Year: 2026
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter discusses the rationale and means to evaluate the relevance of transferable competencies and skills for engineering degrees. It presents three processes that have been used in different contexts to identify which transferable skills and competencies are needed in engineering work. The cases also illustrate how the viewpoints of different stakeholders can be brought to the table. Although the evaluation of the relevance of skills may be more pertinent to programme heads and other educational leaders responsible for the construction of entire degrees, knowing about these processes and their outcomes can also benefit lecturers of a single course or module by showing where some of the requirements set for the teachers originate from and how they are justified. The chapter finishes with recommendations for those who wish to conduct an evaluation of relevance in their own context.
DOI: 10.59490/mt.266.96
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7204518002