Wednesday 10 November 2021
Atkins Ireland, a leading provider of engineering professional consulting and support services, has been awarded the 2021 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Employer of the Year Award by Engineers Ireland.
Supported by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and sponsored by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, the CPD Employer of the Year Award recognises the use of best practice continuing professional development initiatives in achieving organisational objectives. The awardee is selected annually from Engineers Ireland’s CPD Accredited Employers network which represents a large and diverse range of engineering employers across public and private sectors.
Congratulating Atkins Ireland on their achievement, Caroline Spillane, Director General of Engineers Ireland, said: “Engineers Ireland is pleased to award Atkins Ireland the 2021 CPD Employer of the Year Award in recognition of the breadth, diversity and quality of their HR and CPD initiatives.
"Investment in professional development is essential for organisations to grow and develop their people to achieve both organisational and individual objectives. This investment ensures career progression and success for employees’ while also ensuring continued growth and market success, nationally and internationally. I wish to congratulate Atkins Ireland for their strategic approach to learning and development and wish their CPD team continued success with future learning endeavours,” Ms Spillane added.
Atkins Ireland has offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast and Dundalk and employs over 250 staff, 150 of whom are engineers and 30 technicians.
Commenting on the CPD Employer of the Year Award, Justin Norman, Managing Director of Atkins Ireland, said: “At Atkins Ireland, we put CPD at the heart of our business. From Graduate Development to mentoring and mental health programmes, we prioritise our colleagues learning and development needs, ensuring success and progression for our colleagues and a cutting-edge engineering consultancy for our clients.
“On behalf of each of our employees based here in Ireland, I am honoured to accept the 2021 CPD Employer of the Year Award from Engineers Ireland. This award is a fantastic accolade and a testament to our values and culture of learning and development,” Mr Norman concluded.
The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard improves the competence levels of engineers and delivers tangible benefits to organisations. To find out more about the standard, visit: https://www.engineersireland.ie/Businesses/Training-development/CPD-accredited-employer-standard/Achieve-the-standard
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About Atkins Ireland
Atkins is one the world’s leading providers of professional engineering consulting and support services. Part of the SNC-Lavalin Group since 2017, Atkins serves many sectors including the infrastructure, transportation, aviation, and energy sectors with expertise including Highways, Rail, Civil and Structural engineering, Mechanical and Electrical engineering, Water and Environment, Fire safety, Health and Safety and Geotechnical engineering. Atkins is one of Europe’s largest multidisciplinary consultancies and the evolution of Atkins Ireland into a major player spans over 50 years. It began in 1967 with McCarthy & Partners, a local consultancy subsequently acquired by the Atkins Group in 1999, transforming it into a large multidisciplinary, multinational consultancy. Atkins has 35,000 staff globally.
Atkins Ireland has offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast and Dundalk and employs over 250 staff, 150 of whom are engineers and 30 technicians.