Engineering management is not one fixed skill but a mix of areas — concepts, systems, approaches, and applications — that together decide whether a complex project runs smoothly or falls apart. It has become one of the most prominent branches of modern management, essential to virtually every engineering activity, working alongside other departments in project planning from day one.

Built for anyone with the drive to sharpen their skills and talents by exploring these fields in depth, this programme from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy also focuses on applying managerial principles within engineering itself — combining technology with sound judgement to solve engineering, organisational, and administrative problems, and building the planning capability needed to oversee genuinely complex projects.

Who Should Attend?

• Management and engineering students wishing to pursue further study in engineering management.
• Engineering managers at institutions and development, urban, and construction projects.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the skills needed to train, educate, and motivate technical professionals.
• Use effective methods to develop their managerial capabilities and build a comprehensive grasp of the engineering management approach.
• Recognise the complex processes that use models to support decision-making across industrial and service sectors, and apply engineering management principles when shaping those decisions.
• Explain how engineering management connects with other functions such as information systems, supply chains, finance, project management, systems engineering, and quality control.

Module 1: The Fields of Engineering Management

• Mapping out the different areas engineering management covers.
• How these fields relate to one another in practice.

Module 2: Core Concepts and Principles

• The fundamental concepts that define engineering management.
• Its guiding principles and the approach it takes to solving problems.

Module 3: Systems and Approaches in Engineering Management

• The systems engineering management relies on to function.
• Recognising the engineering management approach as it is applied across organisations.

Module 4: Complex Processes and Cross-Department Relationships

• The complex, model-driven processes at the heart of engineering management.
• How engineering management connects with other departments and functions.

Module 5: Applications and Building Managerial Capability

• Real-world applications of engineering management.
• Methods for developing the managerial capabilities engineers need to lead.