Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications?
This paper examines mutual recognition of professional engineering qualifications and the globalisation of accreditation of engineering education by US organisation ABET. Scrutiny of the Washington Accord on mutual recognition and a recent attempt to gain ABET accreditation for a UK civil engineerin...
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| author | Anwar, Arif A. Richards, D. |
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| description | This paper examines mutual recognition of professional engineering qualifications and the globalisation of accreditation of engineering education by US organisation ABET. Scrutiny of the Washington Accord on mutual recognition and a recent attempt to gain ABET accreditation for a UK civil engineering degree programme highlights differences between ABET and the UK Engineering Council. The ambiguity of the Washington Accord also means it may be interpreted differently by signatories. It is suggested that ABET accreditation and the US professional engineer (PE) qualification may become the de-facto global standard due to lack of significant competition from the UK or Europe. |
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| spelling | CGSpace402562025-06-17T08:24:21Z Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? Anwar, Arif A. Richards, D. knowledge management engineering education training This paper examines mutual recognition of professional engineering qualifications and the globalisation of accreditation of engineering education by US organisation ABET. Scrutiny of the Washington Accord on mutual recognition and a recent attempt to gain ABET accreditation for a UK civil engineering degree programme highlights differences between ABET and the UK Engineering Council. The ambiguity of the Washington Accord also means it may be interpreted differently by signatories. It is suggested that ABET accreditation and the US professional engineer (PE) qualification may become the de-facto global standard due to lack of significant competition from the UK or Europe. 2013-02 2014-06-13T14:47:16Z 2014-06-13T14:47:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40256 en Limited Access Thomas Telford Ltd. Anwar, Arif; Richards, D. 2013. Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? Civil Engineering, 166(CE1):42-48. doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.12.00012 |
| spellingShingle | knowledge management engineering education training Anwar, Arif A. Richards, D. Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? |
| title | Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? |
| title_full | Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? |
| title_short | Is the USA set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications? |
| title_sort | is the usa set to dominate accreditation of engineering education and professional qualifications |
| topic | knowledge management engineering education training |
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