The Faculty participates in the work of the several centres and organisations. For details refer to Student learning centres and Institutes, key research strengths and research centres.

Professional Bodies in Engineering
Engineering Learning and Design Centres
Other Support Centres
Engineering clubs and societies

Insearch Limited

Insearch Limited, which is wholly owned by the University of Technology, Sydney, offers a Foundation Studies Certificate program in Engineering. The program is designed and supervised by the Faculty of Engineering staff for students who are not currently qualified for direct university entry. While the University cannot guarantee admission to its degree programs (except for international students who achieve satisfactory performance against defined standards), students who have completed the program may apply for admission to the first year of most Engineering degree programs offered by the Faculty.

For further information contact:

Registrar
Insearch Limited
Ground Floor
10 Quay Street
Haymarket

telephone (02) 9218 8688
fax (02) 9281 9875
email courses@insearch.edu.au

www.insearch.edu.au

Institutes of UTS

The Faculty also interacts closely with the following institutes at UTS:

• Institute for Interactive Media and Learning
• Institute for International Studies
• Institute for Sustainable Futures
• Institute for Information and Communication Technologies
• Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management
• Institute for Nanoscale Technology

Professional bodies in engineering

The Institution of Engineers, Australia

The Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust) is the principal professional engineering body and learned society in Australia. Its membership covers all branches of engineering, with specialist colleges catering for the main fields of practice. Its headquarters is located in Canberra, with operating divisions in capital cities and regional centres. The local division for UTS is Sydney Division, which runs an annual program of lectures, seminars and professional activities, with particular events for Young Engineers. Its offices are located in North Sydney, and can be contacted on telephone (02) 9929 8544.

Corporate membership of IEAust (in the grades of Member or Fellow) confers the status of Chartered Engineer and provides a listing in the National Professional Engineers Register. Students enrolled in courses leading to the Bachelor of Engineering degree may join IEAust as Student members, and upon graduation become eligible for Graduate membership. To attain the corporate grade of Member, certain professional competencies must be gained and demonstrated, normally in employment after graduation. UTS graduates may expect to receive credit towards this requirement for the industrial experience gained during their degree, although some further experience is normally needed (refer also to Professional recognition under Bachelor of Engineering, Diploma in Engineering Practice).

IEAust membership is also available in the categories of Engineering Associate (normally holding a TAFE Associate Diploma or equivalent) and Engineering Technologist (normally holding a Bachelor of Technology degree or an Advanced Diploma).

IEAust assesses degree courses conducted by Australian universities, and may recognise them as meeting its educational requirements for membership.

The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia

The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA) provides advice and assistance on employment-related matters for professional engineers, scientists and managers. Student members receive the publication The Student Update three times per year which gives practical insight into the workplace and employment issues that affect them as professional engineers. For information and student membership application forms, contact APESMA on telephone (02) 9264 9500.

Other bodies

There are a number of other national and regional associations representing particular branches of engineering. Faculty staff with interests in the field concerned are often active in these bodies, and glad to provide information.

Engineering learning and design centres

The Faculty has a strong commitment to providing an effective and supportive learning environment for Engineering students. The Learning and Design Centres are located at CB01.25.15 and CB02.6.39. They serve students by providing access to tutors for individual and small group support, reference material, and software and hardware resources, on a drop-in basis, and are open for extended hours.

Other support centres

For a complete list of student support centres, refer to Student learning centres.

Engineering clubs and societies

The Faculty has an active student society – SECSME (Society of Electrical, Environmental, Civil, Computer Systems, Construction, Structural, Software and Mechanical Engineers) – with over 500 members. SECSME supports both an active social calendar as well as various professional events, and was awarded the UTS Activities Club of the Year in 2000. For more information see:

www.eng.uts.edu.au/secsme