more environmentally conscious future

Sion’s journey in engineering began with a week of work experience at a fire station, sparking his passion for problem-solving.

Go to Sion Perkins MIET: contributing to a more environmentally conscious future

Finding success and a professional home

Ama joined the IET to benefit from networking and to help her stay up-to-date.

Go to Ama Frimpong MIET: finding success and a professional home

Member stories

Read about how our members have used IET membership to progress their careers.

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FAQs

You can find answers to frequently asked questions about joining the IET.

Go to Joining the IET: FAQs

Contact us

For further information on becoming a member, please contact our Membership team at membership@theiet.org or by phone on +44 (0) 1438 765678.

Go to mailto:membership@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.

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