This page contains a list of all the organisations, societies,
groups and companies that are involved in improving engineering
in some way, including the engineering institutes.
If your organisation/society is not on this list please e-mail
details, including a web address, to the Project
Officer
|
Name
|
Country
|
Summary
|
| CPE
- Campaign to Promote Engineering |
UK |
The campaign aims to
encourage the brightest, most creative young people to choose
a career in engineering for the UK in order for it to remain
competitive in world markets and to provide engineering solutions
to ensure global sustainability for future generations. |
| DFES
- Department for Education and Skills |
UK |
Produced a Code of Practice
on age diversity in employment (non-statutory). It sets the
standard for: non-ageist approaches to recruitment, training
and development, promotion and redundancy and retirement. |
| DTI
- Department of Trade and Industry |
UK |
Towards Equality and
Diversity The Government proposes to outlaw unfair discrimination
at work on grounds of sexual orientation, religion and age,
and to amend the current disability and race discrimination
laws. |
| Engineering
Council |
UK |
The EC(UK) was created
on 22 March 2002. It is a direct successor of the chartered
institution first established in 1982 to promote and regulate
the engineering profession in the UK. It succeeded the Council
of Engineering Institutions, taking on responsibility for the
Register of Chartered Engineers, and the Engineers Registration
Board. |
| EOC
- Equal Opportunites Commission |
UK |
Provides straightforward
information to help individuals and employers. Published Equal
Opportunities is Your Business Too (1999), a good practice guide
aimed at helping small firms deal with equal opportunities (produced
jointly by the EOC, CRE and NDC) |
| EPSRC
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
UK |
The Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK’s
leading funding agency for research and training in engineering
and the physical sciences. |
| European
Science Week |
Europe |
Through thought-provoking
activities and a pan-European approach, the European Science
and Technology Week's mission is to create a totally new perspective
on science. The emphasis is on showing, rather than telling,
Europeans how science and technology affects them, from the
simplest gadgets to the most sophisticated satellite technology.
|
| ICE
- Institute of Civil Engineers |
UK |
ICEFLOE - equal opportunities
forum set up to increase awareness of equal opportunities through
training and the media; to research and reduce obstacles to
equality in the workplace; to challenge and root out discrimination
if and when it occurs, and to keep ICE policies and practices
under review. |
| IIE
- Institute of Incorporated Engineers |
UK |
The IIE represents the
interests of practical engineers and technicians, providing
professional recognition, professional career support, professional
development opportunities, and professional information. The
IIE is a friendly, approachable resource that engineers and
technicians can call on to help keep their careers on track. |
| Imagineering
Fair |
UK |
The Imagineering Fair
was aimed to counter old-fashioned views of engineering by using
fun and active participation to encourage children to realise
the creative possibilities of science, engineering and technology. |
| RAE
- Royal Academy of Engineering |
UK |
An organisation to pursue,
encourage and maintain excellence in the whole field of engineering
in order to promote the advancement of the science, art and
practice of engineering for the benefit of the public. |
| The
European Commission |
Europe |
The European Commission
is undertaking a series of measures to promote women's participation
in research. An action plan provides the basic structure for
the initiatives to be implemented over the course of an unspecified
length of time. |
