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Here
come
the
girls!
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January 2017
ICE Scotland Support Team
Director:
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Peter Robinson
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Scotland
H&I
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Engineering Works
SGG Scottish Geotechnical
Group
SHSG Scottish Hydraulics Study
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SHG Scottish Hydrological Group
Here come the girls!
Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Secretary, Nicola Bell,
with a group of fellow women engineers visited the M74 Raith
Interchange project during September (see front cover picture).
The trip was arranged by NAWIC Scotland (National Association of
Women in Construction) and included a technical summary about
the project followed by an interesting visit around the site to see
some of the works taking place on site.
The purpose of the NAWIC event was to provide the members
with a technical site visit to the works at Raith Interchange and a
chance to expand their knowledge on key construction projects
and networks with women in the industry.
PHEW Summer Visit & Water of Leith Walk
The PHEW summer visit
(pictured at Dounreay)
to Caithness & Orkney
highlighted the diverse
contribution that civil
engineering has made
to society ranging from
Telford’s bridge at Helmsdale
and Parliamentary
church at Berridale, the
decommissioning of Dounreay
Experimental Reactor
Establishment to the Orcadian
wartime Churchill Barriers,
and the development of wave
technology as a power source
on Orkney.
For the Edinburgh Branch
PHEW guided a walk along
the Water of Leith looking at
the influence of Engineering
on the river from Telford’s
magnificent Dean Bridge to
the building and upgrading of
various bridges by City Roads
#thisiscivilengineering
Help us to spread the word
by displaying banners at your
construction site. The ‘This Is
Civil Engineering’ campaign
showcases the profession
and shows the public what
civil engineering is and how
the project will benefit the
community. This could be
through protecting homes
and businesses from floods,
ensuring drinking water is
clean or providing the roads
and railways that keep people
connected. New banners are
around Scotland from Moray to
South Lanarkshire celebrating
the vital role civil engineering
plays in society.
Chair’s Update
page 2/3
Front cover image
Glasgow & West of Scotland
Branch Secretary, Nicola Bell,
with a group of fellow women
engineers visited the M74
Raith Interchange project in
September. The site visit was
to provide the members with a
technical site visit and a chance
to expand their knowledge and
networks with women in the
industry.
Surveyor David Proudfoot &
the Great Lade which powered
Edinburgh’s Mills.
The 2017 summer visit will be to
the Forth Valley and Upper Tay
Valley on 30 June-2 July.
Glasgow plaque unveiled
The engineering achievement of the 226-year-old Kelvin Aqueduct
has been honoured with plaque unveilings by the ICE.
Designed by civil engineer Robert Whitworth and completed in
1790, the aqueduct is a major engineering structure on the Forth
& Clyde Canal, and carries the main line of the waterway across
the River Kelvin, in the Maryhill area of Glasgow.
The plaques were unveiled by ICE Glasgow and West of Scotland
Chairman Graham Edmond and representatives from Scottish
Canals.
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It’s about
inspiring others
As I take on the
ICE Scotland Chair,
ensuring the relevance
of the world’s
oldest professional
engineering institution
remains relevant,
forward-looking and of
value to society is at the
forefront of my mind.
Thanks to the efforts
of outgoing Chair Mac
West, fellow members
of the ICE Scotland
Committee and many
other volunteers, we
are performing well in
relation to the targets
we have set ourselves.
Membership is growing.
Our busy programme of
lifelong learning events
continues to prove
popular with members,
and our policy outputs
are shaping the public
debate. Your continued
support for our
initiatives including the
#thisiscivilengineering
campaign and Saltire
Awards is most welcome
and I look forward to
working with you to
increase the profile of
the profession with
the public and decision
makers alike.
Preparations start in
earnest this year for our
Bicentenary celebrations
in 2018. In celebrating
our last 200 years, our
focus remains firmly on
the future and inspiring
the next generation. The
general public are our
audience for ICE 200 and
we need to persuade
them that civil engineers
transform their lives and
safeguard the future of
their families and that
civil engineering is a
creative, rewarding and
fun career for anyone.
Describing why we do the
things we do, rather than
how we do them, will
be key and I’d welcome
your ideas for our This
January 2017
Frances Ratcliffe
ICE Scotland Chair
is Civil Engineering 200
Programme. We are
looking for Scottish Civil
Engineers and Projects
that have transformed, or
are transforming, lives.
