Working Engineers
This new flexible work-based route enables you to gain the
necessary academic qualifications and develop the required
competence for professional qualification without needing to leave
employment.
As well as undertaking learning to meet UK-SPEC requirements for
either bachelors or masters level, you will develop the required
competences for professional registration. Successful completion of
the learning programme results in an academic award. Participants
who demonstrate the required competences are also eligible to apply
for professional review. Your learning and development of
competences are based around your work activity and also tailored
to your employer's needs.
Benefits to working engineers include:
- A workplace route to achieving the required academic
qualifications for professional qualification - IEng or CEng
status
- Your learning and professional development are linked to your
workplace activities
- No loss of earnings as you will 'learn whilst earning'
- Support and mentoring to guide you through the process.
Who is it for?
It is for you if you don't have the full exemplifying
qualification, are in work, and are unable to commit to full-time
study.
Programmes lead to either an MSc Professional Engineering
for those aiming for CEng or a bachelor level award for those
aiming for IEng Guide to the Bachelors degree in
Professional Engineering.
Access for those based outside the UK click here
Click here
to read case studies of working engineers who are enrolled on these
programmes.
What to do if you are interested
Progammes are being offered now by several universities and you should contact them
directly.
Click here for the list of
professional engineering institutions who are supporting this new
route.
The Engineering Council is rolling-out the programmes to
more academic institutions and Professional Engineering
Institutions to widen the application and availability of the
qualification. If you are interested in a professional body or
university that is not listed contact the Project Manager Deborah
Seddon - dseddon@engc.org.uk
