Engineering Education Australia Board Mr Hurol Inan and Dr Bronwyn Evans at the Launch of the Interengineer Group, an Initiative to Support LGBTQI+ Engineers
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ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2019– 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 CONTENTS 02 21 53 Progress against Diversity and Who we are 1 7.0 strategic priorities 8 inclusion 04 23 56 Be the trusted Environmental The year in review 2 7.1 voice of the 9 sustainability profession 08 31 60 Engineers Australia Provide a Executive 3 highlights 7.2 professional 10 Leadership Team home for life 10 37 62 Engineers Uphold Thank you to our 4 Australia Board 7.3 professional 11 volunteers and standards office bearers 14 43 68 Create tomorrow’s Overview of Board in action 5 7.4 engineers 12 financial results 17 47 20|20+3 Vision Operate 6 Our strategy 7.5 sustainably for 2020–23 1 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 1 WHO WE ARE OUR WORK With around 100,000 individual members, Engineers Australia is the profession’s peak body. We are the voice of the profession, and exist to advance the science and practice of engineering for the benefit of the community. Our high standards, globally- Founded in 1919 as the Institution recognised credentials and international of Engineers Australia, our work has agreements enable Engineers Australia underpinned the progress of our nation members to live and work around the for more than a century. Engineering Speak as the voice of the Recognise and celebrate Evaluate members for our engineering profession, engineering excellence internationally-benchmarked world, with our members currently plays a pivotal role in society and will including through government, through prestigious individual Chartered credentials, now held by in more than 120 countries. continue to shape the future of Australia, community and media advocacy and project awards a record 26,400 members creating healthy, just, prosperous, secure and sustainable communities. ABOUT THIS REPORT This annual report provides comprehensive • Provide members with information about the information on our achievements for the 2019–20 main activities and financial performance of our financial year. It aims to: organisation Maintain the largest register for Accredit Australian tertiary Advance engineering knowledge • Inform members of measurable progress • Inform stakeholders, partners, media and the engineering profession, the engineering programs to through our nine discipline- against our strategic priorities government of our areas of focus as the peak National Engineering Register international benchmarks based colleges and 29 specialist body for the engineering profession in Australia (NER), which currently includes including the Sydney, Dublin technical societies • Ensure transparent and responsible reporting that more than 23,000 engineers and Washington Accords meets governance best practice COVID-19 We have included details of Engineers government and industry, both in the immediate Australia’s responses to COVID-19 where response and through longer-term initiatives such Deliver professional development Represent Australia in the Assess migrant skills relevant throughout this report. as formulating COVID-19 Recovery: A 9-Point Plan. to the engineering profession International Engineering Alliance applications on behalf of the and develop agreements for Australian Government Our online capability has advanced rapidly, While many of our team have worked remotely, global professional mobility particularly in the delivery of continuing professional we have continued to deliver – for members, development. We have worked closely with for our staff and for the community. 2 3 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 2 THE YEAR IN REVIEW: THE YEAR IN REVIEW: BOARD CHAIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER For over a century since our founding, Engineers Australia If I had to pick one theme for Engineers Australia’s work has stood with engineers and with our community through this year, it would be resilience. As the peak body and voice the challenges of war, economic cycles and natural disasters of the engineering profession, in providing support for our – and 2019–20 has certainly been one for the history books. community and as an employer, resilience is a quality that we’ve embodied and that we’ve helped to foster in others. Our Centenary celebrations in 2019 were followed Engineers Australia finishes 2019–20 with a When we are connected, we are more resilient than with our internationally-benchmarked Chartered by bushfires, floods and the onset in early 2020 of strong financial position that has enabled us to when we stand alone. In response to the devastating credential. We have also extended our diversity and the global COVID-19 pandemic, all of which was set expand services to our members and extend bushfire season, and then to COVID-19, we have inclusion focus beyond gender, adding initiatives to against a background of geopolitical power shifts, concessions to members in financial need. harnessed our network of 100,000 members to further support Indigenous and LGBTQI+ engineers. rapidly advancing technology and climate change. source expert advice and practical assistance. I would like to congratulate our CEO, Dr Bronwyn I would like to thank the Engineers Australia Board Despite the challenges, Engineers Australia Evans, on a successful entry to the role, and Engineers Australia has worked closely with and its Chair, our volunteers and our staff for their has made significant progress in 2019–20, to thank all involved in our achievements this government and business this year. Our advocacy hard work, adaptability and support this year. including a rapid rise in digital capability as year. This includes those who share with me has included strong media engagement, numerous The economic impact of COVID-19 has, to date, part of our COVID-19 response, which has the privilege of serving on our Board, and our government submissions and the formulation of affected engineers less than other professions. also included extensive advocacy and practical 2,000 volunteers who, as always, have given so future-focused documents such as our 20|20+3 Vision Many in the engineering team are engaged on site assistance for the profession and community. generously of their time, energy and expertise. strategy and COVID-19 Recovery: A 9-Point Plan. in services considered essential – including defence, In his inaugural Presidential Address, Engineers Looking to the future, we have set a new course as I have also convened a series of roundtables construction, utilities, logistics, transport, health Australia’s first President, William Henry Warren, articulated in our organisational strategy 20|20+3 bringing private and public sector leaders and manufacturing – while others are working raised the desirability of the compulsory registration Vision, described in these pages. Developed after together to share perspectives, challenges and remotely across an even wider range of endeavours. of engineers. Fittingly, 2019–20 has seen us make intensive consultation, 20|20+3 Vision is designed lessons learned on topics including engineering However, with Australia facing ongoing health historic strides, with both Victoria and New South to help engineers, the broader engineering team responses to climate change and COVID-19. and economic uncertainty, Engineers Australia Wales legislating for engineer registration. This and the profession become future-ready, increase In 2019–20, Engineers Australia’s online will continue to take a proactive and determined will safeguard the community and is a tribute to our public impact and amplify the benefits of capability has advanced rapidly as we, like approach to supporting our members, the wider Engineers Australia’s longstanding advocacy – but membership on business and career success. other organisations, succeeded in the world’s profession and our community in the coming year. shows the foibles of operating within a federation. While the strategy will bring a degree of change, largest and fastest experiment in remote Engineers Australia, ably led by now Past President the Engineers Australia purpose remains the working and digital service delivery. Hon Trish White, brought Australian engineering same: to advance the science and practice of Engineers Australia is now reaching more engineers to the global stage in co-hosting the World engineering for the benefit of the community. than ever before. We finish 2019–20 with a calendar Engineers Convention in Melbourne in November of quality webinars using the “best of the best” 2019. This hugely successful event was the presenters from around Australia and the world, as Dr Bronwyn Evans culmination of our Centenary celebrations, and well as a growing library of recorded videos on our an opportunity to underscore engineering’s role BE (Elec) PhD HonFIEAust CPEng EngExec NER FTSE new platform EA OnDemand. Our online forum EA in shaping Australia and its continuing importance Mr Chris Champion Xchange has grown, as has our social media audience. Chief Executive Officer to almost every aspect of contemporary life. We have a larger non-student membership than BE(Hons) MEngSc FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER FIPWEA(Emeritus) GAICD ever before, including a record number of members National President and Board Chair 4 5 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA IN ACTION 6 7 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 3 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA HIGHLIGHTS ENGINEERING REGISTRATION CREDENTIALS GROWTH 100 YEARS ON | WORLD STAGE COVID-19 A breakthrough for community safety Record non-student membership (+5%) Brought the World Engineers Helping our staff, members in VIC and NSW and holders of Chartered