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Is it important to have a Washington Accord degree?

Andy Millar
Following up on a couple of threads here, does anyone here have experience on whether NOT having a Washington Accord degree (e.g. an IET accredited degree) makes it harder to get jobs in any particular countries?


Or, to put it the other way around, whether having one does actually make it easier in particular countries?


It's a question that frequently comes up here, and I don't ever remember seeing an answer.


Personally I don't remember ever hearing engineers saying they had a problem with mobility to any country, whatever their qualifications, (even to Canada, provided their process is followed), but I'd hesitate to say I have enough experience to say that this really isn't something to be concerned about.


Thanks,


Andy
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    I did find this in the coffee break, a degree from a Washington Accord accredited body does seem to be important if you want to a visa to work in Australia:
    Subclass 476

    Skilled—Recognised Graduate visa
    You must have completed your engineering qualification at a specified educational institution. Any institution offering an Engineering qualification accredited under the Washington Accord is a specified institution.
    https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-recognition-graduate-476#Eligibility

    Although interestingly, note that this doesn't say the specific degree programme itself has to be accredited, only that the institution that awards it has to offer accredited degrees. Has anyone here got direct or indirect experience of trying to move to Australia? 


    A Google of "Washington Accord Visa" didn't show up any similar requirements for other countries.


    For other reasons I have been looking at requirements to practice as an engineer in Canada, which has the most restrictive regime that I've personally come across. From what I have found CIBSE put it very well:
    Whilst Engineers Canada is a signatory of the Washington Accord, the provincial bodies do not consistently recognise this, so the transfer from CEng to PEng is not smooth.



    Even then, the Provincial Bodies I've been involved with seem to be interested in CEng, not the underlying degree.


    Cheers,


    Andy
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    I did find this in the coffee break, a degree from a Washington Accord accredited body does seem to be important if you want to a visa to work in Australia:
    Subclass 476

    Skilled—Recognised Graduate visa
    You must have completed your engineering qualification at a specified educational institution. Any institution offering an Engineering qualification accredited under the Washington Accord is a specified institution.
    https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-recognition-graduate-476#Eligibility

    Although interestingly, note that this doesn't say the specific degree programme itself has to be accredited, only that the institution that awards it has to offer accredited degrees. Has anyone here got direct or indirect experience of trying to move to Australia? 


    A Google of "Washington Accord Visa" didn't show up any similar requirements for other countries.


    For other reasons I have been looking at requirements to practice as an engineer in Canada, which has the most restrictive regime that I've personally come across. From what I have found CIBSE put it very well:
    Whilst Engineers Canada is a signatory of the Washington Accord, the provincial bodies do not consistently recognise this, so the transfer from CEng to PEng is not smooth.



    Even then, the Provincial Bodies I've been involved with seem to be interested in CEng, not the underlying degree.


    Cheers,


    Andy
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