COREN Chemical case studies
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The COREN Professional Examination is the assessment route through which the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) regulates entry into registered engineering practice. COREN describes itself as a statutory body set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria with the mandate to regulate the practice of Engineering in all aspects and ramifications, established by Decree 55 of 1970 and now governed by the Engineers (Registration, etc.) Act CAP E11 of 2004 as amended in 2018. The COREN Chemical case studies are 5 cases and about 3,465 words.
1Accreditation Decision for a New Chemical Engineering Programme
A private university in Kano seeks accreditation for a new B.Eng Chemical Engineering programme. Its self-study report claims 14 academic staff, but the panel verifies 8 full-time staff (2 professors, 1 PhD senior lecturer, 2 MSc lecturers, 3 BSc assistants) plus 4 part-time lecturers who also teach at another university.
713 words, about 4 min2Registration Eligibility and Unregistered Firm Practice
(Mrs.) Adaeze holds a B.Eng Chemical Engineering from a Nigerian university accredited in 2016 and an MSc from a UK university. She completed NYSC in 2017, worked for 5 years in a fertilizer plant, then 2 years as a process safety consultant.
711 words, about 4 min3Certifying Graduate Trainees Without Adequate Plant Exposure
A modular refinery in Delta State runs an 18-month graduate trainee scheme for 15 chemical engineering graduates. The scheme has 3 months of classroom instruction, 12 months of plant rotation, and 3 months of project work.
696 words, about 3 min4CPD Audit and Conditional Licence Renewal
Bello registered in 2015. For his 2024 licence renewal he submits 42 CPD points: 30 from vendor product webinars (recorded, no assessment), 6 from a one-day ethics workshop, 4 from a conference, and 2 from a journal club.
681 words, about 3 min5Enforcement Action at a Non-Compliant Chemical Storage Facility
During an inspection of a chemical storage and blending facility, an inspector finds: the process safety management system was last reviewed 4 years ago; a 20 m³ toluene storage tank has no bund wall and its level indicator is faulty; engineering drawings are signed by a person whose registration expired 18 months ago; the resident engineer is a chemist with 15 years of experience but no engineering registration; and the company ignored two previous warning letters. The company argues that it has a consultant engineer who visits monthly and signs off.
664 words, about 3 min