“I’m thrilled
to be the first
woman to chair
ICE Scotland.”
Those of you who know
me will be aware if the
work I do as a STEM
ambassador and know
how passionate I am
about attracting more
young women into the
profession so I’m thrilled
to be the first woman
to chair ICE Scotland.
I firmly believe anyone
should be able to be
what they want to be.
Success isn’t just about
what you accomplish in
your life, it’s about what
you inspire others to do.
So, I look forward to your
support in leading efforts
to ensure our profession
is more representative of
the population as a whole
and in supporting our
young engineers to reach
their full potential. Only
this way can ensure that
Scotland’s infrastructure
is fit for the future. ICE
Scotland has made a good
start with part of our
first Committee meeting
devoted to unconscious
bias training.
Getting involved in your
local Branch or Specialist
Interest Group gives you
an opportunity to shape
our work. It can be a great
way to gain new skills and
grow your network so I’d
urge you to give it a try by
getting in touch with your
local Branch or Specialist
Interest Group chairs,
whose details you’ll find in
the Committee section of
the Scotland pages on the
ICE website.
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Professional review results
Our congratulations go to the following members in the ICE
Scotland region who sat reviews in recent sessions:
Chartered Professional Review
Colin Crawford Anderson CEng MICE Jacobs UK Limited
Adam Ayinla
CEng MICE Shell Exploration & Production Ltd
John Bailey
CEng MICE Amec Foster Wheeler
Alasdair Barnett
CEng MICE Scottish & Southern Energy
Mark John Baruffati
CEng MICE 2H Offshore
Gayle Bennie
CEng MICE Scottish and Southern Energy plc
Daniel Haddow
Beveridge
CEng MICE Network Rail
Patrick Brassil
CEng MICE Transport Scotland
Martin Brum
CEng MICE Amec Foster Wheeler
Kaspars Cirulis
CEng MICE Atkins
Colm Clohessy
CEng MICE Fairhurst
David Connolly
CEng MICE Heriot Watt University
Alasdair Crawford
CEng MICE Technip UK Ltd
Emma Crichton
CEng MICE Black & Veatch
Steven James
Czuprynski
CEng MICE Edinburgh Area Branch
Chirag Chandrakant
Deshmukh
CEng MICE Shell UK Ltd
Steven Dickson
CEng MICE Graham Construction
Karlene Doherty
CEng MICE Cycling Scotland Ltd
Liam Og Bartholomew
Michael Flavin
CEng MICE Mouchel Consulting
Doug Forbes
CEng MICE Whole Life Consultants Ltd
David Gander
CEng MICE KWA Consulting Engineers
Laura Hamilton
CEng MICE Mott Macdonald Ltd
Christopher Hutchens
CEng MICE Subsea7
Stuart Jamieson
CEng MICE Network Rail
Iain Johnston
CEng MICE Morgan Sindall
Fraser Keith
CEng MICE Optimus (Aberdeen)
Peter Thomas
Arthur Kerridge
CEng MICE Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers
Monika Knop
CEng MICE CH2M HILL
David Graham Knox
CEng MICE Hunterston B Power Station
David Kyle
CEng MICE Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers
Martin James Laurie
CEng MICE Mott Macdonald Ltd
Ross John Mallinson
CEng MICE Jacobs UK Limited
Conor Edmund McAlister CEng MICE Petrofac
Matthew McEwan
CEng MICE Technip UK Ltd
Robert McLean
CEng MICE Atkins
Jamie McNelis
CEng MICE Renfrewshire Council
Liam Douglas McQuat
CEng MICE Dundee Area Branch
Graeme Olverman
CEng MICE AMEC Oil & Gas
Emer Owens
CEng MICE Green Cat Renewables
Eftychia Parisi
CEng MICE Amey
David Reynolds
CEng MICE SWECO
Euann Caie Roy
CEng MICE Mott MacDonald
Neal Shaw
CEng MICE Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch
Julian Steger
CEng MICE Subsea7
Membership and Qualification
Kathryn Stewart
CEng MICE Jacobs UK Limited
Russell Gordon Stewart CEng MICE SSE
Paul Sullivan
CEng MICE BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd
David Andrew Sutherland CEng MICE Mott Macdonald
Ian Andrew Will
CEng MICE Highlands & Islands Branch
Chartered Professional Review Progressive
Paul Docherty
CEng MICE
Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch
Christopher Hutt
CEng MICE
Jacobs UK Limited
