The overall objective of this paper is to contribute with knowledge of how learning artefacts can support both students, in taking more informed actions in becoming a professional engineer, and teachers, in design of relevant teaching and learning activities. This study is done as part of an on-going CDIO implementation, involvung change of educational culture for leaders, teachers and students. For leaders and teachers, this involves a challenge to convert the CDIO intentions, into practical tools and everyday teaching and learning activities that in the end have only one overall objective: to support student learning. The current study included prototyping the learning artefact ‘IDE competence profile’ in teaching and learning activities and exploring how this contributed in strengthening students’ self-awareness of professional ID engineer identity, and in both students and teachers taking more informed actions during an introductory program course. The learning artefact contributed to teachers’ and students’ understanding of the professional ID engineering role, and also to more informed, self-directed actions during the course. In this paper we propose that learning artefacts not only support students’ self-awareness and guide their actions, but also help teachers in creating learning experiences that contribute to students’ understanding of the professional engineering role and thereby contributing in taking steps for change of the educational culture.