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HE Bulletin - Summer 2022

Statement on programme titles

Published: 09/06/2022

The Engineering Council has issued a statement on the titles of accredited or approved programmes. While the Engineering Council recognises that awarding organisations have the right to determine what they call their programmes and qualifications, the Engineering Council and professional engineering institutions (PEIs) also have a duty to check that any information about qualifications that are recognised as supporting professional registration is clear. …

Dual Accreditation of Bachelors Degrees

Dual Accreditation of Bachelors Degrees

Published: 09/06/2022

In 2009 the Engineering Council issued a policy where all honours degrees accredited as partially meeting CEng learning outcomes from intake year 1999 were deemed to automatically have ‘dual accreditation’ for IEng and be eligible for recognition under the Sydney Accord. This policy was reviewed during 2021 and revised to more clearly differentiate between IEng and CEng accredited degrees. It was decided to revoke automatic dual accreditation. This change to policy protects the international sta …

Regulation of engineering unaffected by the Professional Qualifications Act

Regulation of engineering unaffected by the Professional Qualifications Act

Published: 27/05/2022

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. …

Engineering Council welcomes Building Safety Act and sets standard for competence

Engineering Council welcomes Building Safety Act and sets standard for competence

Published: 28/04/2022

The Engineering Council welcomes the passage into law of the Building Safety Act, which is a significant and positive step on the journey towards safer buildings. The Engineering Council has developed a standard for the competence of engineering professionals working on high-risk buildings, based upon the existing, internationally-recognised …

New report uncovers parents’ influence on young people on attitudes to engineering

New report uncovers parents’ influence on young people on attitudes to engineering

Published: 27/04/2022

Young people’s perceptions of engineering are strongly associated with their parents’ opinion of engineering, according to EngineeringUK’s latest Engineering Brand Monitor. For the first time, the Engineering Brand Monitor has linked the responses from over 4,000 young people and their parents. It highlights: …

Over 2,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered in first quarter of 2022

Over 2,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered in first quarter of 2022

Published: 10/06/2022

In the first quarter of 2022, over 2,000 engineers and technicians became professionally registered with the Engineering Council, following a successful assessment of their engineering competence and commitment. Professional registration is an internationally recognised mark of quality, as it is a standard set by the engineering profession. …

UK engineering community urged to “Think ethics before action” in new pan-profession report

UK engineering community urged to “Think ethics before action” in new pan-profession report

Published: 10/06/2022

A new report, Engineering Ethics: maintaining society’s trust in the engineering profession, seeks to ensure that ethical culture and practice become embedded in the engineering profession in the same way as health and safety considerations. The report was produced by the joint Engineering Ethics Reference Group …

Standards Matter – 40 years of regulating the UK engineering profession

Standards Matter – 40 years of regulating the UK engineering profession

Published: 25/11/2021

The Engineering Council was incorporated by Royal Charter in November 1981 to regulate the engineering profession in the UK. This week marks our 40th year of setting and maintaining standards, to ensure that society continues to have confidence and trust in the engineering profession. …

Education and Skills contacts

Education and Skills contacts

Published: 13/06/2022

The Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) is an independent body for which the Engineering Council currently provides the Secretariat. If you have an EAB query, for example visits and meetings, please contact the EAB using the email address …