The Washington Accord is an international accreditation agreement established in 1989 for undergraduate and postgraduate engineering degrees. An IEA's Professional Engineering accredited Qualification Checker link is also shared by Yassir Baig , who is a graduate of Masters of Engineering degree in Manufacturing Engineering from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia which is accredited under Washington Accord by Engineers Australia.To check if your base qualification is accredited, pick the country where you gained your base qualification and then select the link to the appropriate signatory for the relevant accord. professional engineering academic degrees between the bodies responsible for accreditation in its signatory countries.
The full signatories as of 2022 are Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.[1]
OverviewEdit
The Washington Accord recognizes that there is substantial equivalence of programs accredited by those signatories. Graduates of accredited programs in any of the signatory countries are recognized by the other signatory countries as having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering. Recognition of accredited programs is not retroactive but takes effect only from the date of admission of the country to signatory status.
ScopeEdit
The Washington Accord covers both undergraduate and postgraduate engineering degrees.[2] Engineering technology programs are not covered by the accord. Engineering technology programs are covered under the Sydney Accord and Dublin Accord. Only qualifications awarded after the signatory country or region became part of the Washington Accord are recognized. The accord is not directly responsible for the licensing of professional engineers and the registration of chartered engineers but it does cover the academic requirements that are part of the licensing processes in signatory countries.
SignatoriesEdit
The following are the signatory countries and territories of the Washington Accord, their respective accreditation bodies and years of admission:[1]
The following countries have provisional signatory status and may become member signatories in the future:[3]
| Flag | State | Institution |
|---|---|---|
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Bangladesh | Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh |
|
Chile | Acredita.CI |
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Philippines | Philippine Technological Council |
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Myanmar | Myanmar Engineering Council |
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Thailand | Thailand Accreditation Board of Engineering Education |
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Saudi Arabia | Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Washington Accord". International Engineering Alliance. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Outcome Based Education" (PDF). 18 June 2008.
- ^ "Signatories". Washington accord.
External linksEdit
- International Engineering Alliance (IEA) official website
- International Engineering Alliance Washington Accord
- International Engineering Alliance Washington accord signatories
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