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Making it all work: the engineering graduate of the future, a UK perspective

2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03043790701278573

1469-5898

Nigel Spinks, Nicholas L. J. Silburn, David Birchall,

Higher Education Learning Practices

High skills are today seen as being of vital importance to economies, industries, companies and individuals. The engineering industry is no exception and the graduate engineer has a key position in this regard. In the research reported in this paper, the authors use in-depth interviews with industry experts to investigate the provision of undergraduate engineering education in the UK. The current and future skill needs of industry are examined. A typology of future engineering roles and their requisite attributes is proposed. Implications for undergraduate engineering are also discussed.