Alec Hay Pr Eng C Eng Chair EMF

Washington, Sydney & Dublin Accords, EMF, ETMF, APEC, FEANI EDUCATION FORUM MOBILITY FORUM

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Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies For Engineers, Technologists and Technicians Benchmarks

Programme for an Academic Qualification Professional Development and Registration Basic Development Stages

PURPOSE Recognition of equivalence of accredited engineering education programs leading to the engineering degree Applicable to engineers only

Accept that accreditation procedures are comparable Accept one another’s accredited degrees – from date of Full Membership Agree to identify & encourage implementation of best practice The signatories:

Accept mutual monitoring Accept that it applies to accreditations in home jurisdictions only Accept the need to encourage licensing & registration authorities to apply the agreement The signatories:

“Graduate Attributes” for the Engineer – Benchmark for a “Washington Accord” Graduate

Full Members Australia EA1989 CanadaCCPE 1989 IrelandIEI1989 New ZealandIPENZ1989 U KEC1989 USAABET1989 South AfricaECSA1993/9 Hong Kong, ChinaHKIE1995 JapanJABEE2005

Provisional Members MalaysiaBEM2003 SingaporeIES2003 GermanyASIIN2003 KoreaABEEK2005 Chinese TaipeiIEET2005 Chair – Dr Greenwood - EA Secretariat - ABET

National Accreditation System – independent of educational institutions being accredited, and Academic standards for Engineering Qualifications close to benchmark for a “WA” Graduate Entry Requirements for a Provisional Signatory :

Agreement Rules & Procedures Graduate Attributes for the Engineer Guidelines -For Admission to provisional and signatory status -Systematic Monitoring & Verification of Signatories -Mentoring Documentation:

PURPOSE To establish and maintain an International Register of Professional Engineers

Facilitate international mobility of professional engineers Establish de-centralised International Register of Professional Engineers Promote best practice OBJECTIVES

Continue mutual monitoring Understand existing barriers to mobility and develop strategies to assist governments and licensing authorities to manage the barriers Encourage governments and licensing authorities to adopt the EMF agreement OBJECTIVES

Committee within the EMF consisting of representatives of all Provisional and Full Members Only signatories with an approved Assessment Statement are Full Members and they have a vote Responsible for: Approving Assessment Statements Authorising a signatory to have a de-centralised Register Controlling the monitoring process The Chair and Secretariat - same as EMF International Register Coordinating Committee

reached an overall academic level substantially equivalent to a WA degree been assessed in own economy as eligible for independent practice had seven years practical experience since graduation spent at least two years in responsible charge of significant engineering work maintained CPD at a satisfactory level ENTRY REQUIREMENTS - International Register Candidates must have:

“Professional Competencies” for the Engineer - Benchmark for an “International Professional Engineer” Post-nominal IntPE (Jurisdiction)

Full Members AustraliaIEAust1997 CanadaCCPE1997 Hong Kong, ChinaHKIE1997 IrelandIEI 1997 New ZealandIPENZ1997 South AfricaECSA1997 UKEC1997 USAUSCIEP1997 JapanIPEJ1999 MalaysiaIEM1999 KoreaKPEA2000

Provisional MembersBangladeshBPERB2003 IndiaIEIndia2003 SingaporeIES2005 Sri LankaIESL2005 ObserversFEANI 1997 APEC1997 Chair: Alec Hay - ECSA Secretariat: EC(UK) – Chris Simpson

Entry Requirements for a Provisional Member: National Register of professionally qualified engineers Professional Competencies close to benchmark of the international register

Documentation: Constitution of the EMF with Schedules covering: Guidelines on Criteria and Procedures International Coordinating Committee Rules IntPE Protocol Guidelines for Admission as Provisional & Full Members Mentoring Guidelines The EMF IntPE Review Process Guidelines Glossary of Terms Competency Profile for a Professional Engineer

Qualification requirements of the EMF: Schedule 2: Guidelines on Criteria and Procedures EMF Full Members: 9 WA signatories 2 Provisional Status in the WA In context of the complete package – appropriate degree listed on the FEANI index

Challenge facing the EMF is the question of Granting Right to Practice. APEC situation - buy in by governments Role of Bi-laterals under investigation Statutory difficulties constitute barriers to mobility Of 11 full members: 5 are fairly open 2 have residency requirements 4 have major statutory restrictions

Real and meaningful international recognition only comes through fairly rigorous processes built into agreements Not like “club” agreements which focus on cooperation Critical issues in the process are quality assurance, competency, risk management and accountability IEM critical mass as primary movement for International recognition of Engineering Professionals CONCLUSIONS