Book the Defence Roadshow to come to your site

Defence Liaison Officer Lara Mallett and Membership Development Executive Jack Arundel are here to support you. Let us come and explain to your personnel how the Institution can help their development with funding, learning opportunities and guidance on the route to professional registration, plus one-to-one support.

Ask for a visit to your site and get the information and insight into what an engineering institution can do for you and your personnel. Email dlo@imeche.org to request a visit.  See our forthcoming visits here Get more involved with IMechE.

Use your local ILO volunteers to link in with IMechE

IMechE now has around 30 volunteer Industry Liaison Officers (ILOs) based at military camps and units around the UK and overseas. ILOs are there as a local point of contact for questions about professional registration, IMechE and what it can provide and as a sponsor for your application.

We are grateful to our ILOs who give this information and support on a weekly basis.  See a list of our current ILOs here Find an ILO (imeche.org). If there is no ILO at your location and you would like to volunteer let us know on ilo@imeche.org and our colleague Jacqueline Brown will tell you how.

Continuing professional development with our support

Join us for our next Defence Volunteer meeting

Our next Defence Volunteer meeting is on Tuesday 10 October in Birdcage Walk in London from 11:00-15:00. It’s an ideal way to find out more about volunteering opportunities at IMechE and to link up with other volunteers from the armed forces and MOD more widely.  If you wish to join us, but can’t make it in person, why not dial in over Teams.  The agenda is below and please contact dlo@imeche.org for the Teams link or to reserve a place in person.

‌10 October - IMechE Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ

11:00-11:15 - Introductions
11:15-12:00 - Defence Liaison team update; support for volunteers; promotional materials and funding opportunities
12:00-12:20 - Regional and specialist committees within IMechE and engaging with Defence
12:20-12:45 - Support Network and how it can support Defence members and their families
12:45-13:45 - Buffet lunch and networking
13:45-14:45 - The professional review interview – how IMechE organises the PRI, tips and guidance for applicants, volunteering and getting trained as a PRI
14:45-15:00 - Introduction to the IMechE Library
15:00 - Close
15:00-15:30 - Tour of the building

Defence Roadshow

Forthcoming dates:

Tuesday 3 October 11:00-13:00 MOD Abbey Wood

Wednesday 18 October 8:30-10:30 REME, Colchester

Contact dlo@imeche.org for more information

Get more involved with IMechE

‌Use your Standard Learning Credits and access training for £45

‌Professional Development Support

‌Professional Registration for Armed Forces & MOD Engineers (on Teams)

Tuesday, 24 October - 12-12:45pm

Armed forces and MOD engineering personnel can learn about the routes to professional registration and the support available.

Register for this event:  You need to pre-register to attend these sessions. Email Jill to register – dlo@imeche.org.

‌Defence Roadshow Preparing for Armed Forces Professional Review Interview for IEng or CEng (on Teams)

Tuesday, 7 November - 12-1pm

Guidance for armed forces personnel on preparing for IEng and CEng interview from one of our experienced military interviewers. By the end of this session you will know how to prepare effectively for the professional review interview and what to expect.

Register for this event: You need to pre-register to attend these sessions. Email us to register dlo@imeche.org.

‌Career Learning Assessment (CLA)

‌Achieving IEng or CEng without a degree
Find out more about the routes to IEng or CEng without formal engineering qualifications at bachelors or Masters degree level.

Contact us on dlo@imeche.org for guidance and support.

Support other Armed Forces and MOD engineers with Career Learning Assessment

Have you been through CLA successfully to demonstrate your career learning to degree or Master’s level? Would you like to offer your support and encouragement to others going through the process?

Let us know if you are interested in joining the network to support your fellow engineers on dlo@imeche.org

‌Become a Fellow

Fellow is the highest form of membership within an engineering institution. It confirms an individual’s influence, impact and support for other engineers and technicians as well as the wider community.

To become a Fellow you are expected to demonstrate certain professional qualities – categorised as Essential, Desirable and Optional. You can apply either through the Standard route, or if you are at the rank of Lt Col, Wg Cdr or Cdr, you can apply through the armed forces route.

CPOAET Jamie Partington RN IEng FIMechE, spoke recently about his route to Fellowship: “The opportunity to apply for Fellow is open to anyone. Look carefully at the criteria and very often the evidence is already there in your career, it’s a question of putting together your application.”

You can read more about the qualities expected of a Fellow here and join one of our dedicated Fellow workshops online - the next one:

1 November - 12noon-1pm – Booking here.