Outcome-Based Education Train-the-Trainer Workshops are as follows:

• OBE Train-the-Trainers Workshop I
• OBE Train-the-Trainers Workshop II
• OBE Train-the-Trainers Workshop III
• OBE Train-the-Trainers Workshop IV
• OBE Train-the-Trainers Workshop V
• OBE Train-the-Trainers Workshop VI

Outcome-Based Assessment Training Workshops are as follows:

• OBA Training Workshop I
• OBA Training Workshop II

REPORT OF THE WEBINAR FOR DEANS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENT FROM FACULTIIES OF ENGINEERING IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN ENGINEERING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 11^TH NOVEMBER, 2020.

1.0       PREAMBLE

COREN organised a Webinar for Deans and Heads of Department from Faculties of Engineering in Nigerian Universities and some other stakeholders in Engineering on the topic "Implementation of the Outcome Based Education (OBE) in Engineering Programmes of Nigerian Universities" on 11^th of November, 2020.

2.0       THE REPORT

The workshop started at 10.00am with a National Prayer.  About eight hundred (800) persons registered online for the Webinar with two hundred and fifteen (215) participants present at the meeting.

Highlights of the Registrar's Brief

1. The next COREN Webinar programme on OBE would be for train-the-trainers workshop for Universities on formulation of PEOs, POs and CLOs.
2. Accreditation programmes would be more quantitative and not subjective.

• COREN had designed software for computation of level of attainment of Programme Outcomes in Engineering programmes in all the Faculties of Engineering in Nigeria.

1. COREN would be placing an advert for people who are interested to serve as Assessors in OBE to apply for training. Then, Council would take decision on the outcome.
2. COREN would continue to organise training on OBE for all Universities.
3. However, the selected Universities asked to prepare for OBE would be used for first pilot OBE Accreditation in 2021.

• Universities are advised to have OBE Desk in their Institutions. The desk should be manned by Engineering Academia who are knowledgeable in OBE; and who would be trained by COREN to acquire the knowledge required for the implementation of OBE.
• That COREN would be working with some stakeholders like the Federal Ministry of Education, Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, etc.

3.0       PAPER PRESENTATIONS BY RESOURCE PERSONS

The following Resource Persons presented Paper at the Webinar.

4.0       INTERACTIVE SESSION

After the presentation, there were questions and comments raised and they were all attended to by the Registrar and the Resource Persons.

5.0   CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS

The Chairman, Engr. Prof. S.Z Abubakar, FNSE, thanked everyone for attending the programme.   He also thanked the Paper Presenters for the good job done and assured them that they would be required to make presentation on OBE when the need arises.

6.0       VOTE OF THANKS

Engr. (Dr.) Mayas Adoyi, FNSE, on behalf of the President and the Registrar of COREN, gave a vote of thanks to the University Representatives and other stakeholders for attending the meeting and for the successful completion of the Webinar.

7.0   CLOSING

The meeting which started at 10:00 am was adjourned at 12.30 p.m.