News from across the Commonwealth
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Mentoring Masterclasses Launched for 2025
CEC has partnered with Knowledge Mentoring Global to provide mentoring masterclasses to help members and corporate partners play their part in building professional capacity in our industry by mentoring young engineering graduates towards professional registration.
Dates: 22nd January 2025; 29th Jan; 5th Feb; 12th Feb - 2025 More details here.
CEC has partnered with Knowledge Mentoring Global to provide mentoring masterclasses to help members and corporate partners play their part in building professional capacity in our industry by mentoring young engineering graduates towards professional registration.
Dates: 22nd January 2025; 29th Jan; 5th Feb; 12th Feb - 2025 More details here.
News from Engineering New Zealand – te ao Rangahau
September 2024
Dr Richard Templer FEngNZ, Chief Executive
Governance Changes
In November 2023 our members approved a series of changes to our rules, that made significant changes to how the organisation is governed. We have reduced the number of Board members, from 10-12 to nine, which includes disestablishing Vice President and Past President positions. Up to three members can be appointed to fill specific governance capabilities if these cannot be sourced from elected members, and these members may be compensated for their expertise. The President and Deputy President will now serve two-year terms (previously officers served one-year terms as Vice President, Deputy President, President and Past President). Our current President Prof Jan Evans-Freeman DistFEngNZ is the first to serve a two-year term.
CPEng Rules improvements
We are about to consult with our members and all Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng) on significant changes to the CPEng rules. The changes will allow the creation of classes of CPEng e.g. structural or fire. If approved the first classes to be created will be those that align with legislation that requires CPEng engineers.
New Registration Authority website and CPEng register
In advance of the rules changes we have launched a new website: https://www.registrationauthority.org.nz/ The website explains Engineering New Zealand’s role as the Registration Authority for Engineers in New Zealand. The website includes an online Register of all of New Zealand’s CPEng qualified engineers.
September 2024
Dr Richard Templer FEngNZ, Chief Executive
Governance Changes
In November 2023 our members approved a series of changes to our rules, that made significant changes to how the organisation is governed. We have reduced the number of Board members, from 10-12 to nine, which includes disestablishing Vice President and Past President positions. Up to three members can be appointed to fill specific governance capabilities if these cannot be sourced from elected members, and these members may be compensated for their expertise. The President and Deputy President will now serve two-year terms (previously officers served one-year terms as Vice President, Deputy President, President and Past President). Our current President Prof Jan Evans-Freeman DistFEngNZ is the first to serve a two-year term.
CPEng Rules improvements
We are about to consult with our members and all Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng) on significant changes to the CPEng rules. The changes will allow the creation of classes of CPEng e.g. structural or fire. If approved the first classes to be created will be those that align with legislation that requires CPEng engineers.
New Registration Authority website and CPEng register
In advance of the rules changes we have launched a new website: https://www.registrationauthority.org.nz/ The website explains Engineering New Zealand’s role as the Registration Authority for Engineers in New Zealand. The website includes an online Register of all of New Zealand’s CPEng qualified engineers.
CEC at CHOGM
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting took place in Samoa from 21-25 October 2024, and CEC was represented by two Board members in Pratap Singh from Fiji, and Merv Lindsay from Australia. Read about their experiences at CHOGM here.
CEC has created a Briefing Note for CHOGM which can be seen here.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting took place in Samoa from 21-25 October 2024, and CEC was represented by two Board members in Pratap Singh from Fiji, and Merv Lindsay from Australia. Read about their experiences at CHOGM here.
CEC has created a Briefing Note for CHOGM which can be seen here.
Relaunch of BEPIC
On World Environment Day 2024, Commonwealth associations representing architects, engineers, planners and surveyors have relaunched the ‘Built Environment Professionals in the Commonwealth’ (BEPIC), a voluntary collaboration that aims to advance advocacy, capacity building and climate action in response to the global challenges posed by climate change and rapid urbanisation.
The collaboration also responds to the findings of the Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, published in 2020, which identified:
On World Environment Day 2024, Commonwealth associations representing architects, engineers, planners and surveyors have relaunched the ‘Built Environment Professionals in the Commonwealth’ (BEPIC), a voluntary collaboration that aims to advance advocacy, capacity building and climate action in response to the global challenges posed by climate change and rapid urbanisation.
The collaboration also responds to the findings of the Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, published in 2020, which identified:
- That there is a critical lack of capacity in a number of Commonwealth countries, many of which are urbanising rapidly and are among the most vulnerable.
- That there is a corresponding lack of educational and institutional capacity to grow the profession fast enough in a number of Commonwealth countries.
- That there is a perceived weakness in built environment policy in many Commonwealth countries in terms of standards, implementation, and enforcement.
Young Engineers / Future Leaders
Apply here to play a part in this group of Young Engineers / Future Leaders.
On 11 March we hosted a CEC information session for our individual members who identified as Young Engineers / Future Leaders. Find out more about the webinar, and how to get involved, here.
Watch the video here.
Apply here to play a part in this group of Young Engineers / Future Leaders.
On 11 March we hosted a CEC information session for our individual members who identified as Young Engineers / Future Leaders. Find out more about the webinar, and how to get involved, here.
Watch the video here.
#InspireInclusion 8th March 2024
Join us at this online webinar to celebrate International Women's Day 2024 on Friday 8th March.
Join us at this online webinar to celebrate International Women's Day 2024 on Friday 8th March.
The Kigali Commitment
In 2022, Built Environment Professional in the Commonwealth Commited to support the Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation across the Commonwealth (The Kigali Commitment)
22 June 2022, Kigali, Rwanda. Read more here.
In 2022, Built Environment Professional in the Commonwealth Commited to support the Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation across the Commonwealth (The Kigali Commitment)
22 June 2022, Kigali, Rwanda. Read more here.
Change of CEC Presidency 2023
The Commonwealth Engineers Council held their Annual General Assembly at the World Engineers' Convention in Prague on 10 October 2023 where Dawn Bonfield took over as President from Professor Paul Jowitt, who had served as President since 2011. Read Dawn's update here.
CEC Signs the Kigali Commitment 2022
On 22 June 2022, leaders from several Ccommonwealth architecture, engineering and planning associations came together to consider how they can contribute to implementation of the Call to Action on Sustainable Urganisation across the Commonwealth, and they resolved to commit themselves to work together in a multi-disciplinary collaboration.
See further details of the signed commitment here.
See further details of the signed commitment here.