Membership
What we do for you
The IHE exists to help engineers and technicians at all levels in highways, traffic and transportation, to achieve and to maintain the highest standards of professional competence.
It offers you a route to full recognition of your achievements and is positively committed to raising awareness of your high standards.
IHE seeks to identify and respond to significant trends and developments in highways and transportation and in the wider society and environment.
- National and regional conferences update you and facilitate your developing practice. IHE meetings launched the Traffic Signs Regulations with DfT, introduced health and safety legislation, reviewed traffic calming techniques and looked at issues in surface treatments, PPG13, parking, access, rural transportation, safety audit, NRSWA, maintenance and Manual for Streets.
- Training courses educate new professionals in specialist fields. IHE's annual Traffic Signal Control Course is the recognised industry standard. We are also first with Highway Development Control Foundation Training.
- National Training Advisors (NTAs) support employers and trainees in the Training regions.
- Our Professional Review provides rigorous proof of your technical and professional competence and commitment to Engineering Council's exciting standards.
- The IHE Professional Certificates for specialist engineers have been endorsed by DfT, CSS and the Highways Agency.
- Regular liaison with employers and chief officers promotes training and recognition.
- IHE news appears monthly in Highways and Surveyor to put practitioner engineers in the forefront of the industry. The E-bulletin comes to you on the first Tuesday of the month. There's a regular E-news Briefing.
- Accreditation of training-providers and short courses improves the quality and relevance of courses and allows you to target training.
- Moving Ahead provides a framework and guidance for structuring your professional development and the Marketing & Events Manager is available to offer you personal advice.
- The Norman Blakemore Premium Award for technical papers and the annual Award for Excellence all reward achievements.
- The Code of Conduct ensures ethical practice by members in order to help safeguard the public.
- Policy on key technical issues puts together practitioners' expertise.
- A technical Hotline to answer your technical queries and assist the public.
- A Facebook page to encourage friendly member contacts.
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