To meet the needs of people within planetary limits, we need engineers who can navigate complexity and deliver on society’s most urgent needs.

The Competency Compass points the way forward, helping individuals, teams and organisations to reflect on their practice and grow their capabilities.

How the Compass can help you

Individuals

Reflect on your personal strengths and gaps, develop a clear action plan, and access learning resources to stay ahead in your professional growth.

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Teams

Strengthen your team’s collective impact to co-create sustainable, equitable outcomes. Want to contribute to testing team action plans or facilitated workshops?

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Organisations

Support your staff’s development, motivate committed teams, and meet professional qualification requirements. Interested in exploring how to implement the Compass in your organisation?

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Discover your capabilities

The Compass defines 12 essential competencies aligned with the four principles of global responsibility: Responsible, Purposeful, Inclusive, and Regenerative.
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Access our curated collection of resources to enhance your knowledge, skills, and mindset.

Attain and retain your professional qualifications

"Engineering Council endorses the use of the Global Responsibility Competency Compass as a progressive interpretation of UK-SPEC. This tool helps to bring to life and articulate the skills and actions everyday engineering professionals need to act in a way that is sustainable, equitable and ethical."

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