D&I in engineering education, past, present, and future : A country case study of Ireland

Doyle-Kent, Mary and Watson, Emily (2021) D&I in engineering education, past, present, and future : A country case study of Ireland. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 (13). pp. 564-569. ISSN 1474-6670

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Abstract

In their annual report, “Engineering 2020. A barometer of the profession in Ireland,” Engineers Ireland state that according to their research, skills shortages continue to be a major concern in Ireland. With 91% of engineering leaders listing this as a barrier to growing their workforce, it was predicted that in 2020 more than 5,000 engineers would be hired. The modern engineering graduate is entering into a working world which is different to previous generations. They need to be able to take on complex technological problems. In addition, the social, environmental, and economic challenges facing them are unprecedented. Engineers suitably trained will play a critical role in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals as set out by the United Nations. In Ireland there is a noticeable absence of women both studying engineering courses, and, working as professional engineers. This research focuses on why this is traditionally the case. In addition, it suggests that modernising engineering education, which is adapted to the modern working environment, could be instrumental in attracting a more diverse cohort of students in the future.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the support of the CONNEXIONS grant from Waterford Institute of Technology. Thank you to all respondents of the survey which provided us with a real insight into the Irish Education system through your experience. Statistics were generously supplied by the Technological University Dublin, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the support of CONNEXIONS grant from Waterford Institute Technology. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2207
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Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2022 23:09
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2023 05:25
URI:	http://repository-testing.wit.ie/id/eprint/4374

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