b'Member News July 2021 23VolunteersFeel good by doing good!Volunteers tell us they gain professionally and personally from the activities they carry out on our behalf.Volunteering provides opportunities to network and build relationships, as well as to develop new skills and hone existing ones, like leadership, communication and teamwork. Its also an ideal way to expand horizons, enhance a CV, strengthen a continuous professional development record and to feel good by doing good!Reskilling andreaccredit) engineering upskillingapprenticeships, professional development schemes Specialist skills will beand higher education crucial in delivering theprogrammes that deliver sustainability agenda, sorelevant, high-qualityIm really proud to be part of a professional industry must prioritiseeducation and competenceinstitution that strives to maintainreskilling and upskilling thedevelopment aligneda robust pipeline of engineeringexisting workforce so thatwith current and future it remains flexible, agile andindustry needs. talent capable of addressingable to innovate effectively. global sustainability issues.At an individual level, ourMaintaining highMarnie McKay MEng MIET, IET YoungProfessional DevelopmentprofessionalProfessionals Committee MemberMentors make sure theirstandards and Young Professional Ambassadormentees acquire relevant skills and knowledge toProfessional Registration enhance and sustain theirenables us to set the bar professional and personalhighand keep it theregrowth, while our CPDby ensuring that engineers Advisors check thatare firmly committed to individuals are compliantprofessional standards,The IETs net-zero recommendations with their CPD scheme. have competence andhighlight the need for a collaborative understanding in their field Plugging the skills gap of expertise, and will keepapproach to skills development so that learning and developingpresent and future engineers have the green Nearly half of engineeringthroughout their career. skills and relevant work experience they employers responding toOur volunteers are involvedneed to tackle climate change. As an our IET skills for net zeroat many stages during and a green recovery 2020IET volunteer, it feels great to be part of survey said they experiencethe registration process.that collaborative effort, joining industry, difficulty with internal skillsWherever possible, our Professional Registrationgovernment and educationgaps and external skills recruitment. To complicateAdvisors, Registrationproviders in helping to improvethings further, businessesAssessors and Professionalglobal sustainability.will need new skills toReview Interviewers make implement sustainabilitysure candidates demonstrateProfessor Sean Wellingtonstrategies and activities. a good understandingBEng MPhil MBA CEng FIET, IETof the principles ofEducation and Skills Panel MemberTo address this, oursustainable developmentand Academic AccreditorAccreditation volunteers and apply these will only accredit (orprinciples to their work.To find out how you can get involved in volunteering and in turn support skills development, visit theiet.org/volunteering'