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- COREN accreditation
- The process by which the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria evaluates and approves engineering programmes in institutions to ensure they meet minimum standards for curriculum, staff, and facilities.
- Full accreditation
- An accreditation status granted to an engineering programme that fully meets COREN criteria, typically valid for five years before the next review visit.
- Interim accreditation
- A conditional accreditation status granted for a shorter period, often two years, when a programme has deficiencies that must be corrected before full accreditation is considered.
- SIWES
- The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme, a mandatory supervised industrial attachment for engineering students designed to expose them to real workplace practice before graduation.
- Outcome-based education
- An educational approach requiring programmes to define graduate attributes and learning outcomes, and to demonstrate continuous improvement in achieving them, as embedded in accreditation criteria.
- Registered Engineer (R.Eng.)
- The COREN registration category for individuals who hold an accredited engineering degree, complete required experience, and pass the professional interview, permitting independent engineering practice.
- Practicing license
- An annual permit issued by COREN that authorises a registered engineer to practice; it must be renewed before expiry to avoid practicing unlawfully.
- Registration requirements
- The set of conditions for COREN registration, including an accredited degree, NYSC completion or exemption, specified post-qualification experience, referee reports, and a successful professional interview.
- Register of engineers
- The official public record maintained by COREN listing all registered engineers and their categories, used by employers and clients to verify registration status.
- Foreign-trained engineers
- Engineers who obtained qualifications outside Nigeria and must have their credentials evaluated for equivalence by COREN, possibly undergoing additional examinations or experience before registration.
- Firm registration
- The requirement that engineering consultancy firms be registered with COREN, with a registered engineer as principal, before offering engineering services to the public.
- Professional interview
- A COREN assessment, often oral, that evaluates a candidate's engineering experience, ethical awareness, and technical competence as a prerequisite for full registration.
- CPD requirement
- The mandatory continuing professional development points or hours that registered engineers must earn annually from approved activities to renew their practicing license.
- CPD points
- Units awarded for approved professional development activities such as workshops, conferences, papers, and courses, which accumulate toward the annual CPD requirement for license renewal.
- Training logbook
- A documented record of supervised engineering experience maintained by a candidate, required as evidence of practical training for the professional interview and registration.
- Technician certification pathway
- The route to registration as an engineering technician, typically requiring qualifications such as a National Diploma plus relevant experience and examinations set by COREN.
- Induction course
- A mandatory orientation programme for newly registered engineers covering professional ethics, regulations, and practice standards, sometimes required before license issuance.
- NSE collaboration
- COREN's partnership with the Nigerian Society of Engineers in delivering training, mentoring, and professional development programmes for engineering candidates and practitioners.
- Code of Conduct
- The COREN ethical standards requiring engineers to maintain competence, honesty, confidentiality, and avoid conflicts of interest, with breaches leading to disciplinary action.
- Specialisation certification
- Recognition of advanced proficiency in a specific engineering field, requiring additional experience, examinations, and evidence of continuing practice in that specialty.
- Mentoring obligation
- The professional duty of experienced engineers to guide and develop younger engineers, recognised as a CPD activity for the mentor and a requirement for professional development.
- Signing and sealing
- The exclusive right of registered engineers to sign and seal engineering drawings and reports, certifying their technical accuracy and compliance with standards.
- Ethical competence
- The ability to apply ethical principles in engineering practice, tested through scenario-based questions during the professional interview and CPD ethics modules.
- Peer review
- A quality assurance process within engineering firms where colleagues evaluate work, supporting proficiency development and considered in firm registration by COREN.
- COREN Act
- The legislation (Cap 57 LFN 1990, as amended) that empowers COREN to regulate engineering practice, monitor standards, and enforce compliance through inspections and sanctions.
- Unregistered practice offence
- The criminal offence of practicing engineering without COREN registration or a valid license, punishable by fines and/or imprisonment under the COREN Act.
- Disciplinary sanctions
- Penalties imposed by COREN after investigation and hearing of complaints, ranging from caution to suspension or deregistration of the engineer.
- Accreditation withdrawal
- The action COREN may take to revoke accreditation of an engineering programme that falls below minimum standards following an accreditation visit.
- Project inspection
- Routine or ad-hoc monitoring visits by COREN to engineering sites to verify compliance with regulations, codes, and safety standards.
- Firm suspension
- A sanction where COREN suspends or revokes the registration of an engineering firm that fails to maintain required standards of practice.
- Sealing of structures
- An enforcement action by COREN to close or prohibit use of unapproved or unsafe engineering structures that violate regulations.
- Appeal against discipline
- The legal right of an engineer to challenge a COREN disciplinary decision in a court or tribunal as provided by law.