***ENGINEER IN THE SOCIETY*** PART 2

Roles of Professional Engineering Bodies in Nigeria


COREN
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, was established by decree 55 of 1970 and amended by Decree 27 of 1992, now the “Engineers (Registration, etc) Act, CAP E11 of 2004” Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.The Act establishes COREN as a statutory body of the Federal Government empowered to regulate the Practice of Engineering in all aspects and ramifications in Nigeria.
The current President of COREN is Engr. Kashim A. Ali, FNSE, mni

The Federal Government of Nigeria empowered the Council to regulate and control the training and practice of engineering in Nigeria and to ensure and enforce the registration of all engineering personnel (i.e. Engineers, Engineering Technologists, Engineering Technicians, and Engineering Craftsmen) and consulting firms wishing to practice or engage in the practice of engineering.
*Anybody, corporate or individual employer who engages the services of unregistered engineering personnel or consulting firms commits an offence against the law of the land as stipulated in clause 13(6), page 14 of the coren decrees.


This discussion will focus on Registered Engineer's status

The COREN decree specifies that: A Registered Engineer shall use the abbreviation "Engr" before his name
e.g Engr Oluseyi Basorun

Entry Qualifications into Engineer's Cadre

Person desiring to become a registered Engineer must meet the following

1. Univeristy Route -B. Sc, B. Eng, B. Tech in Engineering must have four (4) years post-graduate experience which must be under the supervision of a senior registered Engineer.

2. Polytechnic Route - HND in an Engineering field + COREN accredited PGD in the same field e.g. HND Electrical Engineering + PGD Electrical Engineering. Must have acquired a minimum of (6) years post-graduate experience which must be under the supervision of a senior registered Engineer.

3. Membership of Engineering professional bodies e.g Corporate Membership of NSE, although recently COREN returned back to conducting interviews and test for prospective candidates.

Benefit of COREN

1. Coren keeps the register of all registered engineering personnel in Nigeria. This data can be verified on http://portal.coren.gov.ng/Account/MemberSearch
2. COREN regulates the practise of engineering in Nigeria
3. Issuance of practising license to engineering personnel and engineering firms
4. Control of quakery in the practise
etc. etc.

visit COREN website for more information www.coren.gov.ng
sources: www.coren.gov.ng  www.nse.org.ng

Engr. Oluseyi Basorun mnse

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