Transcript Engineering Professors' Council

Engineering Professors' Council
Chairman's Annual Report
The committee has met six times since
the last conference
Much of the work is done
outside of formal meetings.
Thanks to retiring members
Output standards
• Assessment Workshops
• Leaflet for Employers
• World wide requests for copies
Roberts Review Report
Influence of EPC?
School Education
14-19 Green paper
Science Education 14-19
evidence to Science and
Technology Committee
Vocational A levels in Engineering
Mathematics Review
ETB
• Dinner with Chief Executive
• Concerns
EC(UK)
• Maintained links with staff
• SARTOR review
Generic Marking Descriptors
Current EPC Initiative
• input requested from members
QAA
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Arrangements for lighter touch
Revision of benchmarking
We hope for involvement and close
match with output standards
HEFCE Widening participation
We expressed a number of concerns
RAE Review
We produced detailed response
on our views and ways in which we
would like to see the system evolve
Links with LTSN
Assessment Workshops
Centre Director sits on EPC Committee
as an observer
International contacts
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SEFI Conference Florence
Glasgow Conference (EPC a sponsor)
Manchester Conference
Bologna Seminar
Arizona Conference
EPC involvement in E4
Save British Science
– Presentation at committee meeting
– co-opted onto Steering committee
Engineering Education scheme
Presentation at committee meeting
Attendance at variety of Sectoral group
meetings
EPC Strategy
A revised version was adopted at
the Representatives' Meeting
Web-Site
Introduction of discussion forum
APEG Link
Parliamentary lobbying
Link with Dr Ian Gibson
Held meetings with ICE and IEE
Future of HE White paper
discussed but hope for more opinions
from the wider membership
Arrangements for postgraduate education
Representatives’ Meeting
Bologna Seminar
Chairman's correspondence
– letters on behalf of EPC in
• THES
• Sunday Times
• Professional Engineering
Award for services
to Engineering