Higher Education Green Paper
Published: 01/12/2015
The Engineering Council is consulting the engineering profession and working with the Royal Academy of Engineering on a response to the consultation on Fulfilling our Potential …
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Wakeham and Shadbolt Reviews
Wakeham and Shadbolt Reviews
Published: 01/12/2015
Sir Bill Wakeham and his HEFCE/BIS team attended the July Engineering Accreditation Board meeting and gave a presentation about the Wakeham Review. …
Conversion courses
Conversion courses
Published: 01/12/2015
As part of ‘Our Plan for Growth: Science and Innovation’ the Government confirmed £1.3 million funding for HEFCE to work with engineering professional and regulatory bodies to develop and pilot engineering conversion courses for non-STEM graduates. …
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
Published: 01/12/2015
Changes to funding combined with skills demand may prompt more universities to engage with Higher Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships. …
Professional recognition for engineers working in higher education
Professional recognition for engineers working in higher education
Published: 01/12/2015
As part of the accreditation process professional engineering institutions ask for information on the number of teaching staff who are professionally registered with the Engineering Council, and may seek evidence that a Department is actively encouraging teaching staff to register. …
Development of knowledge underpinning competence
Development of knowledge underpinning competence
Published: 01/12/2015
The Engineering Council has commissioned the new Centre for Engineering Education, formed as a result of the recent UCL/Institute of Education merger. …
Accreditation visits
Accreditation visits
Published: 01/12/2015
The Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) facilitates joint two day accreditation visits involving several professional engineering institutions to look at programmes with sufficient commonality. …
Promotion of accredited degrees
Promotion of accredited degrees
Published: 01/12/2015
Universities have a responsibility to ensure that the information published about the accreditation status of their degree programmes is accurate. …
New Engineering University
New Engineering University
Published: 01/12/2015
The Autumn Statement indicated that support will be provided to secure launch funding to create a new university in Hereford focused on engineering. …
Pathways to success in engineering degrees and careers
Pathways to success in engineering degrees and careers
Published: 01/12/2015
The graduate skills supply in engineering is explored in this report …
Guidance on Whistleblowing
Guidance on Whistleblowing
Published: 01/12/2015
The Engineering Council has published Guidance on Whistleblowing This describes the professional obligations of engineers with respect to whistleblowing. …