b'18 Member News November 2023Professional developmentInspiring the next generation on the road to CEng Yewande Akinola MBE CEng FIET HonFREEng is one of our new IET Vice Presidents. She specialises in Water, Energy, Construction, and Manufacturing for Assembly.Originally starting as a graduateChoosing a professional home engineer for Arup, Yewande spent the first two years as an environmentalChoosing the correct professional body services engineer, working on somefor Yewande was an important decision incredible projects across the UK,as she looked at which institution could including schools, commercial buildings,best assist her career development. airports and stadiums, all helping her toI chose to become Chartered with the embed the fundamentals of engineering.IET because I really like the fact that it was so broad in terms of its appreciation of the engineering industry. We live in a time where technology and engineering really work hand in hand and the IET understands that. Yewande Akinola MBE CEng FIET HonFREEngLooking back on her choice of institution,be in the UK, which was really helpful. Yewande realised she made the right choice for her and her career path as sheLooking back and moving began to diversify and take on new and exciting projects that would all help herforward with becoming CEng.Now Professionally Registered and Validation and recognitionbalancing a successful engineering career with a blossoming career in television and I spent a lot of time learningBeing a member of the IET was alsomedia, Yewande realises that CEng did how to become a creativebeneficial for Yewande as she was ablehelp her feel established in engineering. engineer and an engineerto access the support and guidance onIt was pretty much confirming that offer from dedicated Membership andI was qualified, and it was a single with a really strong focus onProfessional Registration teams from way of confirming to anybody that I sustainability. I then movedacross the globe.was a qualified engineer. Thats what to Shanghai where I spentI got a lot of help from the IET and thechartership does, it helps you bring all Membership team as well. I was based inof the experience that you have gained three years working on someover the years and get credit for it.Shanghai when I applied so I was really amazing super high-risetrying to work on it from thousands buildings including one thatof miles away. It was really handy to have the Professional Registration was 100 storeys. team responding to my emails, helpingRead more aboutwith any queries that I had, helping toYewandes CEng journeyschedule interviews when I was going to'