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Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety

Published: 18/05/2018

The Engineering Council is firmly committed to building on existing work around competence and the need for relevant bodies to work together to deliver improvement, as recommended by the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety led by Dame Judith Hackitt. …

Engineering and development leaders assemble at Royal Academy of Engineering conference

Engineering and development leaders assemble at Royal Academy of Engineering conference

Published: 27/09/2016

Engineers, entrepreneurs, academics and experienced international development professionals gathered for a conference to explore how engineering can drive progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals …

Major engineering employers exhibiting at October’s Graduate Engineer Show

Major engineering employers exhibiting at October’s Graduate Engineer Show

Published: 26/09/2016

The UK’s major engineering employers are lined up to attract the next generation of engineering talent at the Graduate Engineer Show, on 26 October 2016 in Derby …

Skills survey finds student work experience is solution to engineering skills gap

Skills survey finds student work experience is solution to engineering skills gap

Published: 26/09/2016

As much as 62% of engineering employers say graduates don’t have the right skills for today’s workplace, according to the 2016 Skills and Demand in Industry report, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) …

EU STEM Coalition to launch three-year plan

EU STEM Coalition to launch three-year plan

Published: 24/09/2016

The EU STEM Coalition, which was established in October 2015, will kick-off a three-year strategic plan at its upcoming General Meeting in Copenhagen …

Engineering Council CEO to step down after six successful years

Engineering Council CEO to step down after six successful years

Published: 23/09/2016

The Engineering Council has announced that CEO Jon Prichard CEng FICE FInstRE will be stepping down from his role in early 2017 to take up the post of Chief Executive at the Institution of Chemical Engineers …

Scottish university gains accreditation for Fire Risk degree

Scottish university gains accreditation for Fire Risk degree

Published: 22/09/2016

Glasgow Caledonian University’s BEng (Hons) Fire Risk Engineering course has been successfully accredited by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) under their Engineering Council licence …

Nuclear Institute appoint Interim CEO

Nuclear Institute appoint Interim CEO

Published: 07/09/2016

The Nuclear Institute (NI) has announced the appointment of Alastair Laird to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer …

EPC publishes Degree Apprenticeship toolkit

EPC publishes Degree Apprenticeship toolkit

Published: 23/08/2016

The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC), the representative body for engineering in higher education, has published a Degree Apprenticeship toolkit aimed at universities …

Institution of Structural Engineers announces Affiliate scheme

Institution of Structural Engineers announces Affiliate scheme

Published: 16/08/2016

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has announced an updated Affiliate scheme, designed for professionals in built environment industries and others who are seeking closer association with the global structural engineering profession …

Chancellor guarantees funding beyond Brexit

Chancellor guarantees funding beyond Brexit

Published: 16/08/2016

The Treasury has announced that it will underwrite EU funding for key projects even when these projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. …