COREN Technologist 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) evaluates candidates seeking professional registration as engineering technologists and engineers. 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 operating under the Engineers (Registration, etc.) Act CAP E11 of 2004, as amended by Act No 3 of 2018. The COREN Technologist case studies are 5 cases and about 3,147 words.
1Backdating Accreditation and the 2021 HND Cohort
In March 2024 the Council's accreditation panel visited a state polytechnic's HND Electrical/Electronic Engineering programme. The programme had interim accreditation in 2018, but the full visit was deferred after the panel found that the power systems laboratory used borrowed equipment, industrial attachment lasted three months instead of the required six, and the staff mix had only one senior lecturer for 120 students.
683 words, about 3 min2Expired Licence, Continued Signing and an Upgrade Request
Mrs Adaeze holds an HND in Mechanical Engineering (2016) and was registered as an Engineering Technologist in 2018. Her practising licence was last renewed for 2021 and expired on 31 December 2021; she did not renew in 2022, 2023 or 2024.
639 words, about 3 min3Recognition of an In-House Technologist Traineeship
DeltaTech, an oil-services contractor, applies for Council recognition of its 18-month in-house Engineering Technologist Traineeship. The scheme has 14 trainees, three supervisors (one registered engineer and two registered technologists), quarterly rotations through design, workshop and site, and a trainee logbook.
560 words, about 3 min4CPD Audit and an Inflated Conference Certificate
Emeka, a registered Engineering Technologist, applies to renew his 2025 practising licence. The Council's CPD policy for the year requires at least 30 verified points, of which at least 15 must be technical, no more than 10 may come from in-house or self-directed activity, and every claim must be supported by attendance or completion evidence.
620 words, about 3 min5Site Inspection: Beyond-Scope Certification and a Copied Seal
Council inspectors visit a Lagos building site where a four-storey residential block is under construction. The site signboard reads Okafor Engineering Technologists Ltd - Structural Design and Certification.
645 words, about 3 min