Professional Roles and Employability of Future Engineers

Professional Roles and Employability of Future Engineers

Craps, S. (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Pinxten, M (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Saunders-Smits, Gillian (TU Delft Aerospace Structures & Materials)
Leandro Cruz, M. (TU Delft Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics)
Gaughan, K. (Dublin Institute of Technology)
Langie, G. (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Aerospace Structures & Materials

2017

Although there is high degree of agreement on the importance of transversal skills for engineers, employers observe a significant gap between expectations and reality. This paper discusses the need for the development of a framework of professional roles for future engineers and the implementation of dedicated skills education in engineering curricula to train students for this role. Based on an extensive literature study, an overview is given of previous research on this topic. The paper also outlines the next steps that will be taken by the authors as part of a European project PREFER to develop and implement these roles in engineering education.
Conference Key Areas: Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning; Skills and Engineering Education; Curriculum Development

Labour market entry
Transversal skills
Professional roles
Skills mismatch

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Proceedings of the 45th SEFI Annual Conference 2017: Education Excellence for Sustainability, 18-21 Sept. 2017, Azores, Portugal

45th SEFI Annual Conference, 2017-09-18 → 2017-09-21, Terceira Island, Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

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© 2017 S. Craps, M Pinxten, Gillian Saunders-Smits, M. Leandro Cruz, K. Gaughan, G. Langie