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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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    Jonathan,

    I agree with you about “filtering”.  

    A declared “primary purpose” of CEng has long been to signify membership of an “elite” group of engineers. Historically, this was attained by election to the membership of a “learned society”, having gained some career distinction.

    Later, many such bodies operated their own “entry” examinations to introduce a more “objective” element. These varied in relevance, but there was a time when carrying out complex calculations, was more important than today.

    For most of the Engineering Council era (founded 1981), filtering has been carried out an academic basis. This filtering must therefore be carried out pre-career, since most people are done with their academic involvement by early 20s. Washington Accord (International Engineering Alliance) is the international treaty developed to help regulate this academic filtering system.    

                  
    As I see it Universities should develop students according to their talents and motivation. If that means nurturing an outstanding mathematician or scientist, then that is to be celebrated. However, the world of engineering needs a much wider balance of skills, talents and personalites.  Doesn’t it?

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    Jonathan,

    I agree with you about “filtering”.  

    A declared “primary purpose” of CEng has long been to signify membership of an “elite” group of engineers. Historically, this was attained by election to the membership of a “learned society”, having gained some career distinction.

    Later, many such bodies operated their own “entry” examinations to introduce a more “objective” element. These varied in relevance, but there was a time when carrying out complex calculations, was more important than today.

    For most of the Engineering Council era (founded 1981), filtering has been carried out an academic basis. This filtering must therefore be carried out pre-career, since most people are done with their academic involvement by early 20s. Washington Accord (International Engineering Alliance) is the international treaty developed to help regulate this academic filtering system.    

                  
    As I see it Universities should develop students according to their talents and motivation. If that means nurturing an outstanding mathematician or scientist, then that is to be celebrated. However, the world of engineering needs a much wider balance of skills, talents and personalites.  Doesn’t it?

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