Institute of Highway Engineers

Institute of Highway Engineers
Abbreviation IHE
Established 1965
Type Professional association
Purpose to provide professional development opportunities, support and leadership for individuals to achieve and maintain professional recognition.
Professional title
 Institute of Highway Engineers
Headquarters London, NW1 United Kingdom
Region
Worldwide
Membership
3000+
Key people
 President: Jonathan Pearson CEng FIHE; Chief Executive: Richard Hayes
Website www.theihe.org

The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) (formerly the Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers) is the professional institution for practitioners in highway and traffic engineering offering Engineering Council registration and professional development support.

The Institute awards the professional qualifications: Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician and Chartered Engineer.

The Institute was founded in 1965 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.[1]

It has been registering engineers and technicians with the Engineering Council since 1972 and accrediting academic courses since 1989.

Membership and professional qualifications

The Institute of Highway Engineers is a membership organisation with approx 3500 members worldwide (2018). Membership grades include:[2]

  • Student
  • Affiliate
  • Apprentice (APPIHE)
  • Associate (AMIHE)
  • Member (MIHE)
  • Fellow (FIHE)

IHE is a licensed body of the Engineering Council and can award Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Engineering Technician (EngTech) professional qualifications.[3]

Highway Engineering Academy

In 2018 the IHE launched the Highway Engineering Academy[4] to accredit skills highways practitioners are expected to know and deliver in the workplace. There is a skills shortage within the highways sector and the Academy provides a one-stop-shop for highway engineers training needs. The training can lead to an IHE Professional Certificate or Diploma[5] in Asset Management, Transport Development Management, Cycling Infrastructure, Traffic Signal Control, Traffic Sign Design, Temporary Traffic Management and Winter Services and is recognised by employers in the industry.

References

  1. ↑ Institute of Highway Engineers, "History of the IHE", IHE, May 2018
  2. ↑ Institute of Highway Engineers, "IHE Membership Types", IHE, May 2018
  3. ↑ Engineering Council, "Professional Engineering Institutions", Engineering Council , 22 May 2018
  4. ↑ Highway Engineering Academy, "Highway Engineering Academy", IHE, September 2018
  5. ↑ Institute of Highway Engineers, "IHE Professional Certificates", IHE, May 2018
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