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Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|1 INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING ALLIANCE:EDUCATIONAL ACCORDS WASHINGTON ACCORD 1989 SYDNEY ACCORD 2001 DUBLIN ACCORD 2002 PREAMBLE The Washington Accord,Sydney Accord and Dublin Accord are three multi-lateral agreements between groups of jurisdictional agencies responsible for accreditation or recognition of tertiary-level engineering qualifications within their jurisdictions who have chosen to work collectively to assist the mobility of engineering practitioners(i.e.professional engineers,engineering technologists and engineering technicians)holding suitable qualifications.Membership(called being a signatory)is voluntary,but the signatories are committed to development and recognition of good practice in engineering education.The activities of the Accord signatories(for example in developing exemplars of the graduates profiles from certain types of qualification)are intended to assist growing globalisation of mutual recognition of engineering qualifications.The documents presented in this compendium are current as at 13 June 2014.Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|2 FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS This compendium of documents covers the three international accords relating to mutual recognition of accreditation/recognition systems and/or qualifications.It is constructed at three levels:A.GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS (The Accords themselves)B.RULES AND PROCEDURES Mandatory requirements and protocols which expand the governance document these are changeable according to a defined process after a notice period to all signatories of any proposed change C.GUIDELINES (Representing the norm of how things are done within the context of the Accords,but which are not mandatory)these are changeable according to a defined process after a notice period to all signatories of any proposed change Whilst governed independently of each other,the three Accords have adopted the principle that where possible Rules and Procedures and Guidelines should be similar between Accords.This has meant the adoption of a common glossary,and led to a development of generic documents which apply to all Accords unless a specific exception is stated.Accordingly,there is only one set of Rules and Procedures in Section B,and only one set of Guidelines in Section C.Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|3 CONTENTS SECTION A GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS.4 1.WASHINGTON ACCORD.4 2.SYDNEY ACCORD.6 3.DUBLIN ACCORD.9 ANNEXE A.12 1.EXEMPLIFYING ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS.12 2.OUTCOME STATEMENTS FOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN EDUCATION BASE.12 3.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCORDS.14 SECTION B RULES AND PROCEDURES.15 B.1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION.15 B.2 ADMISSION.18 B.3 REVIEW OF SIGNATORIES.22 B.4 ISSUE RESOLUTION,RESIGNATION,DOWNGRADING AND TERMINATION.28 B.5 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS,RIGHTS OF AND OBLIGATIONS ON SIGNATORIES AND ORGANISATIONS HOLDING PROVISIONAL STATUS.31 B.6 CHANGES TO ACCORD AGREEMENTS,RULES AND PROCEDURES,AND GUIDELINES.36 B.7 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.38 B.8 PROTOCOLS FOR APPLICATION OF THE ACCORDS OUTSIDE SIGNATORY JURISDICTIONS.40 B.9 SECRETARIAT.43 B.10 CONTRIBUTION TO COSTS.44 SECTION C GUIDELINES.45 C.1 GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE EXEMPLARS.45 C.2 APPLYING FOR PROVISIONAL STATUS.46 C.3 MENTORING.50 C.4 BECOMING A SIGNATORY.52 C.5 REVIEW OF SIGNATORIES.55 C.6 FULFILMENT OF REPORTING OBLIGATIONS.61 C.7 GUIDELINES FOR WEB-BASED LISTINGS OF ACCREDITED PROGRAMMES.65 C.8 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR ACCORD SIGNATORIES WORKING INTERNATIONALLY.68 Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|4 SECTION A GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS 1.WASHINGTON ACCORD Recognition of equivalence of educational base for Engineers at the Professional level Agreement The signatories have exchanged information on,and have examined,their respective processes,policies and procedures for granting accreditation to engineering academic programmes,and have concluded that these are comparable.Through the Washington Accord,which comprises this Agreement,the Rules and Procedures,the signatories recognise the substantial equivalence of such programmes in satisfying the academic requirements for the practice of engineering at the professional level.1.Accreditation of engineering academic programmes is a key foundation for the practice of engineering at the professional level in each of the countries or territories covered by the Accord.The signatories therefore agree:a)that the criteria,policies and procedures used by the signatories in accrediting engineering academic programmes are comparable;b)that the accreditation decisions rendered by one signatory are acceptable to the other signatories,and that those signatories