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[TP]

Originally posted by rockhopper
Sorry to be picky here but you can only legally call yourself an Architect if you have the appropriate qualifications recognised by the RIBA! Engineer and Doctor have the same restrictions but interestingly Dentist doesnt!

I don't want to go into this debate because some people get quite heated. I take nothing away from you either Paul, you've studied hard to get your qualification and you've a right to defend what you've earned. Over the years I've had Engineer and Architect in my job title in various positions but to be honest I don't really care what you call me (easy tiger ).

It's just an easy way of describing the fact that I design various IT technologies. Technology Architect is an industry recognised method of doing this.

In the US and in Aus the Engineering society's started lawsuits for the very same reason - not being allowed to use the title Engineer. I'm not sure how either turned out (because I don't really care) but I guess it would be interesting.

Does that make sense?

[rockhopper]

I dont really care either, just making an observation.

[guest1]

Engineer.... have the same restrictions

Bin called a few things in my time, but I was informed that Engineer requires qualification in Europe and abroad, but not in UK.
This would be in job title only though, not on signatory papers.
Any truth in that?
If not, then I reckon the nuclear industry could lose a couple of hundred so-called "Engineers" (or jumped up draffies), rant rant rant.

[rockhopper]

I thought Engineer was one over here. Might be different if you put something infont of it like software engineer perhaps.

[Monty]

Interesting thought's about 'engineers, and architect's'-I used to be AMImechE and AMIprodE but since I have been in sales for over 30 years stopped paying my dues years ago.
The best one's have to be doctors, they study for 6 years to be able to be a doctor and to be able to call themselves Dr, then study a load more to become a surgeon and earn the right to be called-Mr. Most surgeons would rip your head off without the benefit of an anasthetic if you called them Dr. Funny old world ain't it...........?

John

[pguenet]

Lily
Yeap roles in the UK essentially London based although if you happened to have a client who wants you on his site, you may be in lovely Manchester, Edinburgh or somewhere in Holland. But the base is in London and also you can arrange some working from home, you would be expected to be most of time on client site or office site (lots of team work).
Alternatively there could be positions in Germany or India... but I don't think that this was the sense of the question.

TP
Thanks for offer but we do not have much systems work. Our work tends to be more around pure transactional solutions like a shop, trading system, etc.

Paul
Appologies for abusing the titles but those are very common titles in the industry although indeed I do not have a Architect or a Doctor diploma!

Those that have emailed - I have sent replies.

Cheers
p