Revised Engineering Council standards published
Published: 01/09/2020
The Engineering Council has published new editions of its internationally-recognised standards of professional competence and commitment. …
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Revised Engineering Council standards published
Engineering Council welcomes draft Building Safety Bill
Engineering Council welcomes draft Building Safety Bill
Published: 11/08/2020
The Engineering Council welcomes the publication of the draft Building Safety Bill and recognises that this is a significant and positive step on the journey towards safer buildings. Professional Engineering Institutions (PEIs) whose members’ work has an impact on building safety continue to work with the Engineering Council to raise the competence of engineering professionals. …
Changes to the EQA process
Changes to the EQA process
Published: 10/08/2020
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced it will move to a new simplified External Quality Assurance (EQA) system, following a public consultation launched in February this year. The changes will see EQA delivered by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) or, for integrated degree apprenticeships, the Office for Students (OfS). …
Responses to Covid - Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies Forum
Responses to Covid - Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies Forum
Published: 31/07/2020
The Engineering Council recently attended the Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) Forum meeting hosted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), to give an update on our responses to Covid-19. …
Revised Standards to be published 1 September
Revised Standards to be published 1 September
Published: 30/07/2020
Following the Engineering Council's five-yearly Standards Review process, the revised Standards documents will be published by early September. …
Brexit and professional recognition - update
Brexit and professional recognition - update
Published: 30/07/2020
The Engineering Council is the UK partner in organisations and signatory to agreements that facilitate the international mobility of engineering professionals. 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. …
Engineering a resilient future - NEPC
Engineering a resilient future - NEPC
Published: 10/06/2020
'Engineering a resilient future', published today by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) champions the important role that the engineering community has already played in advising the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Change of office address from 1 June 2020
Change of office address from 1 June 2020
Published: 29/05/2020
From 1 June 2020, the Engineering Council’s registered office address will change to: 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN Please update your records and ensure that any correspondence is directed to the new address. To enable IT infrastructure to be moved to our new office, the following Engineering Council systems will be unavailable from 1pm on Friday 29 May 2020 …
Change of office address from 1 June 2020
Change of office address from 1 June 2020
Published: 27/05/2020
From 1 June 2020, the Engineering Council’s registered office address will change to 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN. …
Supporting engineering accreditation during COVID-19
Supporting engineering accreditation during COVID-19
Published: 21/05/2020
The Engineering Council is pleased to support the ‘Accreditation under lockdown’ event being hosted by the Engineering Professor’s Council (EPC) on 22 May, which has been organised to support stakeholders in engineering accreditat.ion …