Washington Accord
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The Washington Accord is an international accreditation agreement for professional engineering degree programs.
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[edit] Definition and Background
The Washington Accord is an agreement between the bodies responsible for accrediting professional engineering degree programs in each of the signatory countries. It recognizes the substantial equivalency of programs accredited by those bodies, and recommends that graduates of accredited programs in any of the signatory countries be recognized by the other countries as having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering. The Washington Accord was signed in 1989.
[edit] Scope
The Washington Accord covers professional engineering undergraduate degrees.
- Engineering technology and postgraduate-level programs are not covered by the Accord. However engineering technology awards may be covered by the Sydney Accord or Dublin Accord.
- Only qualifications awarded after the signatory nation became part of the Washington Accord are considered
- The Washington Accord does not cover professional engineering designations such as Chartered Engineer
[edit] Signatory Countries
As at January 2007, the signatory countries/territories of the Washington Accord are
- Australia
- Canada
- Republic of Ireland
- Hong Kong (since 1995)
- Japan (since 2005)
- New Zealand
- Singapore (since 2006)
- South Africa (since 1999)
- United Kingdom
- United States
The following countries/territories have provisional signatory status and may become members in future:
- Germany
- Malaysia
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
