Standards Review 2026

Are you interested in shaping the next version of the Standards that the Engineering Council produces to ensure competence and commitment to professionalism and ethical practice?

The Standards Review Programme reviews and refreshes the four documents within the wider Standard:

  • UK-SPEC
  • AHEP
  • AAQA
  • Regulations for Registration

This involves a wide consultation exercise and a drafting process. The revised Standard is approved for publication by the Registration Standards Committee and the Board of Trustees.

The initial approach to the Standards Review will involve a series of Themed workshops, that will consider the Standard holistically. The Themes, and the topics each Theme will cover, are below.

Standards Review 2026 Themes

Safe, Secure, Resilient Systems
  • Design and operate systems that prevent harm, withstand threats and recover quickly.
  • Safety
  • Security (physical, cyber, data privacy)
  • Resilience
  • Designing for safety
  • Technology Stewardship
Sustainable & Regenerative Futures
  • Responsible innovation
  • Sustainability
  • Resilience
  • Risk management
  • Social & ecological wellbeing
Ethical, Inclusive & Human-Centred Practice
  • Put public interest, fairness and usability at the heart of decisions.
  • Equality/Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
  • Positioning of EDI in UK-SPEC
  • Employee welfare
  • Advocacy
  • Ethics
  • Human-Centred (or life-centred) design
Systems & Critical Thinking
  • Adaptive Engineers - Framing challenges, Testing ideas, Leading change
  • "How we think and decide"
  • Critical Thinking
  • Systems Thinking
  • Risk
Global Responsibility & Governance
  • Own impacts across borders and supply chains, comply with norms, codes, and legislation.
  • Equity & Justice
  • Compliance/obligations
  • Responsible supply chains
  • Geopolitical issues
Engineering Management and Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Commercial & Economic literacy
  • Innovation

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