Framed from WIKIPEDIA) : Q. Who among the following are the members of the Washington Accord ?
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COPYRIGHT QUESTION OF THE DAY NO.176 (Framed from WIKIPEDIA)
Q. Who among the following are the members of the Washington Accord ?
1. India
2. China
3. Malaysia
4. South Africa
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
A) 1,3,4
B) Only 1 & 2
C) Only 3
D) 1,2,3,4
Ans. D
* The Washington Accord is an international accreditation agreement for professional engineering academic degrees, between the bodies responsible for accreditation in its signatory countries.
*The Washington Accord covers undergraduate engineering degrees under Outcome-based education approach.
*Engineering technology and postgraduate programs are not covered by the accord, although some engineering technology programs are covered under the Sydney Accord and the Dublin Accord.
*Only qualifications awarded after the signatory country or region became part of the Washington Accord are recognized.
*The accord is not directly responsible for the licensing of Professional Engineers and the registration of Chartered Engineers, but it does cover the academic requirements that are part of the licensing processes in signatory countries.
*India became the permanent member of the Washington Accord
*It is an esteemed international treaty on engineering studies and mobility of engineers across signatory countries including the US, the UK and Australia signatories are: Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
*The treaty covers undergraduate engineering degrees under Outcome-based
education approach. The accord doesn’t take into account engineering technology
and postgraduate programs.
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