Why choose us?
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 in the engineering and manufacturing sector, and related industries.
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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.
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.
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.
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