Accreditation

GEC and EYH form an essential part of your degree training, and your participation in these activities is taken into account by the professional institutes that accredit the degree programmes at the University of Sheffield. This means that the training and experiences you have on GEC and EYH are key in your journey to become professional engineers and computer scientists.

Why is accreditation important? 

Accreditation is an accepted and rigorous process of peer review against standards published by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UKSPEC).  There are several advantages to choosing an accredited degree:

• Some employers specifically recruit from accredited degree programmes

• An accredited degree is recognised professionally

• Once you have gained relevant work experience, the process of seeking professional registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) is more straightforward

• Internationally, UK-accredited degrees are more widely recognised than those that are not accredited

Further information can be found on the Engineering Council website

Accreditation in your programme

For information on accreditation in your School, look at the links below:

EEE: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/eee/school/accreditation 

CMBE: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cmbe/school/accreditation 

COM: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cs/undergraduate/accreditation 

MAC: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/mac/school/accreditation 

Documents

These documents explain the skills you will learn in GEC and EYH, and how they align with the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). UK SPEC describe the competence and commitment requirements that have to be met for registration as an Engineering Technician (EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). 

For GEC here

For EYH here