▁Gr oups ▁A CE ’ s ▁groups ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁provide ▁members ▁with ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁eng age ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁level . ▁Est ab lished ▁groups ▁cover ▁the ▁de vol ved ▁nations ▁Scotland , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Wales , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁further ▁regional ▁groups ▁for ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁East , ▁the ▁Mid lands , ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁and ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁Gr oups ▁establish ▁A CE ▁opinion ▁and ▁policy ▁on ▁various ▁issues ▁including ▁property , ▁roads , ▁rail , ▁sust ain ability ▁and ▁water . ▁“ Special ist ” ▁groups ▁provide ▁oper ational ▁advice ▁on ▁H R , ▁fin ance , ▁membership ▁and ▁legal ▁matters , ▁or ▁represent ▁members ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁size . ▁ ▁Emer ging ▁Prof ession als ▁Pre viously ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Progress ▁Network , ▁the ▁Emer ging ▁Prof ession als ▁group ▁is ▁for ▁future ▁industry ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁their ▁care ers . ▁ ▁It ▁organ ises ▁career ▁development ▁opportun ities ▁across ▁the ▁UK . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁spons ored ▁by ▁A CE ▁member , ▁M ott ▁Mac Donald . ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁App rent ices hip ▁Cons ort ium ▁( TAC ) ▁A CE ▁provides ▁the ▁secret ariat ▁for ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁App rent ices hip ▁Cons ort ium ▁( TAC ) ▁which ▁brings ▁together ▁consult ancy ▁and ▁engineering ▁fir ms ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁and ▁training ▁of ▁techn ician ▁and ▁degree ▁app rent ices . ▁ ▁The ▁cons ort ium ▁has ▁enabled ▁more ▁than