SEFI Handbook on Teaching Transferable Competencies and Skills in Engineering

The European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, brings together a vibrant network of engineering educators from across Europe and beyond. Drawing on this collective expertise, this handbook offers a comprehensive and practice-oriented resource for engineering educators, curriculum developers, programme leaders, educational researchers, and students seeking to foster transferable competencies in engineering education. Bringing together the expertise of 155 international contributors, the handbook provides an authoritative yet practical overview of established approaches in the field, situating them within current debates and emerging challenges. It explores key concepts and definitions, frameworks, curriculum design, accreditation, and quality assurance, while offering evidence-informed perspectives on the development and integration of transferable competencies and skills, from individual modules to entire engineering programmes. In five distinctive parts, the handbook covers selective transferable competencies and skills, translating research and theory into practical guidance for educational practice. Dedicated parts address assessment, showcase exemplary programmes and curricular implementations, and discuss methods for evaluating educational interventions and outcomes. Combining scholarly rigour with practical relevance, this handbook serves as both a reference work and a toolbox for those committed to preparing future engineers for the complex challenges of a rapidly changing world.