will so indicate by publishing statements to that effect in an appropriate manner;c)to identify,and to encourage the implementation of,best practice,as agreed from time to time amongst the signatories,for the academic preparation of engineers intending to practice at the professional level and;d)to continue mutual monitoring and information exchange by whatever means are considered most appropriate,including:regular communication and sharing of information concerning their accreditation criteria,systems,procedures,manuals,publications and lists of accredited programmes;invitations to observe accreditation visits;and invitations to observe meetings of any boards and/or commissions responsible for implementing key aspects of the accreditation process,and meetings of the governing bodies of the signatories.2.Each signatory will make every reasonable effort to ensure that the bodies responsible for registering or licensing professional engineers to practice in its country or territory accept the substantial equivalence of engineering academic programmes accredited by the signatories to this agreement.3.The Accord applies only to accreditations conducted by the signatories within their respective national or territorial boundaries.4.The admission of new signatories to the Accord will require the unanimous approval of the existing signatories,and will be preceded by a prescribed period of provisional status,during which the accreditation criteria and procedures established by the applicant,and the manner in which those procedures and criteria are implemented,will be subject to comprehensive examination.Applicants for provisional status must be nominated by two Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|5 of the existing signatories,and will be accepted only through a positive vote by at least two-thirds of the existing signatories.5.Appropriate Rules and Procedures will be established by the signatories to ensure that this Agreement can be implemented in a satisfactory and expeditious manner.The adoption of,or amendment to,such Rules and Procedures will proceed only through a positive vote by at least two-thirds of the signatories.6.There shall be biennial General Meetings of the representatives of the signatories to review the Rules and Procedures,effect such amendments as may be considered necessary,and deal with applications for provisional status,and for admission.7.The management of the Accord will be facilitated by a Committee consisting of a Chair and a Deputy Chair appointed in accordance with the Rules and Procedures made pursuant to this Agreement.8.The administration of the Accord will be undertaken by a secretariat established and operated in accordance with the Rules and Procedures made under the provisions of this Agreement.9.The Accord will remain in effect for so long as it is acceptable and desirable to the signatories.10.Any signatory wishing to withdraw from the Accord must give at least one years notice to the committee.11.Removal of any signatory will require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the signatories.Washington Accord Signatories Signed in 1989 by:Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Engineering Council United Kingdom Institution of Engineers Australia Institution of Engineers,Ireland Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Signed in 1995 by:Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Signed in 1999 by:Engineering Council of South Africa Signed in 2005 by:Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education Signed in 2006 by:Institution of Engineers Singapore Signed in 2007 by:Chinese Taipei:Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea Signed in 2009 by:Board of Engineers Malaysia Signed in 2011 by:MUDEK-Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programmes Signed in 2012 by:AEER Association for Engineering Education of Russia Signed in 2014 by:National Board of Accreditation India(NBA)(applies only to programmes accredited by NBA offered by education providers accepted by NBA as Tier 1 institutions).Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|6 2.SYDNEY ACCORD Sydney Accord recognition of equivalence of educational base for Engineering Technologists Definition For the purposes of this Agreement,and any future Rules and Procedures made under this Agreement,engineering technology academic programmes are defined as the programmes through which practitioners normally satisfy the academic requirements for the engineering roles currently known amongst the initial signatories as:Engineering Technologist Australia Certified Engineering or Applied Science Technologist Canada Associate Member of HKIE Hong Kong China Associate Engineer Ireland Engineering Technologist New Zealand Professional Technologist(Engineering)South Africa Incorporated Engineer United Kingdom The term engineering technologist is used throughout this Agreement to refer to practitioners engaged in any or all of the above roles.Preamble The signatories have exchanged information on,and have examined,their respective processes,policies and procedures for granting