Government reforms to vocational education and the introduction of a list of English Baccalaureate subjects may be detrimental to the future of engineering, according to a report by the all-party Science and Technology Committee.
Although it welcomed government plans to include computer science as a fourth science option within the EBacc, the report, Educating Tomorrow’s Engineers, expressed concerns about a potential decline in subjects such as design and technology, which are also essential for engineering.
The committee welcomed plans for a Technical Baccalaureate but said it needed parity with the EBacc if it was to succeed.
The report said that giving the highly acclaimed Engineering Diploma at Level 2 equivalence with one GCSE – although it required the effort and curriculum time of several GCSEs – sent a poor message about the value of engineering.
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