Our Annual Report for 2022 was approved at our AGM on 1 June 2023 and is available here.
One of the highlights of the year was our paying membership number remained above 19,000. Reflecting the diversity of engineering talent, our new members joining during the year represented 61 countries. The achievement of delivering 237 CPD events including 28 new specialist courses and 251 Sector events (the vast majority free of charge), with almost 15,000 Sector-member attendees, represents a significant achievement by the Team in Clyde Road; this was against a backdrop of the uncertainty of a re-opening economy as pandemic restrictions eased.
Other highlights for 2022:
- We have 26,453 members
- We hosted the International Engineering Alliance in Killarney
- 193 engineering programmes are currently accredited by us in Ireland’s HEIs
- Minister Michael McGrath TD addressed our decarbonisation-focused National Conference
- Minister Simon Harris TD attended our National Conferring
- 7,940 delegates attended a total of 237 CPD learning events
- Our Engineering Barometer showed that 81% of engineering managers planned to recruit engineers in 2022
- We are now part of a three-year Erasmus project titled Engineers4Europe
- Excellence through People platinum certification achieved
- Investors in Diversity Bronze standard achieved
- National Investing in Volunteers Standard achieved once again by STEPS
- 14 new AMPLIFIED podcasts
- LinkedIn account (company page) followers: 42,239 (up 7,000)
- Media coverage included This Week on RTÉ Radio 1, EcoEye and The Today Show on RTÉ One & Newstalk Breakfast
- Engineers Ireland was re-certified for six years for the International Professional Engineers
- Agreement (which supports recognition of professional engineering competence for international mobility)
- Over 170,000 pupils directly interacted with STEPS in 2022