1. The role of industry in technical education
Annex A
The role of industry in technical education
Katy Turff
Head of Professional Standards

2. Industry’s role in accreditation
Annex A
Industry’s role in accreditation
….. accreditation offers one of the most important mechanisms for structured engagement between HE and employers
Wakeham Review of STEM Education and Graduate Employability 2016, UK

3. How can industry engage?
Work with the profession to define learning outcomes
Industry Advisory Boards
Visiting professors
Work placements
Student projects
Assessment of outcomes

4. Industry’s role in delivery
Annex A
Industry’s role in delivery
regardless of the form they take, work placements must be well planned and clearly structured to ensure the student has appropriate opportunities to learn pre-defined knowledge, skills and behaviours Independent Panel on Technical Education, 2016

5. Educational focus of future leaders in engineering education
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Educational focus of future leaders in engineering education
student choice and flexibility…a range of different learning pathways for students will be offered,
multidisciplinary learning
the role, responsibilities and ethics of engineers in society
global outlook and experiences:
breadth of student experience: interviewees anticipated that engineering students would be offered greater choice in their studies, allowing them to add breadth to their learning outside the traditional engineering disciplines. Interviewees also pointed to an increasing emphasis on experiences outside the classroom, such as work-based learning
Global State of the Art in Engineering Education, 2018

6. Faculty on the Factory Floor

7. National College for High-Speed Rail
Annex A
National College for High-Speed Rail

8. Opportunities and Challenges for Accreditation
Annex A
Opportunities and Challenges for Accreditation
Learning outcomes and accreditation processes must keep pace with changing delivery models
New forms of delivery and programme structures
New types of providers
Experiential learning
Devolved learning environments
Flexible pathways
On-demand learning