Dr Sarah Jayne Hitt, NMITE’s Transferable Skills Lead for the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology, advocates the urgent need for engineering educators to broaden their skills beyond technical expertise to include social, cultural, and ecological contexts. Delving into the changing landscape of engineering education. Her article discusses the evolving demands, emphasising the crucial role of interdisciplinary teaching. She advocates integrating subjects such as ethics and sustainability into engineering curricula, reflecting the changing landscape of engineering in the 21st century.