Washington Accord (credentials)
The Washington Accord is an international accreditation agreement for
Overview
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.
Scope
The Washington Accord covers both undergraduate and postgraduate engineering degrees.
Signatories
The following are the signatory countries and territories of the Washington Accord, their respective accreditation bodies and years of admission:[1]
Flag | Member State | Member Institution | Year of admission |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Engineers Australia | 1989 | |
Canada | Engineers Canada
|
1989 | |
China | China Association for Science and Technology | 2016 | |
Costa Rica | Association of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica | 2020 | |
Hong Kong | The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
|
1995 | |
India | National Board of Accreditation | 2014 | |
Indonesia | Persatuan Insinyur Indonesia (PII) | 2022 | |
Ireland | Engineers Ireland
|
1989 | |
Japan | Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education | 2005 | |
Malaysia | Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) | 2009 | |
Mexico | Consejo de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería (CACEI) | 2022 | |
New Zealand | Engineering New Zealand
|
1989 | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Engineering Council | 2017 | |
Peru | ICACIT | 2018 | |
Russia | Association for Engineering Education of Russia | 2012 | |
Singapore | Institution of Engineers Singapore | 2006 | |
South Africa | Engineering Council of South Africa | 1999 | |
South Korea | Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea | 2007 | |
Sri Lanka | Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka | 2014 | |
Taiwan | Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan | 2007 | |
Turkey | MÜDEK | 2011 | |
United Kingdom | Engineering Council | 1989 | |
United States | ABET | 1989 |
The following countries have provisional signatory status and may become full signatory members in the future:
Flag | State | Institution | Provisional Status Approved |
---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh | 2016 | |
Chile | Acredita CI | 2018 | |
Myanmar | Myanmar Engineering Council | 2019 | |
Nigeria | Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria | 2023 | |
Philippines | Philippine Technological Council | 2016 | |
Saudi Arabia | Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) | 2022 | |
Thailand | Thailand Accreditation Board of Engineering Education | 2019 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Washington Accord Signatories". International Engineering Alliance. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Outcome Based Education" (PDF). 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010.