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HE Bulletin - Winter 2019

Review of Engineering Council Standards

Published: 28/11/2019

Thanks to everyone who responded to consultations on the Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP), the Accreditation and Approval of Qualifications and Apprenticeships (AAQA) and the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC), carried out as part of our five-yearly Standards Review. …

Compensation and condonement

Compensation and condonement

Published: 28/11/2019

Accreditation panels and committees have increasingly found that university regulations related to student progression may permit students to graduate without achieving all the learning outcomes required from an accredited degree. …

Higher apprenticeships

Higher apprenticeships

Published: 28/11/2019

Anyone involved in the development of engineering-related higher apprenticeships is encouraged to engage with relevant professional engineering institutions as early as possible. …

Accreditation visits

Accreditation visits

Published: 28/11/2019

Higher Education Institutions are advised to make early contact with professional engineering institutions or the Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) secretariat if interested in accreditation of their engineering degrees. …

T levels

T levels

Published: 28/11/2019

T levels are new qualifications being introduced from September 2020. They are two-year courses designed to be equivalent to three A levels, with a technical focus. …

Accreditation Review

Accreditation Review

Published: 28/11/2019

The Engineering Council is currently conducting an Accreditation Review. This is separate to the review of the Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) and is focused upon accreditation processes, with the aim of assessing the extent of perceived inconsistencies. …