AS a way of standardizing the training and practice of engineering in the country, the Council of the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has began the training of programme evaluators for what it called Outcome-based Education (OBE) system which is part of the strategies to produce graduates with required skill to excel in the workplace and compete with their counterparts globally.
Speaking at a training of evaluators in Benin City, Edo State who play critical roles in the accreditation of engineering in universities, Registrar of COREN, Professor Joseph Odigure said the workshop is to train and equip programme evaluators of the OBE who would form COREN database for accreditation of Engineering programmes noting that every aspect of the accreditation process have been streamlined to enhance the credibility of the evaluation.
The training took place at the Benson Idahosa University (BIU) and it had participants from the universities and private sector within the South-South region.
“Every aspect of the accreditation process has been streamlined to enhance the credibility of the evaluation. Contrary to earlier practice, there is no quantitative mechanism for final decision making. Therefore, programmes under accreditation must sustainably comply with the requirements in all areas of evaluation.
He said that the training would take place in other geo-political zones in the country.
Source: Vanguard
