Industry engagement in uk built environment higher education courses

The paper presents the initial findings of research being carried out in the UK as part of the Accelerating Change for Built Environment Education (ACBEE) initiative that is sponsored by Construction Skills. An investigation has been carried out to capture the inputs through which industry engages with Built Environment learning and teaching and how these add value to the parties involved. An initial outline framework has been developed comprising a taxonomy of the type and form of engagement. This framework is currently being validated and tested through the collection of information on case studies that demonstrate high quality in higher education / industry engagement. These range in nature from whole courses down to individual modules taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. A key thrust of this paper is how industry and HE can move forward and help built environment education progress through partnership.