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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. …

Guidance for individual engineers

Guidance for individual engineers

Published: 10/11/2022

The Engineering Council produces a series of guidance publications for individual engineers and technicians, which may also be useful to those studying engineering. Topics given enhanced emphasis in the Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) fourth edition include sustainability and ethics …

Engineering Subject Benchmark Statement

Engineering Subject Benchmark Statement

Published: 10/11/2022

A Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) consultation on the Engineering Subject Benchmark Statement closed on 2 November and a response was submitted by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC).  …

Industry-academia partnerships showcased by Bhattacharyya Award

Industry-academia partnerships showcased by Bhattacharyya Award

Published: 10/11/2022

Six exceptional industry-academia partnerships from across the UK were shortlisted for the second annual Bhattacharyya Award, by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and WMG at the University of Warwick.  …

Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges

Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges

Published: 10/11/2022

Produced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges (TERC) was a UK-wide community engagement activity that aimed to identify key challenges and the research needed to tackle them. …

Unlocking talent: ensuring T Levels deliver the workforce of the future

Unlocking talent: ensuring T Levels deliver the workforce of the future

Published: 10/11/2022

T levels have potential to deliver much needed homegrown technical talent if challenges faced by employers are addressed by government, according to a new report from Make UK and EngineeringUK, 'Unlocking talent: ensuring T Levels deliver the workforce of the future'. …

Awareness of T levels in England

Awareness of T levels in England

Published: 09/11/2022

T Levels have the potential to deliver the much-needed skilled engineering workforce in the UK, however a new report published by EngineeringUK highlights that awareness among young people and employers is surprisingly low. …

Cop27 climate goals won’t be met without data science and digital skills, says BCS CEO

Cop27 climate goals won’t be met without data science and digital skills, says BCS CEO

Published: 08/11/2022

Global leaders must put data scientists and broader digital skills at the centre of their climate change ambitions, the professional body for information technology has said. …

Professional registration for university staff

Professional registration for university staff

Published: 08/11/2022

The Engineering Council actively supports initiatives to encourage professional recognition and career development for university staff, including the Technician Commitment. This is a university and research institution initiative, which aims to ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines. …

Titles of accredited or approved programmes – reminder

Titles of accredited or approved programmes – reminder

Published: 08/11/2022

The Engineering Council has issued a statement on the titles of accredited or approved programmes (including degrees, apprenticeships and other qualifications) which can be found under ‘Useful Documents’ on the page Information for Higher Education providers. …

Dual accreditation - reminder

Dual accreditation - reminder

Published: 08/11/2022

In 1999 the Engineering Council established a precedent that Bachelors programmes accredited as partially meeting Chartered Engineer (CEng) learning outcomes could be assessed for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration in the same way as an applicant holding a degree accredited for IEng. To protect the international standing of CEng-accredited UK Honours degrees and more clearly differentiate between IEng and CEng accredited degrees, this policy was reinstated from 2021, revoking automatic d …