On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:04:00 -0700, T.C. Phelps wrote:

> Up here in Alberta, our professional organization (APEGGA) can and will go after you if you are a non-Eng
but are advertising yourself as an Engineer

In Britain there is no such issue - anyone can call themselves anything if they aren't attempting to deceive
by doing so.  There is a big difference between Titles, and Job Titles.  It is wrong (although US news
reporters seem to do it often) to refer to "Prime Minister Blair" - that's his job, not his title: he is "Mr.
Blair, The Prime Minister" (or vice versa).

When it comes to professional qualifications, it's done by putting "letters after the name" and you become
eligible for them by being accepted into the body that "owns" them, and they will persue anyone who uses them
without entitlement.  So for example, you could see "John Smith MIMechE" (Member of the Institute of
Mechanical Engineers) and know that he is accredited in his profession, and assume he knows how to handle a
spanner :-)))

Misuse of job titles, such as calling yourself a Civil Engineer and putting yourself across as someone who can
design bridges, would be illegal under the normal rules of fraud and passing off, where the illegal act is in
telling lies about your ability, not in adopting the job title.

Cheers,

Howard Winter (former MRI)
St.Albans, England

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