Students
Student and Graduate membership with the IED is the starting point to professional registration. If you are studying design or engineering, membership of the IED will give you the opportunity to network with other students and those already working in industry. It can also help you gain professional recognition and eventually engineering council registration where appropriate.
Membership is free for full time students and for the first year after graduation.
Some of the benefits of becoming a student member include:
- Networking via social sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook
- Access to members only online discussion forums
- The opportunity to attend regular conferences, seminars and networking events
- The opportunity to post your CV on our website
- Complimentary copies of Engineering Designer journal
- Access to our technical library
- Interim Engineering Council registration for suitably qualified graduates
- Professional development and mentoring to full membership and registration