The IET Young Professionals WA

The IET vision is the sharing and advancing of knowledge throughout the global science, engineering, andtechnology communities to enhance people’s lives around the world. Our mission is to build an open, flexible, andglobal knowledge network supported by individuals, companies, and institutions, facilitated by the IET and its'members.

The IET is based in the United Kingdom and has approximately 168,000 members across 150 countries. TheIET has a range of activities it undertakes including:

•  accrediting UK undergraduate engineering programs;
•  making engineering related submissions to government (UK and EU);
•  providing scholarships, prizes and grants to young professionals;
•  publishing a range of journals and magazines; and
•  providing advice to government and the general public on engineering and technology matters.

IET WA Young Professionals (IET WA YP)

The IET WA YP Section has been in operation since 2008 and been active in organising social and networkingevents targeting young engineering professionals in Perth since that time. In the last two years, we have targetedUniversity students to:

• Get them to start thinking about their professional career early;
• Present opportunities to network with other young professionals and with engineering companies; and
• Provide opportunities to help them with their studies, their career and their professional development.