Engineering safety at risk from skills shortage, says report 

Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Lloyd’s Register Foundation to launch the new organisation, the Global Engineering Capability Review measured the abilities of 99 countries to conduct key engineering activities in a safe and innovative way. It found that nations around the world were struggling not just with the quantity of skills available in terms of numbers in the engineering workforce, but also with the quality of skills being delivered. 

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The report, which was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, looked at six measures of engineering capability: the strength and sophistication of a country’s engineering industry, the availability and diversity of its engineering labour force, its knowledge base, built and digital infrastructure and safety standards. Of the 99 countries, the UK features in the top ten of just two categories — knowledge and safety standards. By contrast, Singapore is in the top ten in five out of the six categories. According to Professor Peter Goodhew from Engineering X, addressing the issues outlined in the report is a complex challenge.