UIPE aims to nurture engineering professionals through their entire career. Initial professional development – IPD – builds the competencies of young engineers, technicians and technologists from their final year in university or college, and then onwards as they find their first job, to when they begin to take on more responsibilities and gain experience. Examples of IPD are a scheme to prepare young technicians for work by topping-up the syllabus at the five Uganda Technical Colleges. Initially students will be trained on-campus in topics in demand by industry. The same students will then benefit from an industry placement. Training and placement quality will be assured by UIPE along with partners organisations like UACE and UNABCEC. However not all graduates will find work, so UIPE also has a scheme to encourage private sector engineering companies to take on unemployed engineers and technicians by subsidising wages and supporting in-work structured training. It also has a similar scheme designed for employed graduates who need to build competency. Continuous professional development – CPD – keeps more experienced professionals abreast of new engineering practice or helps broaden their skills as they mature into senior management roles. It also prepares engineers with more than 4 years professional experience prepare for registration. Examples of CPD are the two- and three-day courses run on topics like Design of Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, Technical Report Writing and Presentation Skills, Contract Administration and Public Private Partnerships. CPD courses are typically paid-for but members get a substantial discount over the non-member rate.