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to the profession have not achieved notable success and that the UK is still a longway off achieving the increased numbers taking either A level Physics or NVQ3 Technical/Engineering qualifications which are required for the future of engineering. Furthermore it is clear that the promotional activities of EngineeringUK overlapwith those of many other bodies including the PEIs and could bemore efficiently conducted. There is therefore a strong case
for awide-ranging reviewof all promotional activities including those of EngineeringUK and for reorganisation of the position of EngineeringUKwithin the profession. The preferred option is for the activities of EngineeringUK to be mergedwith the promotionalwork of the Royal Academy,with the intention of rationalising all promotional activities and avoiding duplication. One further newrole for
EngineeringUK should be the enlargement of its promotional activities to aid the identification and active recruitment of the three million “engineers”with no current affiliation to join or become associatedwith one of the existing institutions.
TWO PILLARS OF SUPPORT
The Engineering Council and EngineeringUK are two separate bodies that provide national, pervasive support to the engineering profession regardless of discipline or industrial sector, but who are they exactly?
EngineeringUK is involved in the promotion of UK engineering and in outreach programmes to inspire young people to join the profession. It is an independent, not-for-profit organisationwhich works alongside the professional engineering institutions, business and industry, government, the education sector and thewider science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community. It organises the Big Bang UK series of events every year, which aims to showyoung people fromall backgrounds howtheir studies could lead to a rewarding career as a STEM professional.
Alasdair Coates BEng(Hons)MSc CEng FICEMCIHT CMIOSH, pictured, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at the Engineering Council and took up the role on 13March 2017. Alasdairwas RouteManaging
Director, South East, atNetwork Rail from2015 to 2016.He joins the Engineering Council after completing an interim assignment for the newNational College forHigh-Speed Rail in Birmingham, to help develop and write the coursematerial for the civil engineering component. He says: “I amdelighted to join
the Engineering Council and take forward the organisation’s
The Engineering Council is the UK’s regulatory authority for the engineering profession, holding the register of chartered and incorporated engineers aswell as engineering technicians and ICT technicians.Workingwith the professional engineering institutions, it sets and maintains the internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics that govern the award and retention of these titles. It promotes progressionwithin the profession and the development of skills. It is also responsible for the accreditation of educational and training programmes.
international infrastructure projects for over three decades, I knowhowessential it is for engineers and technicians to be competent and constantly developing and improving their skills, particularlywith the pace of change in today’s industries. Without this, lives are put at risk.” Alasdair is a Fellowand active
New CEO Alasdair Coates
crucialwork of regulating and promoting the engineering profession.Havingworked on
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member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), having previously been chairman of the Graduate and Student section andmember of his local ICE membership committee.He has also been amember and meeting secretary of his local Chartered Institution of
proof of concept has been developed,with the expectation of commercial implementation. Candidatesmust bemembers of a professional engineering
institution and within 10 years of starting a professional career as an engineer or scientist in either academia or industry.
ENGINEERINGUK CE STEPS DOWN
The Chief Executive of EngineeringUK, Paul Jackson, has decided to step down after eight years in the role and will leave his post in July 2017. MalcolmBrinded, Chairman
of the EngineeringUK Board, said: “During Paul’s tenure, we have built the Big Bang and Tomorrow’s Engineers programmes to reach almost half amillion children a year, and are seeing encouraging signs of increased enthusiasm and choice of STEM subjects and engineering by young people. “This has only been possible
through the support of industry and themany charities, schools, colleges and universities that have been willing to pool their resources, as well as close cooperation with the Royal Academy of Engineering and all the Professional Engineering Institutions. These are both themes that the board is determined to build on. “The annual Engineering UK
report has become an invaluable go-to source of information about supply and demand for engineers in the UK. The process of selecting a successor is in train, but Paul will be a hard act to follow.”
NEWCEO JOINS ENGINEERING COUNCIL FROM NETWORK RAIL
Highways and Transportation (CIHT) committee, and has been a Chartered Engineer for 30 years. He is also a CharteredMember of the Institution of Occupational Safety &Health (IOSH). Engineering Council Chairman
Rear AdmiralNigel Guild CB CEng FIET FIMarEST FIMA FREng, adds: “Alasdair’s extensive experience combinedwith his commitment to thework of professional engineering institutions,makes himthe ideal professional to take the organisation forward.” The newCEO joins as a new
strategic plan is being developed, setting out the objectives for the organisation from2018 to 2020.
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