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Engage July/August 2023

Engage July/August 2023

Published: 31/07/2023

The Engineering Council is pleased to announce that the first licence for Higher-Risk Building (HRB) registration has been awarded to the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE). The institution is the first professional engineering institution (PEI) to be granted a licence to register engineers and technicians who have been assessed against the Engineering Council’s new Standard, UK-SPEC HRB, which will officially launch later this year. …

Engage - May 2023

Engage - May 2023

Published: 30/05/2023

Paul Bailey has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Engineering Council. He will be taking up the role in May following the retirement of Alasdair Coates. Paul has been the Deputy CEO & Operations Director at the Engineering Council for over eight years, prior to which he was Deputy CEO at the Royal Aeronautical Society. …

Engage - March 2023

Engage - March 2023

Published: 29/03/2023

The Engineering Council has published its Annual Review 2022, which provides a summary of our achievements and activities last year. We have been progressing our 2025 Strategy, 'Advancing Regulation' the overarching goal of which is ‘To maintain the public’s confidence in the engineering profession through wider promotion of the Engineering Council’s regulatory work, its leadership role within the engineering community and a greater, more diverse and engaged registrant population’. …

Engage - January 2023

Engage - January 2023

Published: 27/01/2023

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate the 2022 winner of the prestigious Karen Burt Memorial Award for the best new female Chartered Engineer (CEng), Dr Emma Walton CEng MIOP …

Engage - November 2022

Engage - November 2022

Published: 27/11/2022

This week marks the start of the Engineering Council’s next 40 years of setting and maintaining standards, following its incorporation by Royal Charter in November 1981 to ensure society continues to have confidence and trust in the engineering profession. …

Engage, September 2022

Engage, September 2022

Published: 30/09/2022

The Engineering Council, its Trustees and staff were saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second and would like to offer their condolences to the Royal Family. Her Majesty’s support for professional engineering institutions and for the work of the engineering profession was greatly appreciated. …

Engage, July/August 2022

Engage, July/August 2022

Published: 04/08/2022

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate every one of the 3,893 new registrants so far this year on their achievement. In the second quarter of 2022, over 1,800 engineers and technicians became professionally registered with the Engineering Council, following a successful assessment of their engineering competence and commitment. …

Engage, May 2022

Engage, May 2022

Published: 01/06/2022

The Engineering Council has consulted with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the scope and implementation of the Professional Qualifications Act, which received royal assent on 28 April 2022. BEIS has confirmed that the Act does not currently cover professions that are voluntarily self-regulated by Royal Charter or other legislative means. …

Engage, March 2022

Engage, March 2022

Published: 30/04/2022

Signposting for refugee engineers is available on the Engineering Council website, on behalf of the engineering community. Find out about how to practice as an engineer in the UK and how refugees can access support around recognition of their qualifications and skills. We will continue to add useful resources to this page, as we become aware of them. …

Engage, January 2022

Engage, January 2022

Published: 28/01/2022

Engineering shapes our world and it is crucial to ensure the public has confidence that the profession acts ethically. Opinion surveys indicate that the engineering profession is generally respected by the public - the latest Ipsos MORI Veracity Index shows 84% of respondents trust engineers to tell the truth. But it is important that the ethical practice of engineering continues to evolve and we do not become complacent. New report ‘Engineering Ethics: Maintaining society’s trust …