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Registrant recognised in BSI Standards Awards

Registrant recognised in BSI Standards Awards

Published: 24/11/2021

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate registrant Simon Mills BScEng CEng CMarEng MIMarEST FInstNDT on winning the ‘Education about standardization’ award at the 2021 BSI Standards Awards. …

Registrant castaway on BBC Desert Island Discs

Registrant castaway on BBC Desert Island Discs

Published: 19/11/2021

Chartered Engineer and disaster relief specialist Dame Jo da Silva CEng MICE MIStructE FREng is this week’s guest on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’. …

An open letter to the Government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage

An open letter to the Government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage

Published: 17/11/2021

The Engineering Council has today joined forces with over 150 world-leading engineers, scientists and technology giants to urge the Government to urge the Government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into current primary school learning and support #EngineeringKidsFutures. …

Engineering Council vacancy: Education and Skills Senior Executive (HE)

Engineering Council vacancy: Education and Skills Senior Executive (HE)

Published: 05/11/2021

The Engineering Council is looking to recruit an Education and Skills Senior Executive (Higher Education). This role will be responsible for delivering the Engineering Council’s Higher Education related activities, including …

Engineering Council 2025 Strategy

Engineering Council 2025 Strategy

Published: 05/11/2021

The Engineering Council has published its 2025 Strategy ‘Advancing Regulation’, setting out its priorities for the next four years. The goal of the 2025 Strategy is to maintain the public’s confidence in the engineering profession through wider …

Covid-19 and accreditation

Covid-19 and accreditation

Published: 05/11/2021

The Engineering Council has updated its Covid 19: Information for HE Providers This can be found under the heading ‘useful documents’ on both the Engineering Council webpage Information for HE providers and the EAB page  Key changes include: clarification that whilst the Engineering Council is not prescriptive regarding …

Engineering regulator publishes new industry-wide risk guidance

Engineering regulator publishes new industry-wide risk guidance

Published: 27/10/2021

Risk is an inherent part of all engineering activities, so it is essential that all engineers and technicians are able to identify, assess, understand and appropriately manage risk. It is also crucial to be able to communicate about risk, both to other professionals and the public. To support this, the Engineering Council, the regulatory body for the engineering profession in the UK, has issued updated Guidance on Risk. …

Engineering Council becomes a supporter of the Building a Safer Future Charter

Engineering Council becomes a supporter of the Building a Safer Future Charter

Published: 28/09/2021

As the regulator for the engineering profession in the UK, the Engineering Council is pleased to announce it has become a Corporate Supporter of the Building a Safer Future Charter. This aligns with our existing work on building safety, including the development of new contextualised competence requirements that complement our internationally-recognised standards. …

Engineering profession sets out six clear areas for investment ahead of the government’s spending review

Engineering profession sets out six clear areas for investment ahead of the government’s spending review

Published: 24/09/2021

Exactly one month before the government is due to deliver the Budget, including its spending review for the next three years, 42 engineering organisations representing more than 450,000 UK engineers have outlined six urgent actions vital to ensuring we have the right skills and investments in place to both grow and decarbonise the economy. …

Registrants among first new Fellows elected under Fit for the Future diversity initiative

Registrants among first new Fellows elected under Fit for the Future diversity initiative

Published: 24/09/2021

The trustees and staff of the Engineering Council would like to congratulate David Short MSc CEng IntPE(UK) FRAeS FIET, Technology Director for BAE Systems and a Trustee of the Engineering Council, on his election to Fellowship. The Engineering Council is pleased to see that almost two thirds of new Fellows are registrants and would like to congratulate them on this significant achievement …