Skills for the Global Engineer
Today's Engineers require the following effective communication skills: oral and written proficiency in English, expertise in more than one language, and inter-communication skills or the ability to interact effectively across cultures and understand different perspectives as well as world views (CDIO syllabus; GELS network; BADGE project).
CLIC is therefore launching a NEW Global Engineer Digital Badge scheme in 2020-2021, based on the work of the GELS network.
During their time at CUED, participants can earn a digital badge for each of the four individual skills: language proficiency, presentation skills, writing excellence and inter-communication. Once the requirements for all four skills have been met, participants are automatically awarded the Global Engineer Digital Badge.
Requirements
The requirements for each badge are as follows:
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Language proficiency badge
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Evidence of proficiency in the mother tongue & 1 language at B2 level or above |
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Presentation skills badge |
Completion of CLIC’s presentation skills training (course or series of supervisions depending on results of a needs analysis) Completion of a recorded and uploaded presentation in English in the participant’s Engineering sub-field (assessed by your CUED DoS/supervisor and CLIC supervisor)
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Writing excellence badge
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Completion of CLIC’s academic writing training (course or series of supervisions depending on results of a needs analysis) Completion of an assessed piece of written work in English with no major issues regarding structure, language or style (assessed by your CUED DoS/supervisor and CLIC supervisor) Written correspondence relating to the completed oral presentation using appropriate & effective language & register (i.e. Q&A email/text exchange)
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Inter-communication badge (interacting effectively across cultures; understanding different perspectives and world views)
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Completion of an individual assessment with CLIC’s inter-communication expert Completion of an intercultural communication assessment/questionnaire
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Global Engineer Digital Badge
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Awarded once participants have successfully earned all four individual badges for language proficiency, presentation skills, writing excellence and inter-communication. |
Possible badge extensions include:
Language Equipped Engineer → Evidence of mother tongue + 2 languages (B2 level or above)
EMI Equipped Engineer → Evidence of teaching engineers effectively in English
Industry Equipped Engineer → Evidence of successful interaction in industry
CLIC support
Please email any questions to CLIC Director, David Tual.
CLIC offers the following support to help CUED participants to complete the Global Engineer Digital Badge scheme:
- Foreign language courses at the basic, intermediate and advanced levels in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish
- Communication for Global Engineers for all students and postdocs to support their academic and professional skills development. The programme includes online group sessions and/or individual support for: