Vision
To be the natural professional home for all involved in Explosives and Explosives Engineering.
Mission
To promote the occupational competency, education and professional standing of those who work with explosives and provide consultative facilities for organisations and government departments within the explosives field.
Means
The Institute’s Mission is achieved by:
- Providing an education, training and examination service to ensure the competence of members in their specialized fields of explosives technology, and for the continuing improvement of training and standards.
- Becoming the managing organisation for National Occupational Standards for the Explosives Industry
- Professional affiliation with the Engineering Council (UK) and now preparing the ground for those suitably qualified members to apply for Eng Tech, IEng or CEng status as appropriate.
- The regular publication of a journal for the dissemination of articles on technical matters, a means of communication with Institute members, and as a public relations medium.
- Developing and maintaining a professional website to provide on line communication with the public and members about the scope and nature of the organisation of the Institute, its activities and its membership.
- Liaising and working in conjunction with legislative and regulatory bodies to ensure the practicability of control measures imposed on the activities of those whose work involves explosives.
- Developing and maintaining an effective Secretariat, Council, Committee and Working Group structure, regional and overseas branches and other domestic and overseas professional links. These are designed to ensure prompt and efficient communications between the Institute, its members, and outside organizations and to provide facilities for regular meetings of members on both a formal and informal basis.
Title
The organization is named The Institute of Explosives Engineers and this may be abbreviated to IExpE where appropriate.
