Arup, one of the largest engineering consulting firms in Ireland, has been awarded the 2020 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Employer of the Year Award by Engineers Ireland, it has been announced.
Supported by the Department of Education and Skills and sponsored by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, the award recognises the use of best-practice continuing professional development initiatives in achieving organisational objectives, with the winner selected from Engineers Ireland’s CPD Accredited Employers network which represents a large and diverse range of engineering employers across public and private sectors.
Technological transformation and innovation
First accredited in 2002, Arup was most recently reaccredited in June 2020 having achieved transformational level during the CPD audit process, recognising Arup’s sustained agenda of technological transformation and innovation and CPD practices which enable ongoing rapid, step-changes to meet market needs.
Caroline Spillane, director general of Engineers Ireland, said: “Engineers Ireland is pleased to award Arup the 2020 CPD Employer of the Year Award in recognition of its success in utilising CPD to deliver its digital transformation and equality, diversity and inclusion strategic objectives.
"The promotion of digital transformation and equality, diversity and inclusion has been supported by Arup at a European and local level and has ensured both objectives are embedded in all CPD initiatives from organisation level knowledge sharing and workshops, to mentoring and formal structured courses.
“Digital transformation and equality, diversity and inclusion are critically important development areas for all engineering organisations and their people to ensure continued growth and market success nationally and internationally.
"I wish to congratulate Arup for its approach to learning and development for these key strategic objectives and wish its CPD team continued success with future learning endeavours.”
'At forefront of most ambitious and challenging design and engineering'
Dympna Kilgallen, human resources manager at Arup, said: “For more than seven decades, Arup has been at the forefront of the most ambitious and challenging design and engineering. In order to be leaders in our field, we believe in career-long learning and invest heavily in our people.
“I am pleased to accept the 2020 CPD Employer of the Year Award from Engineers Ireland today on behalf of my colleagues in CPD and Training and each of our 600+ employees who have engaged in CPD initiatives this year.
"This award is a testament to our values and learning strategies and also to the culture of learning and development within Arup.
"Knowledge sharing through our CPD programme has been instrumental to furthering our digital transformation and equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
"As a CPD accredited employer, our people benefit from formal training as well as opportunities to gain valuable experience through community engagement activities. This approach to professional development allows us to support and nurture a growth and learning environment that allows individuals to flourish.”
The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard, which has been adopted by more than 165 organisations to date, improves the competence levels of engineers and delivers tangible benefits to organisations.
To find out more about the standard and how your company can achieve the standard, visit: https://www.engineersireland.ie/Businesses/Training-development/CPD-accredited-employer-standard/Achieve-the-standard