engineering gateways leaflet

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EnginEEringGateways

FLexibLe paThways To beCominga pRoFessionaLLy QUaLiFieD engineeR

knowledge.experience.commitment

www.ec.o.uk

work-bd Bchlor nd Mr dgr in Profionl enginring

lding o Incorpord enginr (Ieng) or Chrrd enginr (Ceng)


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Flexible work-based Bachelors and Masters degreeprogrammes provide a new opportunity to learn while

earning, making IEng or CEng status achievable or alleligible practising engineers.

The individually tailored programmes are designed aroundthe UK Standard or Proessional Engineering Competence(UK-SPEC) and integrate learning in the workplace with

supervised work-based proessional development.

Experience has shown that work-related projects underocused academic supervision have a very high completionand success rate, with major benefts to both employeesand employers.


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Employer benefts A exible and cost-effective way of

meeting company and employee

aspirations, without losing engineersfrom the workplace

A structured learning programmetailored to the needs of the employer

Results in an increased number ofin-company professionally qualiednginr

Relationship with a university

or collg nd h ponil forknowledge exchange

Well qualied professional engineersprovide a signicant commercialadvantage. Increasingly, tenderingor po-ndr conrc complinc,both in the UK and internationally,requires key members of the projectteam to be professionally qualied.

Benefts o IEng or CEngOnce qualied, engineers holdingIEng or CEng status enjoy a number ofbenets, including:

Internationally recognised

qualications Enhanced professional status and

rcogniion

Improved career prospects

Greater inuence within theirorganisation and industry

The use of the post-nominals IEngor Ceng

Employee benefts A workplace pathway to achieving

academic qualications, which lead

to Incorporated or Chartered status Learning and the development of

profionl compnc r linkdto workplace activities

Learning whilst earning means nolo of incom

Support and mentoring

Better promotion prospects

Increased job satisfaction


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How the programmeworksenginr nrolling on h

programme agree a learning contractwith an academic supervisor fromtheir chosen university or collegeand their employer. This sets out anindividual programme of learning, aswell as development of professionalcompetence. Based around theengineers work, it therefore meets theneeds of the employer as well.

Successful completion of theprogramme results in the award of aBachelors or Masters degree, whilethe structured programmes mean thateach individual is well supported inpreparation for the professional reviewfor IEng or CEng qualication.

Applicants for IEng or CEng status ared gin h UK sndrd forProfionl enginring Compnc(UK-SPEC), which is the standardfor qualication as a professionalengineer.s www.engc.org.uk/UKSPEC

Proessional EngineeringInstitutionsThe programmes are available in a

range o engineering disciplines, andapplicants will need to join a relevantproessional engineering institution(PEI). Participating PEIs are able toprovide individuals with eedbackabout their proposed learning andcompetence development plans.

For a list o participating proessionalengineering institutions please visit:www.engc.org.uk/engineeringgateways

AvailabilityFor a list o universities and collegesoering these programmesplease visit:www.engc.org.uk/engineeringgateways

Further programmes are beingdeveloped or more inormationemail the Engineering Council [email protected]


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What next?Interested employers shouldemail the Engineering Council at

[email protected]

For interested employees, there arethree main steps to take:

Obtain agreement from youremployer

Apply to enrol with a university orcollege oering the programme

Join a relevant professionalengineering institution


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