accreditation to engineering technology academic programmes,and have concluded that these are comparable.Through the Sydney Accord,which comprises this Agreement and the Rules and Procedures,the signatories recognise the substantial equivalence of such programmes in satisfying the academic requirements for the practice of engineering technology at the appropriate level within the engineering team.The signatories therefore agree as follows:1.The accreditation of academic programmes is a key foundation for the practice of engineering technology in each of the countries or territories covered by the Accord,and:the criteria,policies and procedures used by the signatories in accrediting engineering technology academic programmes are comparable;the accreditation decisions rendered by one signatory are acceptable to the other signatories,and that those signatories will so indicate by publishing statements to that effect in an appropriate manner;the signatories will identify,and encourage the implementation of,best practice,as agreed from time to time amongst themselves,for the Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|7 academic preparation of engineering technologists intending to practice at the professional level;the signatories will continue mutual monitoring and information exchange by whatever means are considered most appropriate,including:regular communication and sharing of information on their accreditation criteria,systems,procedures,manuals,publications and lists of accredited programmes;invitations to observe accreditation visits;and invitations to observe meetings of any boards and/or commissions responsible for implementing key aspects of the accreditation process,as well as meetings of the governing bodies of the signatories.2.Each signatory will make every reasonable effort to ensure that the bodies responsible for certifying,registering or licensing engineering technologists to practise in its country or territory accept the substantial equivalence of engineering technology academic programmes accredited by the signatories to this Agreement.3.The Accord applies only to accreditations conducted by signatories within their national or territorial boundaries(their jurisdiction).Additionally,the signatories may agree to(i)define protocols for establishing responsibility for accreditation of programmes offered in the jurisdictions of more than one signatory,(ii)define protocols for accreditation of programmes offered both within the jurisdiction of a signatory and of a non-signatory.4.The admission of new signatories requires approval by a majority determined according to the following pattern:all existing signatories if there are five or fewer existing signatories,all but one if there are between 6 to 15 signatories,all but two if there are between 16 and 25 signatories,and so on.Admission will be preceded by a prescribed period of provisional status,during which the accreditation criteria and procedures established by the applicant,and the manner in which those procedures and criteria are implemented,will be subject to comprehensive examination.Applicants for provisional status must be nominated by two of the existing signatories,and will be accepted only with the approval of at least two-thirds of the existing signatories.5.The admission of new signatories to the Accord will require the approval of at least two-thirds of the existing signatories and will be preceded by a prescribed period of provisional status during which the accreditation criteria and procedures established by the applicant,and the manner in which those procedures and criteria are implemented,will be subject to comprehensive examination.Applicants for provisional status must be nominated by two of the existing signatories,and will be accepted only with the approval of at least two-thirds of the existing signatories.6.Appropriate Rules and procedures will be established by the signatories to ensure that this Agreement can be implemented in a satisfactory and expeditious manner.The adoption of,or amendment to,such Rules and procedures will proceed only through a positive vote by at least two-thirds of the signatories.7.There shall be biennial General Meetings of the representatives of the signatories to review the Rules and procedures,effect such amendments as may be considered necessary,and deal with applications for provisional status,and for admission.Accord Rules and Procedures 13 June 2014 Page|8 8.The management of the Accord will be facilitated by a Committee consisting of a Chair and a Deputy Chair appointed in accordance with the Rules and Procedures made pursuant to this Agreement.9.The administration of the Accord will be undertaken by a secretariat established and operated in accordance with the Rules and Procedures made under the provisions of this Agreement.10.The Accord will remain in effect for so long as it is acceptable and desirable to the signatories.11.Any signatory may withdraw from the Accord by giving at least twelve months notice to the committee.12.Removal of any signatory will require a resolution supported by at least two-thirds of
