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About Us

Our vision is to be the Institute of Choice for Highway Engineers. Our mission is to provide professional development opportunities, support and leadership for individuals to achieve and maintain professional recognition.

  • Learn about the IHE. IHE membership formally recognises your qualifications and industry experience.

  • We believe we have an outstanding team dedicated to prioritising our members’ interests. If you’re seeking a rewarding and engaging career in a fantastic environment, consider starting your journey with us!

  • We’ve been registering engineers and technicians with the Engineering Council since 1972 and accrediting academic courses since 1989. We’re proud of our long history and provide our members with 50 plus years of highways experience.

IHE Membership

Join us and demonstrate your technical skills, qualifications and expertise to clients and employers. We offer membership types for highways professionals at every stage of their career.

Professional Registration

Becoming a professionally registered engineer demonstrates your high standard of competence and commitment. By choosing to register, you set yourself apart as an engineer with high standards and also demonstrate your commitment to maintain that competence in the future.

Academy Training

The IHE Highway Engineering Academy offers industry-led training in highway engineering. Through one of our specialist training courses leading to an industry-recognised Professional Certificate or Diploma, the HEA delivers the qualifications, skills and knowledge demanded by the highways industry which are in short supply today.

Work with us

Professional Development Partnerships are open to Highways Sector businesses, Local Government Authorities, Academic Institutions, Professional Engineering Institutes and other Highways interest based organisations.

IHE Resources

The Institute is committed to sharing knowledge and promoting best practice across the profession, helping members and the wider highways community develop their skills, broaden their understanding and stay informed on key industry developments.

The IHE Highway Engineering Academy offers specialist one day courses. These intense courses in specific fields of highway engineering are aimed at both private and public sector employees looking to rapidly upskill, or refresh, their knowledge.

These popular courses are held throughout the UK regularly to provide a comprehensive review of the current requirements, law, technologies and practical issues. They are also designed to be interactive, with attendees encouraged to bring along specific problems they have encountered and would like our expert’s advice and opinion on.

Sharing best practice and experience are key to making highway engineering more effective and efficient. These courses are designed to do just that and are delivered by experts in their respective fields who use the benefit of their expertise to encourage learning and engagement from practitioners in the industry. All attendees receive a CPD certificate of attendance for the day.

 

Courses

  • Highway Law: Principles and Practice

    • Thu 05 Nov 2026

    This one day course is intended to deliver a broad understanding of the law on Highways (in theory and practice) principally for highway engineers but also for anyone requiring additional knowledge of this area of law.

  • Asphalt Pavements - The Fundamentals

    • Tue 10 Nov 2026

    One day course in Asphalt Pavements. There are many different types of asphalt mixtures and applications to choose from, and not all are suitable for every situation. Being able to understand the composition and characteristics of the different types is essential to ensure the correct choice is made. 

  • Asphalt Pavements – Production, Paving & Compaction

    • Wed 11 Nov 2026

    One day course in Asphalt Pavements. There are many types of asphalt mixtures and applications to choose from, with different elements to their installation. Being equipped with information on the key attributes for these products and processes provides an enhanced understanding of the specification requirements.

  • Carbon Literacy Project Training

    Gain the skills to make a real impact with this one day accredited Carbon Literacy training course. This course from the Institute of Highway Engineers, Institute of Asphalt Technology and the Institute of Quarrying covers the causes and effects of climate change, practical actions to reduce emissions, and how to influence others to act. Ideal for individuals and teams.

Join the Institute of Choice for Highway Engineers

IHE membership formally recognises your qualifications and industry experience. Join us and demonstrate your technical skills, qualifications and expertise to clients and employers.