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Published: 20/12/2021
The Engineering Council welcomes the announcement of a UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), particularly the recognition of the essential role that professional services play in facilitating trade and investment across both goods and services sectors, as well as in promoting economic growth and business confidence. …
Published: 15/12/2021
The Online Safety Bill completed its Committee stage in parliament this week. The Bill is one of the UK’s most far-reaching attempts to regulate online content, and the results are likely to impact far beyond the UK. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, have produced a policy briefing assessing the Bill, which has the potential to significantly change both how online platforms are responding to risks to users on their services. …
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 …
Published: 22/03/2021
Experts help launch engineering standards & guidance on sustainability. Engineers have a crucial role to play in achieving global goals and building a more sustainable world. On 21 April, industry regulator the Engineering Council will be running an online event setting out the big picture of how professional standards and guidance can support practising engineers, at all career levels, towards this goal. …
Published: 21/09/2020
Following the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20, the UK government continues to negotiate a potential trade deal with the EU. The current framework for recognition of professional qualifications remains in place until the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. …
Published: 05/03/2020
2019 was both a strong year for professional registration overall, with a 24.26% increase in new titles added to the Register, and another record year for technicians. …
Published: 04/02/2020
The Engineering Council has signed a cooperation agreement with the Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE). …
Published: 30/01/2020
A Brexit deal has been agreed with the EU and both the UK and the EU have approved and signed the withdrawal agreement by the end of January 2020. They will now start to negotiate new arrangements and there will be an implementation period to prepare for new rules. …
Published: 07/01/2020
A Brexit deal has been agreed in principle with the EU. Both the UK and the EU need to approve and sign the withdrawal agreement by the end of January 2020. …
Published: 17/10/2019
In September 2020, 400 years after the Mayflower ship first carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America, a state-of-the-art unmanned ship will travel the same route running on renewable energy. …
Published: 21/01/2019
The Engineering Council has worked with BSI to develop an internationally applicable Publicly Available Specification (PAS 525) …