Duncan Shaw
CEng MICE
Dundee Area Branch
Member Professional Review
Ross Borthwick
IEng MICE
Black & Veatch
Stephen Hill
IEng MICE
Mabey Hire Ltd
Ralph Kelly
IEng MICE
Corrie Mccall
IEng MICE
Aberdeenshire Council
Cameron William
Mcdougal Moodie
IEng MICE
Mouchel Consulting
Ross Murphy
IEng MICE
Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting
Allan Osborne
IEng MICE
I K M Consulting Ltd
Christopher
Francis Pattison
IEng MICE
SWECO
Grant William Preston IEng MICE
JMP Consultants Limited
Jemma Quin
IEng MICE
Morgan Sindall
Paul Wincott
IEng MICE
MWH
Technician Professional Review
Michael Adamson
EngTech MICE WSP
Scott Aitken
EngTech MICE Amey
Alexander Barclay
EngTech MICE Scotlandtranserv (Mouchel)
Alan William Beebe
EngTech MICE Donaldson Associates Ltd
Kenneth Alexander Bell EngTech MICE Fairhurst
Gail Bill
EngTech MICE I & H Brown
Andrew Blair
EngTech MICE Balfour Beatty, Major Projects
Andrew James Bruce
EngTech MICE Amec Foster Wheeler
Daniel Chipchase
EngTech MICE Scotland Transerv
Stephen Peter Clyne
EngTech MICE BEAR Scotland
Ryan Derrick
EngTech MICE W A Fairhurst & Partners
Ewan Dougan
EngTech MICE SWECO
Alastair Forrest
EngTech MICE Amey
Andrew Gall
EngTech MICE Forestry Commission Scotland
Rosene Kannich
EngTech MICE Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd
Ross James Kerr
EngTech MICE Amey
William McMillan
EngTech MICE City of Edinburgh Council
Alexander Paxton
EngTech MICE SWECO
Keith Pullen
EngTech MICE Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers
John Rae
EngTech MICE Aecom
Sean Craig Robertson EngTech MICE BEAR Scotland
Lauryn Steel
EngTech MICE Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Michael Tonner
EngTech MICE Morgan Sindall
Maria Rosa
Valverde Corrionero
EngTech MICE Amey
Andrew Walker
EngTech MICE Highways England
Technician Professional Review
Jon Iribarren Iturralde
CEng MICE
Lara Ferreiro Guerrero CEng Mice
Javier Lancho CEng MICE
Fairhurst
Arch Henderson LLP
Jacobs UK
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January 2017
Views from the N&E of
Scotland MDO
Five homes for five families
in nine days
In the last 18 months my role
has taken me from Selkirk to
Shetland and many places in
between. I’ve met over 1500
civil engineers, many more
than once.
and employers are recognising
professional qualifications as
a means to prove to clients,
customers and shareholders,
that employees and supply
chains are competent. This is
being achieved through a wider
membership of ICE at EngTech,
IEng and CEng grades.
October saw six ICE GWoS G&S committee members volunteer in
Kenya to build five houses in nine days.
Peter Robinson
MDO N&E of Scotland
Dan said: “For anyone who has reservation about these sort of trips/
projects, sign up. It will be the best thing you do and you will not
regret it” Tom added: “We gained just as much as the families who
now have a home. I left a bit of my heart in Kenya”.
They range from school children,
college students, under and
post grads, to young and older
professionals working in client,
contractor, consultant and
academic posts. All with the
same objective – to do things
to make the world and society
better for others. I can honestly
say I haven’t met anyone to
whom that does not apply. The
diversity of tasks and roles is
almost beyond comprehension
and my eyes have been opened
very wide.
The ICE is different, when
you get the time to properly
understand it. As a Member
my perceptions were different
to what they are now as an
employee and, happily, a Fellow.
The ICE is changing, it is
more dynamic, inclusive and
influential than it appears;
there are some great people
all working with the objective
of growing and diversifying
our community, improving
the collective capability and
influence and, importantly,
helping the members achieve
their passion to improve our
world.
The relevance of the ICE is also
changing. Increasingly clients
Most frustratingly, we as
engineers undervalue ourselves.
