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Schemes for Engineers in Research and Development
Frequently Asked Questions
Eligibility
Q1. I am a Research Student working on my PhD in a UK university.
I teach for a few hours per week. Am I eligible to apply for a secondment?
A1. Unfortunately the scheme is not currently open to applications
from research students. Academic staff in permanent posts are eligible to apply.
Q2. I work in a Further Education college and teach engineering
at Foundation Degree (FD) level and NVQ Level 3. I graduated with an undergraduate
degree in engineering 2 years ago and have no industrial experience. Am I eligible
to apply for a secondment?
A2. At present applications for Industrial Secondment awards
are accepted from academic staff teaching engineering in UK Higher Education Institutions.
Q3. I went on secondment in the past. Am I eligible to apply
for a secondment again?
A3. The scheme is open to applications from applicants with
no or minimum industrial experience and to those whose industrial experience was
some time ago. Your past industrial secondment counts as past industrial experience
and the answer to your question depends on how long ago it was and what area of
engineering it was in. Changes in some industries (e.g. software engineering)
are faster than others, which may mean that if your last secondment was, say two
years ago, your knowledge and skills may still need updating. Please contact the
Scheme Manager for more information.
Q4. In the past I worked in an area of engineering different
to the one I teach in at the moment. I have no industrial experience in my new area
of engineering. Am I eligible to apply for an industrial secondment?
A4. Yes, you are.
Q5. I have a degree in Physics and am not a Chartered Engineer.
Currently I teach engineering modules in the School of Engineering in a UK university.
Am I eligible to apply?
A5. Yes, you are. Ideally, the applicant should be a qualified
engineer (e.g. a chartered or incorporated engineer) and thus have a first degree in
engineering. Alternatively it is desirable that he/she is working towards achieving
chartered status. Applicants with a first degree other than engineering (e.g. physics,
computing, mathematics etc) will be considered if their careers have taken them into
teaching any aspect of engineering. Again, ideally they will be expected to be aspiring
towards, or having achieved, chartered status.
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