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EngineeringUK are recruiting for nominations to the Engineering Council Board of Trustees

Published: 17/03/2025

EngineeringUK are currently recruiting for nominations to the Engineering Council Board of Trustees and welcome applications from interested candidates. …

Accredited degrees now listed on European Database

Accredited degrees now listed on European Database

Published: 05/11/2021

Accredited degrees listed on the Engineering Council’s recognised course search database are now also listed on the FEANI European Engineering Education Database (EEED). The EEED is a very important reference tool for …

Updated Guidance on Risk & new resources on Security

Updated Guidance on Risk & new resources on Security

Published: 05/11/2021

The Engineering Council produces guidance on topics, reflecting both current and future needs, to support individual engineers and technicians. This includes those at all career stages and includes engineering students. Risk is an inherent part of all …

Pocket Guide to Professional Registration

Pocket Guide to Professional Registration

Published: 05/11/2021

The latest edition of the Pocket Guide to Professional Registration (sometimes known as the Pink Book) is now available on the Engineering Council’s website. Reformatted for easy reading on screen, this contains updated profiles of all the professional engineering institutions and Professional Affiliates, as well as a …

Covid-19 and accreditation

Covid-19 and accreditation

Published: 05/11/2021

The Engineering Council has updated its Covid 19: Information for HE Providers This can be found under the heading ‘useful documents’ on both the Engineering Council webpage Information for HE providers and the EAB page  Key changes include: clarification that whilst the Engineering Council is not prescriptive regarding …

Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) joint accreditation visits

Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) joint accreditation visits

Published: 05/11/2021

Higher Education Institutions seeking accreditation by three or more professional engineering institutions for a single programme or group of related programmes can request an EAB visit. EAB visits are intended only for consideration of degree programmes against AHEP learning outcomes …

Implementation of revised Engineering Council Standards – AHEP and AAQA

Implementation of revised Engineering Council Standards – AHEP and AAQA

Published: 28/10/2021

Following publication of the fourth edition of Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP), Higher Education providers with accreditation visits held before September 2024 can request accreditation against either old or new learning outcomes …

Nominations for 2022 Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) prizes now open

Nominations for 2022 Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) prizes now open

Published: 23/09/2021

Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) prizes and medals recognise excellent engineering wherever it might be found. The celebration of engineering excellence is key to demonstrating the relevance of engineering to society today and inspiring the next generation of engineers. …

Report gives key recommendations to improve diversity and inclusion across the sector

Report gives key recommendations to improve diversity and inclusion across the sector

Published: 15/09/2021

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is gradually progressing across engineering and scientific bodies, but data collection remains a challenge, according to a recent report. The Diversity and Inclusion Progression Framework Report 2021, co-published by The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and the Science Council, follows up on the first Progression Framework benchmarking exercise, carried out in 2017. …

Industry and peer reviewed Standards support post-16 engineering education

Industry and peer reviewed Standards support post-16 engineering education

Published: 13/08/2021

The Engineering Council’s Standards can help learners, their parents, careers advisors and employers to navigate the rapidly-changing landscape of post-16 qualifications. …

New central register and certification scheme for Building Safety Managers launched

New central register and certification scheme for Building Safety Managers launched

Published: 27/07/2021

An independent industry led ‘not for profit’ organisation, the Building Safety Alliance, has been launched with the purpose of implementing the certification of competent individuals wishing to deliver the role of building safety manager (BSM) and a publicly accessible register of those certified by the scheme. …