Engineering

Autotrain - http://www.autotrain.org/

Distance learning for the automotive industry - providing eLearning services to industry, commerce and education.

British Standards - http://www.bsi-global.com/

This Web site contains information on quality management systems including ISO9000 and ISO14000.

CAD Portal- http://www.cad-portal.com/

The site contains a news headlines section, with a search facility, and also a copy of the latest weekly newsletter.

CADD Education Portal- http://www.caddprimer.com/

The CADD Education Portal's main feature is the CADD Primer: an on-line CAD tutorial.

Calculator Edge http://www.calculatoredge.com/

Online Engineering Calculators for Engineers and Students worldwide

Electrical Contractors Association - http://www.eca.co.uk/

Website provides information for electrical engineering and building services.

Engineering Challenges - http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/

Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century.

Engineering Signs - http://www.engineeringsigns.ac.uk/default.asp

An on-line British Sign Language / English glossary of signs for the automotive industry.

Health & Safety Executive - http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) site provides an online enquiry service; links to other sites; and offers access to statistics as well as full text documents regarding all aspects of health and safety at work.

How Stuffworks - http://www.howstuffworks.com/

This is a site full of great information, illustrations and animations for nearly everything including engineering, motor vehicles.

NQ Scotland - http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/resources/weblinksdirectory/

The Scottish Virtual Teachers' Centre provides access to a range of resources for both secondary and post 16 education. Select the technology section of the index to access resources for engineering.

UK Welding Institute - http://www.twi.co.uk/j32k/index.xtp

The TWI site is searchable and contains information on the organisation, its objectives and expertise in engineering, materials, welding and joining, surfacing, cutting, and manufacturing.

OPSI - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/

The Office of Public Sector Information website provides the full text of all UK legislation from 1996 onwards, with summaries of selected statutes before that date.

ISO - http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage

The International Organization for Standardization is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 130 countries, one from each country. The site includes documents on ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.

Quality Assurance - http://www.thecqi.org/

The IQA is a leading institute in the UK for the advancement of quality practices.