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Enhancements to UK-SPEC: Addressing Competence Standards in Professional Engineering

The revisions to the UK-SPEC standards aim to address critical issues in professional engineering qualifications. Key concerns include unclear progression routes, the status of Incorporated Engineers, and lengthy pathways to professional registration. Emphasis is placed on recognizing diverse educational backgrounds, enhancing output standards, and aligning with international benchmarks. The initiative seeks to clarify categorization, refine competence statements, and ensure timely access to chartered status for engineering professionals. Consultation is ongoing, with finalized specifications expected by June.

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Enhancements to UK-SPEC: Addressing Competence Standards in Professional Engineering

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  1. Revisions to SARTOR

  2. UK-SPECUnited Kingdom Standards for Professional Engineering Competence

  3. Sartor 3 • Perceived Problems: • Lack of clarity of routes and progression • Uncertain status of Incorporated Engineer • Long time to professional status • Need to recognise the Malpas millions • Educational base • Need to focus on output standards

  4. Context • The EPC Engineering Graduate Output Standard • Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education • Bologna Declaration • A Levels – quality, content, structure • Access to Higher Education • ETB and the Chartered Technologist

  5. Sartor 3 – Educational base • CEng • Exemplifying qualification MEng (4yr) • BBB for 80% of entry cohort for accreditation • OR • BEng (Hons) (3yr) • CCC for 80% of entry cohort • Plus MATCHING SECTION (equiv 1yr) • OR • Cognate degree plus MATCHING SECTION

  6. Sartor 3 – Educational base • IEng • BEng non-Honours • Not an attractive degree in HE • Or Higher National qualification and Matching Section

  7. UK-SPEC • Focus on Competence – similar to Sartor 3 • Education bases exemplify underpinning knowledge & understanding • Provide chartered status earlier rather than later • CET as working title • Provide clear progression routes • Clarify international comparabilities • More flexible Educational Base • Provides ‘career appraisal’ route for non-standard registrants

  8. UK-SPEC Educational Base • Input standard requirements an accreditation issue • Focus on Output Standards • Building on EPC Output Standards • and QAA Benchmarks • Raise the standard of IEng educational base

  9. UK-SPEC ‘Formation’

  10. Questions • Are the categories appropriate? • Are titles appropriate? • What more needs to be done on competence statements? • Are exemplifying academic standards appropriate? • What kind of Masters for CEng? • What about output standards? • Are they internationally defensible?

  11. The process • Consultation until 24 April • Consideration by Review Group and Board in May • Publication of finalised specifications in June • Detailed requirements to be drafted from then until autumn • Intended to mesh in with e.g. C Tech consideration

  12. UK-SPECUnited Kingdom Standards for Professional Engineering Competence Andrew Ramsay ECUK Executive Director aramsay@engc.org.uk

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