It is a common trait amongst
those I meet. We happily
contribute, manage and lead
phenomenal projects and meet
challenges face on. We do
not shirk our responsibilities,
but deal with them before
quickly moving on, without
truly realising what has been
achieved. We collectively need
to reconsider the value of our
work and make sure that our
contributions are valued both
by ourselves and by those who
benefit.
Find out more about becoming
a member of ICE from Peter
Robinson at peter.robinson@ice.
org.uk and Donna Surgeoner,
Membership Manager and MDO
S&W of Scotland, at donna.
[email protected]
Dan Mulhare, already a volunteer with the charity, was joined on
the trip by Tom Philips, Steven Smith, James McNaughton, Manuel
Neves, and Niamh Callaghan and, with 36 other volunteers, they
were part of the Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF), annual
building trip to Kenya. (http://gathimbaedwardsfoundation.org/).
The aim of the trip was to provide safe and comfortable
accommodation to five Kenyan families, who have twenty-five
children between them. What they managed to achieve is not
quantifiable. A safe and secure home where the children and
their families can live and learn. Having a warm and dry home
is something taken for granted by many but it’s a luxury in the
communities where these families were living. Which will then also
help the children focus on their education. Additionally, the project
will not only benefit these families, but a whole community by
installing much needed running water for the first time.
Offers & money-saving discounts with ICE Rewards
ICE Rewards is a new scheme giving members discounts or
cashback on a large range of products and services.
Products include cinema tickets, meals out, new cars, grocery
shopping, home insurance and small business accounting services,
and ICE Rewards helps members save money on life’s purchases.
There is no sign up process, no extra charge and UK members
are automatically eligible to access the scheme. Visit ice.or.uk/
icerewards for further details. For queries contact [email protected].
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National Women in
Engineering Day
Sofia Boutsaki, a Graduate
Structural Engineer at
Arcadis, spent National
Women in Engineering
Day (NWED) working with
young pupils at St Modan’s
High School in Stirling on
engineering projects.
Sofia said: “It was a great,
challenging and rewarding day.
Personally, I find it more than
interesting to interact with
12-year-olds, especially girls, and
especially girls who don’t know
much about engineering.
“The experience and interaction
with young and indecisive girls
was invaluable and I think
that we all enjoyed the day
and hopefully made our small
contribution towards changing
the mind-set of some girls that
think “I am not good for that,
this is a lads’ job” (a phrase I
heard several times during the
day while discussing with the
pupils).”
The young people were left
with a positive picture of civil
engineering and know they can
contact ICE for further details of
careers and/or advice.
The BFG’s not the only
Giant around…
ICE members have been introducing senior primary school
pupils to the wonders of civil engineering through building a
Giant Tetrahedron.
So what’s a Giant Tetrahedron? Well in this case, it’s a four metre
high polygon built from wooden dowels and elastic bands. But it’s
also a fantastic opportunity to show young people how they, like
civil engineers, can use their maths, science and teamwork skills to
create amazing structures.
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The #thisiscivilengineering campaign continues
ICE Scotland continues
to roll out the
#thisiscivilengineering
campaign by getting
banners placed at projects
around the country.
The pupils work together to build something that none of them
could do on their own, completing a project that they can be proud
of. So if you haven’t had a chance to be involved yet, make 2017
your Giant Tetrahedron year.
Young girls at St Modan’s HS get
practical experience of the skills
they would use in civil engineering.
Above: Maureen Watt MSP, the
Minister for Mental Health, (3rd
from left) visits the Allermuir Health
Centre site (formerly the Firrhill
Partnership Centre) in North West
Edinburgh in July.
Enthused pupils
head for the sites
The banners help to keep
civil engineering in the public
eye and let people know the
improvements and benefits
that civil engineering brings
to their daily lives.
The morning activity was a brief
introduction in what structural
engineering is, accompanied
by a practical bridge workshop
aimed at S2 pupils.
Nearly 20 banners have been
rolled out across Scotland
in the last six months as far
apart as Moray and South
Lanarkshire.
In the afternoon there was
a career talk/presentation by
engineers from around the
industry and with different
impressive backgrounds and
career paths throughout
engineering.
Pupils that attended will be
in S5/6 and taking at least
one science this year. Sofia
made a presentation on behalf
of Arcadis which included
some statistics regarding civil
engineering and the general
stereotypical attitude that can
unconsciously discourage girls
from taking the engineering
route, as well as aspects of civil
engineering and its possibilities.
