this is true. The IR title doesnt make much difference, unless you really wanted it, but to be frank, only in civil eng matters most, as you'll need an IR to sign off the project, like the master plan of a whole housing estate( correct me if i'm wrong, but thats more or less the whole idea) while for EE, even if you're a designer, the title Professional engineer doesnt mean anything, to be frank out of my 4 years in EE field(MFG field), i only saw one engineer bears an IR title, and this guy is in SMT.

(Sorry for the abbre up there). MFG Field= factory, SMT= ( surface mount tech , go google)

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Added on February 26, 2010, 4:02 pmEngineering is good, tough, everyyear about mathematics. if you suck in maths, you need to spend more time every year in studying it, but no worries, you can make it. anyone from 4-10 A in SPM can handle it, and you can find a job, and you can even find a job in non engineering field.

You can go Banking, IT, finance, or whatever field you wish ( other than medicine,pharmacy) this is some advantage la, but spent like 100k in a 5 years course, this is a little benefit that we get

some background of me, Local Private uni, EE, 4 years working in EE industry.

pay ok lo. but , nothing fancy. working hour, you're an engineer, so they expect the best of out you.

Just like doctor, you dont complain long working hour ( depends on which company, really)

they expect the best out of you, if you love to complain, well, i wonder how you finish the engineering course.

and now, engineering field is booming again in the northern part, job is never a problem, just where you wanted it, and to be frank, first job is the hardest, after that, no problem.

Just make sure where you really wanted to start your career, if its singapore, keep trying, dun give up just because you sit in the house jobless for 3 months, so you give in for a job in kl or pg.

Engineering ,you'll get a job sooner or later, but sooner doesnt mean its better. Right place and right career is the most important thing.

First year salary less than 3k, but look out for travel opportunity and training, after a few years, your pay will increase very fast.

Annual increment is not bad too, roughly 10%

This post has been edited by stinger82: Feb 26 2010, 04:02 PM

tarc is not bad, but nowadays, they go for utar/ private uni, why specific reason you go for tarc? financial kind? to be frank, uni is more like a short cut, and i heard rumors had it that tarc is tougher than other uni/colleges

IR= title given to Professional Engineer ( IR= engineer in french = Ingénieur )

if you're into EE, IR isnt relevent, but if you're in civil, IR title helps a lot(lots and lots of $).

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Added on February 27, 2010, 9:59 ampretty good, do you love planes or fighter? that would be more motivated goal

but defense industry in msia is pretty limited and race bias, but after you graduated u can try for SG ( hence the brain drain )

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Added on February 27, 2010, 10:08 amhem, seems like every post on this topic, forgot to mention one thing.

no matter how much you love to solve problem, make robot love maths, love physics. You need to study real hard in the 4/5 years course.

Every year one subject of engineering maths, but, no big deal, just study hard. Anyway hard work pays

but the title engineer sounds good in the ears of in-laws though

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Added on February 27, 2010, 10:15 amwell , your interest shows you're suitable to study. But no matter where you go, you need to memorize stuff. Can you imagine a doctor checking internet or books upon your diagnosis? Its just like studying SPm, but a little bit harder.

Engineer is a job, just like a sales person, a computer fixing guy. BUt, with a lot more responsibility.

Your technician works 7-4, so he can leaves at 4pm no matter what happens. but you need to stand there fix it until 6am in the morning ( happened to me) and no complain and comparing.

Can you stand stress? Will you snap easily?

But to be frank, the ability to work until pressure, is the key to excel, no matter where you go.

Choose the one you love, and love the one you chosen. But engineering is very flexible, you can always change your career after you graduate they said engineering is one of the toughest, this i dunno : )

This post has been edited by stinger82: Feb 27 2010, 10:15 AM

hi,

yea, you can do that, but make sure your diploma ( maybe 2 years) will make more sense in uni , i mean, if you study 2 years of diploma in Tarc, and Utar requires you to continue engineering at second year, then you rugi one year.

To be frank, its quite important to make sure the course you study are accredited by BEM, but if you plan to work in other country, obviously they recognize your external degree rather than local uni degree. But for peace of mind, you need to make sure of the accreditation to work locally, like those MNC.

But, why dont you call Intel HR, and then tell them you're from which course, which UK uni, ( from Tarc courses for example), and ask them if they recognize it? easier right? ^^

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Added on March 2, 2010, 6:19 pmi have a fren graduated in CE, work in site lo, under sun. hot . possible to open their own firm. interesting career.

This post has been edited by stinger82: Mar 2 2010, 06:19 PM