With over 3,500 members, the IHE helps highway engineers with their professional development.
We provide professional development opportunities, support and leadership for individuals to achieve and maintain professional recognition.
We’ve been registering engineers and technicians with the Engineering Council since 1972 and accrediting academic courses since 1989. You can take advantage of our extensive highways experience and trained specialist advisors, mentors and reviewers by becoming a member.
Why join the IHE?
Training & Events
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Engineering Technician/ICT Technician Workshops
- Thu 23 Jan 2020
Are you planning to submit your Engineering Technician/ICT Technician registration application later this year? Perhaps you have been struggling to find the time to assemble your submission or maybe you are simply unsure how to make that all important start. If so, then help is at hand with the IHE EngTech/ICT Technician workshops.
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Winter Services Decision Making
- Tue 28 Jan 2020
The only accredited UK course for Winter Services Decision Makers and Managers. Winter Services is assuming greater professional and political significance in ensuring highway networks are available and safe for use at all times.
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Temporary Traffic Management (Certificate)
- Wed 29 Jan 2020
The only UK course specifically for temporary traffic management designers, engineers and practitioners working in the planning and design of temporary situations on highways.
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Autonomous Vehicles
- Tue 11 Feb 2020
The IHE Scotland Branch would like to invite you to a technical evening on ‘Autonomous Vehicles’ on 11th February 2020 in Perth.
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Temporary Traffic Management (Diploma)
- Wed 12 Feb 2020
This course is a follow on from the Professional Certificate in Temporary Traffic Management course.
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Drone Technology and Vaisala Artificial Intelligence Asset Recording
- Tue 10 Mar 2020
The IHE Scotland Branch would like to invite you to a technical evening on ‘Drone technology and Vaisala Artificial Intelligence Asset Recording’ on 10th March 2020.
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South Western Branch: Preparing for Professional Review
- Wed 11 Mar 2020
The IHE South Western Branch are hosting a Preparing for Professional Review workshop on 11th March in Wellington.
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Road Safety Engineering
- Tue 24 Mar 2020
This course offers the opportunity for the Road Safety Engineer to expand their knowledge and demonstrate their competency in all aspects of road safety engineering.
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Traffic Signal Control: From Design to Implementation
- Wed 25 Mar 2020
This annual residential course is for managers, engineers and technicians involved in the management, design or implementation of traffic control systems. The course is organised by IHE in conjunction with major UK industry players, the course complements the JCT Consultancy training programme.
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Asset Management
- Tue 31 Mar 2020
Other dates available. This four day course leading to the Professional Certificate in Asset Management is designed for Engineers and Technicians who currently are in, or aspire to take, a Highways Asset Engineer/Manager role; or for Asset Management Professionals.
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Highway Law: Principles and Practice
- Thu 02 Apr 2020
This course provides an interactive general guide to highway law for Highway Engineers working in all spheres but it will be of particular interest to those in Maintenance, Design, Development Management and Public Rights of Way.
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Transport Development Management
- Tue 21 Apr 2020
This course delivers learning across the wide diversity of subjects a Development Management Practitioner requires, in both the private and public fields of work, which are assessed through assignments leading to a DM Foundation Certificate.
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Cold Comfort Scotland 2020
- Thu 23 Apr 2020
The Cold Comfort Scotland conference aims to increase the knowledge and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of winter service operatives in Scotland.
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Traffic Signing and Road Markings
- Tue 28 Apr 2020
This 4-day course provides both a theoretical foundation and practical experience in the design and implementation of traffic signing and road marking schemes. It contains an introduction to the subject, but takes the concepts through to experienced practitioner level.
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Scotland Branch Annual Seminar and AGM
- Tue 28 Apr 2020
The IHE Scotland Branch would like to invite you to their annual seminar and AGM on 28th April 2020. The topic for the day is 'Weather Forecasting for Winter Maintenance MetDesk/BIM Technology'.
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Cold Comfort 2020
- Wed 13 May 2020
A platform for driving technology and change in the winter sector.
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Asphalt for Highways and Other Paved Areas
- Wed 13 May 2020
The course is designed to provide an invaluable understanding of asphalt technology. The confusing range of UK surface course asphalts have characteristics which make them suitable for specific uses.
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South Western Branch Annual Seminar and Awards 2020
- Thu 14 May 2020
Registration is now open for the 2020 Annual South Western Branch Awards
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Traffex Seeing is Believing 2020
- Wed 24 Jun 2020
Real environments, real full-scale demonstrations and real conditions
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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
This course provides an insight into the fast-changing landscape of Intelligent Transport Systems for Highway Engineers working in all spheres but it will be of particular interest to those working in Highways Authorities, ITS Consultants and ITS Companies.
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Highway Maintenance
This course, leading to the Professional Certificate/Diploma, offers the opportunity for those with appropriate maintenance engineering experience to expand upon their knowledge and demonstrate their competence in this increasingly important area.
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Find your local branch
IHE Branches are run by members for members.
They’re found in every region of the United Kingdom. Our branches are led by an elected committee of IHE members who run regional activities such as site visits, CPD seminars, technical meetings and social events.
Scotland
The area the branch covers is the entire area of Scotland.
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Northern
We are hoping to re-establish this branch. Please contact us if you’d like to help with new branch activities.
Email: web@theihe.org
Yorkshire & Humber
The area the branch covers includes the entire area of Yorkshire and Humber. Major towns and cities include Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Whitby, Scarborough, Hull, Grimsby and Richmond.
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North Western
The North Western Branch has been re-established. Please contact us if you’d like to help with new branch activities.
Email: northwest@theihe.org
East Midlands
The branch covers the area within the East Midlands. Major towns and cities include Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Buxton and Gainsborough.
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Mercia
The area the branch covers stretches from Stoke-on-Trent in the far north, to Stroud and Gloucester in the south. Major towns and cities include Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Telford, Stafford, Stoke, Gloucester and Worcester.
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North Wales
We are hoping to re-establish this branch. Please contact us if you’d like to help with new branch activities.
The area the branch covers includes Counties north of Carmarthenshire. Major towns and cities include Llandudno, Wrexham, Holyhead, Porthmadog, Newtown, Welshpool and Llangollen.
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South Wales
This branch has been re-established. If you would like to volunteer to help out with branch activities please email us.
Email: South.Wales@theihe.org
Chilterns
We are hoping to re-establish this branch. Please contact us if you’d like to help with new branch activities.
Email: web@theihe.org
Eastern
The area the branch covers includes counties within East Anglia. Major towns and cities include Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Cambridge and King’s Lynn.
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South Eastern
We are hoping to re-establish this branch. Please contact us if you’d like to help with new branch activities.
Email: web@theihe.org
Southern
The area the branch covers includes the central southern area of England. Major towns and cities include Southampton, Worthing, Winchester, Woking, Guildford, Andover and Reading.
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South Western
The area the branch covers includes the entire south west of England. Major towns and cities include Torquay, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Chippenham, Newquay and Penzance.
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Greater London
We are hoping to re-establish this branch. Please contact us if you’d like to help with new branch activities.
Email: web@theihe.org
Northern Ireland
The area the branch covers is the entire area of Northern Ireland.
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- 1 Scotland
- 2 Northern
- 3 Yorkshire & Humber
- 4 North Western
- 5 East Midlands
- 6 Mercia
- 7 North Wales
- 8 South Wales
- 9 Chilterns
- 10 Eastern
- 11 South Eastern
- 12 Southern
- 13 South Western
- 14 Greater London
- 15 Northern Ireland