Education and Inspiration
Sofia, buoyed by her experience,
said: “I believe that more
regular visits, even to the same
schools and with the same
engineering professionals, can
be a good platform for further
discussion, familiarisation and
encouragement. I look forward
for the next adventure, and I am
more than keen on helping in
whichever way I can.”
The three featured here show
harbour wall improvements
at Portknockie Harbour in
Moray; a ministerial visit by
Maureen Watt MSP (third
from left), the Minister for
Mental Health, to one of
three Partnership Centres
worth £27.6m being
delivered by Hub South East
for NHS Lothian, the City
ICE Scotland Education &
Inspiration Co-ordinator, Alison
Ward, visited a group of senior
pupils from St Peter the Apostle
High School in Clydebank
who thought they might be
interested in civil engineering.
of Edinburgh Council and
West Lothian Council; and
Quest graduates who took
part in the EGIP works at the
Queen Street railway tunnel
in Glasgow.
If you have a project you
want included in the
campaign, contact Rory
MacLeod at ICE Scotland on
0141 225 8194 or at rory.
[email protected]
The pupils were so enthusiastic
that Alison then arranged for
them to visit the New South
Glasgow Hospitals site with
Multiplex Global.
Volunteers
ICE Scotland is always looking
for volunteers to help spread the
appeal of civil engineering to
the next generation.
Whether you want to be a
STEM ambassador, help with
Bridges to Schools, or any other
activity to encourage the next
generation of civil engineers,
contact E&I Co-ordinator Alison
Ward at [email protected]
The teacher who helped
organise the visit, Dr Justine
Ryan, said: “The pupils really
enjoyed the site visit. They were
really enthused by the varied
nature of the work done by civil
engineers on the site and are
more excited than ever about
their career choice!”
A big ‘thank you’ goes to
Multiplex, and all the other
companies who’ve offered site
visits this year – it’s an invaluable
experience for young people.
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Lifelong Learning
page 8/9
Edinburgh and Aberdeen
have joint event – virtually!
On the evening of November
14th, the Edinburgh Area
Branch Graduates and
Students welcomed Martin
Grant, CEO of Atkins Energy,
to the Royal Society of
Edinburgh to present on the
subject of ‘The Implications
of UK Energy Policy on the
Engineering Profession‘.
In an interesting and welldelivered presentation, Martin
studied the history of the energy
sector to the present day and
the corresponding trends and
policies concerning the Scottish,
UK and international markets.
Most useful from a Graduates
and Students perspective,
was the look to the future
of the energy sector and the
requirements of the engineering
profession to progress and
develop new and existing
technologies, both from a
renewable and fossil fuel
perspective, in order to meet
the possible needs and resultant
governmental policies of the
next generation.
In addition to being an
informative lecture with a very
topical subject matter, this event
also featured an innovative new
approach to event organisation
and sharing information across
the ICE network.
With the Scottish energy sector
holding a prominent footing
in the Aberdeen area, the
Edinburgh Branch joint hosted
this event with the Aberdeen
Association of Civil Engineers.
ICE Prize
winners
professionally recorded and
streamed live from the Royal
Society of Edinburgh to our
Aberdeen-based colleagues who
met to view the presentation at
the University of Aberdeen with
a two-way audio link between
the venues to facilitate an
interactive question and answer
session.
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President’s visit
New ICE President, Professor Tim Broyd, visited Scotland in
November. In a busy four-day schedule he spoke at the Scotland
Build Expo at Glasgow’s SECC; visited the Raith Interchange
as part of the M8/M73/M74 improvements; attended an SCDI
Influencers dinner in Stirling; met with Yasuhiro Katagari from
Future University Hakodate to discuss Systems Information
Science; visited the Urban Big Data Centre at the University of
Glasgow; attended the G&WoS Branch annual dinner; met with
the ICE Scotland committee; met with finalists of the Strathclyde
University ICE Student President Competition prior to the
G&WoS G&S annual lunch; and visited Dundee to see the major
waterfront developments including the new railway station and
the new V&A Museum of Design sites.
Row 1: Visiting the Raith Interchange project on M74
improvements; Presenting the winning prize to Callum Kerr in
the Strathclyde University ICE Student President Competition;
The finalists, in the Strathclyde University ICE Student President
Competition – Ewen Fraser, Campbell Orr, Callum Kerr, and Kyle
McKillop – with President Tim Broyd; The president is shown round
the new Dundee Railway Station development by (left to right)
Project Manager Gerry Conway of Dundee City Council, Alan
Hutchison the ICE Dundee Area Branch Chair, and Frances Ratcliffe
the Cahir of ICE Scotland.
