What outcome is engineering education trying to achieve? Introduction 27; A deﬁnition of engineering 27; Input standards and quality 28; Other factors 28; The EPC output standards project 29; The outcomes 29; The stakeholders’ views 31; Conclusions: what has been achieved 32; Appendix 33;

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What outcome is engineering education trying to achieve? Introduction 27; A deﬁnition of engineering 27; Input standards and quality 28; Other factors 28; The EPC output standards project 29; The outcomes 29; The stakeholders’ views 31; Conclusions: what has been achieved 32; Appendix 33;

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While the Dearing Report drew attention to the need to articulate more clearly exactly what was being offered by the education provider, and the QAA established the mechanism by which this articulation could be formulated and monitored, SARTOR 3 set out the criteria for the appropriate educational base for registration as an engineer. This featured the use of minimum engineering course input standards deﬁned in terms of A-level point scores, a response in part to the criticisms of some employers that the Higher Education (HE) system was not producing sufﬁcient engineering graduates with the skills and attributes they required.