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In article <CDHWILLI.91May1203210@exua.exua.exeter.ac.uk>,
CDHWilli@exua.exeter.ac.uk (Charles Williams) says:
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>In this country loads of people call themselves engineers: train-drivers,
>machine-shop technicians, TV repairpersons et al. and there is no law that
>stops anyone from *calling* themself a software engineer.  However the
>mark of professional "Chartered" engineers is that they take responsibility
>for the performance of their designs and that includes not only the
>direct, but also in many cases any *consequential* loss or damage.

One of the things that did annoy me in the UK was technicians/mechanics
etc. describing themselves as "engineers". The British Computer Society
(BCS) has become an Engineering Council member, and so membership of
BCS now means that for a small additional fee one can become C.Eng.

Getting the MBCS qualification requires a good honours degree in CS
or a related / computer intensive discipline: e.g. maths, physics,
engineering, plus an appropriate amount of post graduate experience
and sufficient responsibility.

As this is a bit off the beaten track, please send replies to
SOC.CULTURE.BRITISH.


Tim Greening-Jackson
European Space Operations Centre, 6100 Darmstadt, Germany