The Engineers Australia Excellence Awards offers a range of national awards, medals, and scholarships that highlight contributions to the various areas of engineering which we support and promote. The Program seeks to reward outstanding achievement and eminence in the practice of engineering, and standout service to the profession. It plays an important role in promoting engineering excellence and the significant contribution engineering makes to the community.
In May 2022, Engineers Australia commenced a review of the awards portfolio. Awards in scope of the review are:
As Engineers Australia strives to advance society through great engineering, it is critical that our Awards portfolio aligns with our strategic purpose by:
As the awards portfolio has evolved over the last 100 years, some key current challenges identified are:
In undertaking this significant body of work, we are guided by the following principles to achieve the outcomes of the Awards Review for the program commencing in 2023:
Our aim is to hear feedback and suggestions on how we can achieve the Awards Review’s desired outcomes:
Engineers Australia staff organised engagement sessions with various Learned Society Groups, Committees, Chief Judges, and EA people in June and July. Resounding feedback from the engagement sessions, was a desire for change and a revised awards program that better reflects current engineering practice.
In addition to the engagement sessions, a short survey was circulated to our stakeholders, industry partners, and our members to understand the needs and value of an awards program, and they resonated with the suggestions and key points arising from the engagement sessions and have contributed to preparing the delivery options for the proposed 2023 awards program.
Revised awards portfolio will be launched in April 2023.
Engagement sessions with key stakeholders to select option | September – November 2022 |
Workshop streams | November 2022 – February 2023 |
Proposed 2023 timeline established | November – December 2022 |
Awareness for key stakeholders | March 2023 |
Launch public awards program | April 2023 |
We need an adaptable, agile mindset to be comfortable with a revised awards program that better reflects engineering practice. We will continue to collaborate with key stakeholders to restructure the awards portfolio for the 2023 season. Together we can make a real difference to the engineering profession in developing a prestigious awards program that recognises excellence in engineering and the impact great engineering has on society.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Peter Godfrey, Chair of the Honours and Awards Committee via [email protected] or Nicole Appleby, General Manager, Professional Development [email protected].