Engineers more recent track studies (9,6)
I believe the answer is:
refresher course
'studies' is the definition.
'engineers more recent track' is the wordplay.
'engineers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'more recent' becomes 'fresher'.
'track' becomes 'course' ('course' can be a synonym of 'track'**).
're'+'fresher'+'course'='REFRESHER COURSE'
(Other definitions for refresher course that I've seen before include "Training" , "sweet group?" , "it helps you get up to speed" , "further education?" , "study update" .)