Row 2: The Raith Interchange visit; Looking at the roadway and
bridges at the M74 Raith Interchange project; With the recipients of
50 years membership awards at the G&WoS Branch annual dinner;
with (l to r) guest speaker John Beattie, BBC broadcaster and former
Scottish and British Lions rugby international, and Graham Edmond,
Chair of G&WoS Branch, at the G&W0S Branch annual dinner.
This form of cooperation
was well received from both
Branches, with an overall
attendance of 94 across both
venues and an additional 27
viewers of the live webcast,
and it is hoped events of this
nature will begin to occur more
frequently in the future. The
recording of the presentation is
now available to view on the ICE
recorded lectures archive.
The presentation was
Since the last edition
there has been a round
of university prize-giving
ceremonies which have
included ICE prizes.
Just for the record…
Just a small reminder to members that
you need not worry if you have missed a
knowledge event. All recorded lectures are
stored on the website under the events tab
at the top of the main page.
presentation slides and/or papers, they may
also be able to be accessed through the
event archive which is also on the dropdown
menu from the Events tab.
An easy way to keep up to date with events.
If an event was not recorded, but still had
We have two here with
(above) immediate past chair
of Dundee Area Branch G&S,
Andrew Minto, presenting
winner Vanessa Tan of Abertay
University with the ICE Prize for
the best student, and (below)
the immediate past Chair of the
Aberdeen Association of Civil
Engineers, Jim Young, presented
the ICE prize to Maryamsadat
Mohaddes at the University of
Aberdeen Faculty of Engineering
annual prize-giving ceremony in
September.
Row 3: The team promote ICE’s #thisisicivilengineering campaign
while at the Raith Interchange.
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Thought Leadership
page 10/11
Employer in the driving seat
Learning from the Swiss experience of apprenticeship
‘One mission – three partners’ was the
clear message emerging from a recent
study visit to Switzerland, designed
to inform the development of work
based learning in Scotland and which
included ICE Director Scotland, Sara
Thiam.
The overall impression was of an
extremely effective public-private
partnership. Professional organisations
lead on vocational training content,
with the 26 cantons responsible for
the implementation and supervision.
The federal government’s agencies for
Education, Research and Innovation
and Vocational Education and Training
(VET) provide strategic management and
development.
The Swiss top global competiveness
and innovation rankings, leading the
World Economic Forum’s Index and
European Innovation Scoreboard, and
second to Hong Kong in the IMD world
competitiveness Scoreboard. The secret?
An education system characterised by its
simplicity and dual-track approach to VET,
where the apprenticeship route has parity
of esteem with a university education.
Youth unemployment is low with 95% of
16-20 year olds achieving an educational
qualification. 70% of young people
take the vocational route and are likely
to be earning more, and in more senior
positions, well before their university
counterparts.
In-company training of three to four
days a week is supplemented by one to
two days a week in a VET. Private sector
employers pay for the lion’s share (60%
covers apprentices’ training and wages)
with cantons picking up the tab for
vocational schools and careers guidance
which constitutes a third of the overall
cost. The remaining 10% comes from
the Confederation (federal government)
for development costs. There was also
considerable emphasis on in-company
capacity building through the Train the
Trainer activity.
The system has permeability between the
vocational and purely academic routes,
with young people not being locked in to
a particular route or career choice.
Other recent Thought Leadership work
• The Saltire Awards contributed significantly to raising the profile
of civil engineering with the general public with excellent media
coverage of the winner – The Forth Road Bridge repairs project –
and sustained media interest informed a Times Scotland column
on infrastructure and skills. The awards event was chaired by
BBC presenter Mark Stephen and featured a short speech by the
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus
Ewing, who paid tribute to ICE members.
• The credibility of the ICE voice continues to be reflected in
invitations to give evidence to parliamentary committees.
Past ICE Scotland Chair, Prof Garry Pender, gave evidence to
a Scottish Parliament Committee Inquiry on climate change.
