6 Jul 2016

Degree apprenticeships: Why should we get involved?

Degree Apprenticeships Toolkit There have been recent reports that graduate recruitment will flatten off and apprenticeship recruitment will increase by 23 per cent. Reports from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA)...

6 Jul 2016

What is a higher or degree apprenticeship?

Degree Apprenticeships Toolkit Higher apprenticeships refer to all apprenticeships which include the achievement of academic and vocational qualifications and learning from level 4 up to bachelor’s and master’s degrees at...

5 Jul 2016

Placements Toolkits

[toolkit_landing_page_search]Our two Placements Toolkits (previously Contextual Learning Toolkits) address the recommendations of the Perkins Review of Engineering Skills and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Universe of Engineering Report about engineering...

21 Oct 2016

The John Barnes Student Conference

As in recent years, the AAU will be running the John Barnes Conference for students who have just completed an Individual Project on their degree; however, this year we are...

28 Jun 2016

Professor Helen Atkinson among ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering’

An inaugural list of the top 50 Women in Engineering, featuring former EPC President and University of Leicester Head of Engineering Professor Helen Atkinson, was published in the Daily Telegraph...

25 Jun 2016

Engineering placements: Before placement - Advice for universities and employers

The Engineering Placements Toolkit is designed to support higher education institutions and employers to enhance the experience and the value of students’ placements. Aligned with the Your Placement Journey Toolkit,...

15 Jun 2016

“Children as Engineers – Paired Peer Mentors in Primary Schools”

EPC’s Engaging in Engineering Public Engagement Grant Award 2014 At its 2014 Congress, the Engineering Professors' Council launched a public engagement funding call: Engaging in Engineering.  One of the two winning projects...

3 Jun 2016

Challenges of introducing and designing new engineering programmes...

Grant Campbell and Daniel Belton at the University of Huddersfield have just published this useful paper about introducing a new programme in a high cost subject at a time of...

3 Jun 2016

Your placement journey: Placement experiences - Ana Miarnau

Your Placement Journey Toolkit is designed to support you to get the best from your placement experience. It will help you to think about your placement, looking at your expectations,...

3 Jun 2016

Your placement journey: Placement experiences - Charlie Constable

Your Placement Journey Toolkit is designed to support you to get the best from your placement experience. It will help you to think about your placement, looking at your expectations,...

3 Jun 2016

Your placement journey: Placement experiences - Madeleine Steer

Your Placement Journey Toolkit is designed to support you to get the best from your placement experience. It will help you to think about your placement, looking at your expectations,...

3 Jun 2016

Your placement journey: Placement experiences - Tobi Danmole

Your Placement Journey Toolkit is designed to support you to get the best from your placement experience. It will help you to think about your placement, looking at your expectations,...

3 Jun 2016

Your placement journey: Placement experiences - Emily Jones

Your Placement Journey Toolkit is designed to support you to get the best from your placement experience. It will help you to think about your placement, looking at your expectations,...

3 Jun 2016

Your placement journey: Placement experiences - Cristian Balan

Your Placement Journey Toolkit is designed to support you to get the best from your placement experience. It will help you to think about your placement, looking at your expectations,...

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