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Bloodhound Laid Bare January/February 2016 Cresting the waves at Snowdonia’s man-made lagoon BLOODHOUND Upskilling our engineers: LAID BARE time for new thinking INSIDE STORY OF THE 1,000 MPH QUEST Contacts Institution of Engineering Designers Courtleigh, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3TA Telephone: +44 (0)1373 822801 Fax: +44 (0)1373 858085 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ied.org.uk @InstEngDes Institution of Engineering Designers President January/February 2016 Ms Maggie Philbin Immediate Past President Sir George Cox HonFIED Chair Dr Tania Humphries-Smith BSc PGDip Engineering Designer needs good articles on matters important to MPhil EdD CTPD CEng MIED FHEA FRSA design. Why not write one? You will receive help from the editorial team, Immediate Past Chair should you need it. 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The publication of an typographical or minor changes which do not affect the LJ Meaton [email protected] advertisement or editorial does not imply that a product or value of the advertisement. Contents Volume 42 Number 1 Regulars Features View from Come the evolution! 5 Spreading the word 14 the Chair 4 In his latest book review, Colin Ledsome Some UK-based universities are forming Preaching to the CEng FIED considers an intriguing take on ever closer associations with their converted how consumer products come of age counterparts in other countries. The University of Nottingham is one Wright Hassall 22 COVER STORY On questions of The scent of victory 6 Riding the wave 16 paternity and plot The formidable BLOODHOUNDSSC has the Surf Snowdonia – Wavegarden’s first twists in the galaxy of 1,000mph land speed target in its sights – commercial lagoon – has been built out of intellectual property and the final countdown has begun. Here, the ground to create ideal conditions for chief engineer Mark Chapman recounts to surfing, body boarding and kayaking GYM news 24 editor Brian Wall the journey taken to reach GYM makes a pledge this historic moment Upskilling engineering workforce 20 to champion the cause How potent is the case for introducing of members in 2016 Engineering thrills 12 a Professional Registration Mentoring Designing a rollercoaster, with all its twists Scheme? Very strong, it is argued here IED News 29 and turns, and complex challenges, delivers The New Chartership a great opportunity to turn to modern Student power! 26 for Product Designers analytical tools – and is no doubt (literally) A team of students has broken the human- is proving to be part of the attraction. Justin Cunningham powered British land speed record in the a roaring success reports on more than the nuts and bolts machine they designed and built themselves 12 14 16 26 VIEW FROM THE CHAIR guess this will fall upon your doormat or into your ‘inbox’ just as we enter a new year – traditionally when we often take time to reMect upon our situation and make plans for change. The government, certainly, are looking for change within our sector. Following the publication of the IPerkins’ Review of Engineering Skills, it published its ‘Science and Innovation Strategy’ in December 2014. The Perkins report recognised the acute shortage of engineers and made a total of 18 recommendations. EngineeringUK in its 2015 report, ‘The State of Engineering’, conLrmed these shortages: “Within the Preaching engineering-related demand, 56,000 jobs per year will be needed at level 3 (Advanced Apprenticeships) and 107,000 to the per year at level 4+ (HND/C, foundation degree, undergraduate or postgraduate and equivalent). “Yet current Lgures show that only 26,000 people are converted entering engineering occupations with level 3 Advanced Apprenticeships and only 82,000 at level 4+,” it stated. Could engineering conversion courses The Perkins’ report also advises: “…to tackle short-term pressures, we should invite employers to come forward with be part of the solution to bridge the UK’s innovative proposals for developing skills in areas of acute shortage of engineers? IED Chair shortage, for example by creating rapid conversion courses Tania Humphries-Smith considers the for those who have studied subjects other than engineering arguments – and also the imperative that nonetheless provide good foundations for engineering”. Following this recommendation, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) commissioned a report, ‘Transition to Engineering: Engineering conversion courses for graduates with a non-engineering Lrst-degree’ (http://bit.ly/1lJFovh), published in September last year, while a call for universities to bid for funding to develop such courses has now closed. It is interesting to note the EngineeringUK report also sets out the nature of engineering employment in the UK: “…most engineering enterprises (97.1%) are either small or micro and, overall, 86.9% of engineering enterprises have fewer than 10 employees. However, while companies with at least 250 employees represented 0.4% of all engineering enterprises, they employ over two Lfths (42.4%) of those working in engineering enterprises”. So, what does all this mean for our profession? How do we feel about engineering conversion courses? Would you employ someone from a conversion course? The IED has always been open to non-standard registrants and is committed to working with higher education institutions to ensure such courses do produce graduates that meet the needs of industry and the requirements of Engineering Council registration. Potentially, graduates from non-traditional routes will offer a new and broader range of skills and approaches to the engineering sector. Get Involved If you would like to contribute to any discussions, write to: Dr Tania Humphries-Smith CTPD CEng MIED FHEA FRSA, Chair, at: The Institution of Engineering Designers, Courtleigh, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3TA. Or email: [email protected] 4 www.ied.org.uk BOOK REVIEW evolution of products. This should allow the prediction of the direction of change and indicate the factors Come the contributing to a sustainable design likely to produce desirable products for the foreseeable future.
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