About us
EAL is the specialist awarding organisation (AO), end-point assessment organisation (EPAO), and skills partner for the engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries.
Our qualifications, assessments and skills solutions are designed and maintained by vocational education and training experts who understand the current and future needs of educators, training providers, employers and engineers.
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Why are we different?
We act in the best interests of the UK engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries.
We are experts in designing, maintaining and supporting the delivery of qualifications, assessments and skills solutions for the engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries, who understand the different requirements in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
EAL constructively and collaboratively challenges the way things are done. We apply the same quality to everything we do regardless of the size of the market it serves - working with experts across the sector to establish a new standard in skills.
2m+
certificates
have been awarded over the last 20 years, helping people develop, enter and progress in their chosen occupations.
25
trailblazer groups
where we've worked alongside employers to develop the occupational standards and assessment plans for new apprenticeships.
92.8%
of our customers
rated their customer service interactions as ‘great’ or ‘amazing’ because we continually invest in our people and support services.
£29m+
of our surplus
reinvested through our parent charity Enginuity over the last 20 years, to find new solutions to skills gaps faced by employers and sectors.
Our work with Enginuity
Together with Enginuity, EAL forms part of the Enginuity Group. We are committed to closing the skills gap within the engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries. That's why EAL has invested more than £29 million of our surplus through the Enginuity charity over the last 20 years.
Who we work with
We are trusted by engineers, schools, academies, colleges, universities, private training providers, employers of all sizes, sector bodies and governments to ensure that people have the right skills in engineering and manufacturing, and related industries.
We are the national provider of Building Services Engineering qualifications in Wales and we support Engineering & Manufacturing and Construction & Building Services Engineering T Levels. We also offer end-point assessments against a large and expanding portfolio of unique standards to meet the needs of engineering and manufacturing employers.
Over the past decade, nearly 1 million people have embarked on an EAL course.
Our values
Our values and behaviours are part of everything we do, and all of our colleagues play a part in living them every day.
We are vision & mission driven
Our board supports our senior leadership team in staying true to our vision and mission. It is made up of individuals whose shared knowledge, experience, and insight represents the education, skills and industry landscape.
Our vision
To become the leading skills partner for our engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries, so UK engineers and employers have the right skills, recognised to the right standards, at the right time, to prosper by playing a leading role in creating a more sustainable world.
Engineering skills for a more sustainable world.
Our mission
To ensure that people have the right engineering skills, at the right time, to keep up with changing industry needs and the net-zero transition.
How we deliver against our mission
We are driven by what is in the best interests of the engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries.
Representing employers
We represent employers in the engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries, in policy discussions around technical education.
We also hear directly from beneficiaries in our EAL Strategy Advisory Group, and work collaboratively with them and organisations such as Skills England, Skills Development Scotland, and Qualifications Wales to create and review apprenticeships and standards, qualifications, training programmes and courses.
Annual report and financial statements
Explore our latest annual report and financial statements for a detailed overview of EAL's performance, achievements, and financial health for the year ending 31 March 2025.
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