Donegal National Roads Office has officially been named an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer.

The body, which serves as a regional Centre of Excellence for the project management, design and delivery of major annual and multi-annual programs of work, has been awarded the CPD Accredited Employer Standard by Engineers Ireland.

This accolade recognises the employer's continuing professional development (CPD) strategy, which has seen them deliver new National Road developments, as well as all aspects of Network Management including bridges, pavement, safety and route signage, and delineation.

The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer standard is a strategic framework which enables engineers and engineering employers to raise competency levels and deliver tangible business benefits by investing in engineers through continuing professional development.

Commenting on the award, Damian Mc Dermott, Senior Engineer, Donegal National Roads Office, said: "The Donegal National Roads Office is proud to become an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer. We are committed to achieving excellence in our work through the promotion, development and maintenance of a highly creative, innovative and adaptable engineering team capable of exceeding the expectations of our customers and stakeholders.  Achievement of the Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard endorses this commitment as we seek to expand and recruit further engineering talent through Donegal County Council."

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Donegal National Roads Office is set to play a key role in the national delivery of Climate Action goals, including modal shift through public transport and active travel/greenway initiatives, decarbonisation through whole life sustainability, network efficiency and enabling alternate fuels.  

Mr Mc Dermott continued: "The Donegal National Roads Office strongly supports Continuing Professional Development, which is evident in our existing Quality Management Systems and Performance Management Development System. The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer Standard provides an excellent Framework into which our existing standalone CPD Systems can be incorporated and further developed into a fully integrated and interactive CPD system. It will broaden our traditional view of what constitutes CPD, thereby allowing our Engineering Team to record the breadth and depth of CPD which already occurs, identify competency gaps and developing multi-annual CPD strategies."

Congratulating Donegal National Roads Office on achieving the CPD Accredited Employer Standard, Caroline Spillane, Director General of Engineers Ireland, added: "I wish to congratulate Donegal National Roads Office for their dedication to professional development and achieving CPD Accredited Employer status.

"Investment in professional development is essential for organisations to grow and develop their people to achieve both organisational and individual objectives. It is clear that Donegal National Roads Office has a strong commitment to developing its people and will continue to benefit from the strategic approach facilitated by the CPD Accredited Employer Standard."