Page 72 - Annual report 2019

REPORT OF THE SWEDISH FEANI
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Swedish National Committee for FEANI
Year of Adhesion : 1960
Estimated number of engineers: 150 000
Number of EUR INGs: 328
Member associations: The Sveriges Ingenjörer is an exclusive service and professional
organization for Sweden’s graduate engineers and student members at the Swedish
technical universities and institutes.
Sverige Ingenjörer,
Malmskillnadsgatan 48 - PO Box 1419 - SE - 111 84 Stockholm
Tel: + 46 8 613 80 00
Jenny.grensman@sverigesingenjorer.se
www.sverigesingenjorer.se

Lifelong Learning and the Importance of CPD The Association, in cooperation with major national HEIs
During 2018-2019, much focus has been on the needs for and Sweden’s most important employer organizations
continuous professional development (CPD), including for Industry and Services have elaborated on a model for
graduate engineers who already have a university diploma. Continuing Professional Development on a national level
to provide advanced CPD, the project “Study Friday a New
The Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers (Sveriges Approach to Lifelong Learning”, including seven proposals.
Ingenjörer – SI) has, under the name of “A Contract for
Competence”, started a discussion with representatives for Employment Security
employer organizations and universities to try and elaborate The Association has put a lot of effort into explaining at
on a model to give engineers access to specialized upskilling smaller company level the complex Swedish legal framework
throughout their careers. In addition to this collaboration, for employment security, hindering companies from growing.
its report “Time, Money and Collaboration” targets the It was highlighted that employment security promotes
need for better continuous professional development in innovation and creativity in the work place.
the companies. As a member of the Association of Nordic
Engineers (ANE), the Association also participates in an Strategy on Salaries
interesting work financed by Erasmus +, investigating what Every year, the members of the Association answer a survey
kind of higher education an engineer will need in the future. about their professional situation. Over the years, it was
ANE has also made a report on the state of CPD among our noticed that engineers, though relatively well payed, are
members. lagging behind other white collars when it comes to income
development during their career. To stop this, in the context
of the collective Bargaining last Autumn, the Association has