An Engine for Change - A Chronicle of the Engineering Council

Annex EAims & Objectives of the Engineering Council, 1988AimsThe Engineering Council’s aims are to develop and promote, for the public good and thewell-being of the national economy, all aspects of engineering by:• Increasing awareness of the essential and beneficial part engineering plays in all aspects ofmodern life.• Spreading best engineering practices to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of UKbusinesses.• Stimulating and leading discussions aimed at reaching decisions on the standards ofeducation, training, re-training and experience necessary to meet defined engineeringcompetence criteria.• Advancing engineering knowledge through education and training.• Ensuring, by direct action and encouragement, a sufficient supply of Registered Charteredand Incorporated Engineers and Engineering Technicians.• Co-operating with and where appropriate co-ordinating the work of any organisations,groups or individuals whose activities have an engineering dimension.ObjectivesThe Engineering Council seeks to achieve the above aims by:• Advising, and when necessary lobbying, the Government, in conjunction with public andprivate sector representatives, on the national level policies, actions and resources essential toensure the proper supply and quality of qualified engineers and technicians.• Promoting, maintaining and expanding the Register of Chartered Engineers, IncorporatedEngineers and Engineering Technicians as the recognised hallmark of achieved standards.• Encouraging Chartered Engineers, Incorporated Engineers and Engineering Technicians totake part in the United Kingdom’s affairs at a national level and to promote, specifically withemployers, the recognition of their value and contribution.• Generating strong and effective links between education and industry so that children,parents and teachers are aware of the benefits of a career in engineering to individuals and thecountry.• Demonstrating the need to make best use of existing and new technology together withproduct design.• Seeking to optimise the benefits of European integration through discussions with industry,learned societies, the professional Institutions and Government.• Utilising the Engineering Council’s national network to the full in order to spread ‘TheEngineering Message’.201