ICE Scotland Director, Sara Thiam, engaged with the Cabinet
Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, and the Minister
for Transport and the Islands at private dinners during the SNP
conference and shared a platform with the ScotRail Alliance
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The Saltire Civil Engineering Awards 2016
The Saltire Civil Engineering Awards 2016, the premier
showcase for engineering excellence in Scotland, were
awarded at a ceremony held at the National Museum of
Scotland, Edinburgh.
ICE Scotland’s annual Awards, run in partnership with the
Saltire Society, celebrate excellence and help communicate civil
engineering’s contribution to society to a wider public.
This year a new system of categories was introduced and we
had eleven final shortlisted projects including the Winchburgh
Tunnel; a project enhancing the ecosystem for fresh water
mussels by restoring the south River Esk to its natural state;
improvements to Dundee waterfront including a new pedestrian
bridge; and a new culvert under the West Coast Main Line.
Information about all shortlisted projects and a short video
featuring all the shortlisted entries is available at: www.ice.org.
uk/near-you/uk/scotland/awards/saltire-awards
AWARD
Greatest Contribution to Scotland
AWARD
Infrastructure Award
SPECIAL AWARD
Engineered in Scotland
Forth Road Bridge truss
end links repair
A82 Pulpit Rock
Ngau Tam Mei to Tai Kong Po
Tunnels
Client: Transport Scotland
Contractor/Designer: Amey
Technical Advisors: Arup, Fairhurst
Client: Transport Scotland
Designer: Tony Gee and Partnership
Contractor: McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd
Client Representative: Aecom
SPECIAL AWARD
Environmental Award
COMMENDATION
Greatest Contribution to Scotland
COMMENDATION
Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme
Lamington Viaduct: Emergency
Repairs
Gourock Pier Re-development
Client: Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway
Corporation (MTRC)
Engineer and Designer: Donaldson
Associates Limited
Contractor: Kier, Kaden, & Ossa JV
Managing Director, and MP Drew Scott, at a Rail Delivery
Group fringe event. A breakfast meeting with RTPI and RICS
with an ‘infrastructure first’ theme engaged with a member
of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity
Committee.
• A State of the Nation: Digital evidence-gathering workshop was
held in Edinburgh with the main report due to be published in
March.
• Scottish entry in UK people’s choice Award performed extremely
well in relation to other entries from across UK and engaged well
with the general public. The results will be announced in January.
• ICE Council member Ronnie Hunter and former G&W0S Branch
Chair Lawrence Shackman, both were panel members at a
seminar at the recent Scotland Build Expo at the SECC.
Client: The Moray Council
Quantity Surveyor: Arcadis
Contractor: Morrison Construction |esigner:
Royal Haskoning DHV
Client: Network Rail
Designer: Jacobs
Designer: Donaldson Associates
Contractor: AMCO Rail
Client: Riverside Inverclyde
Contractor: RJ McLeod
Designer: Fairhurst
Landscape Architects: Hirst Landscape
Architects
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Recognising 1150 years
of service to ICE
At the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Annual Dinner
there was recognition of 23 members passing the 50-year
milestone of membership. Eight members were able to
attend the dinner to receive their certificates in person from
ICE President, Professor Tim Broyd.
Back Row: Dr Nigel Mansfield, Ian Mervyn Thoms, Graham
Edmond (Chair, Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch),
Professor Tim Broyd (ICE President), Alan Ferguson Cruden
Front Row: James William Mason, John Graham Herbertson,
William Gow Dunbar, Andrew St Clair Arnot, James
McFadzean
G&WoS Branch 113th Annual Dinner
The top table at the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch
113th Annual Dinner in November. New ICE President,
Professor Tim Broyd (fourth from left, front row), gave the
keynote address and BBC Scotland broadcaster and former
Scotland and British & Irish Lions rugby player, John Beattie
(fourth from right, front row), was the entertaining afterdinner speaker. Over 650 guests enjoyed a convivial evening
and raised £7381 for RedrUK and the ICE Benevolent Fund.
Aberdeen Association of Civil
Engineers 102nd Annual Dinner
The Aberdeen Association will be holding
its 102nd Annual Dinner at the Marcliffe at
Pitfodels, Aberdeen, on February 11.
The main speaker is Kate Kenyon, a former
‘Great Scot of the Year’ and supporter of Kidney
Kids, their chosen charity for this year. Callum
McCaig MP will also speak.
Start time is 6.30pm for 7pm. Tickets can
be booked through Clive Kennedy at fice.
[email protected]