Professional Proficiency Development & Certification (PPD&C) Unit
PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATION (PPD&C) UNIT OF COREN
The Council of COREN on 12th September, 2019 at its quarterly meeting, approved the commencement of Professional Proficiency Development and Certification (PPD&C) Unit of COREN to handle partnerships with local and international organisations on Competency Skills Development and Certification to improve the Professional Development in all engineering sectors. These certification areas have competency standards developed by industry experts in the various engineering fields represented.
This is in pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 Subsection (1) paragraphs (f) and (g) of Engineers (Registration, etc.) (Amendment) Act No. 3, 2018 which state thus:
(f) regulating industrial training schemes in engineering for the training of engineering practitioners and students;
(g) ensuring capacity building and monitoring local content development in the Nigerian engineering industry.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PPD&C UNIT
- To develop national engineering certification competences through knowledge driven risk and safety evaluation.
- To develop a proficiency base to harness engineering practitioners’ skills to create new job areas hitherto not captured, like integrity tests for Engineering infrastructure which helps to mitigate engineering failures in all aspects of engineering practice in Nigeria.
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Engage the Industry to define and regulate competency standards periodically for proficiency in specific engineering sectors.
- Conduct certification examinations for candidates and accreditation of training institutions.
Create and maintain a mobile register of trained and certified professionals and geo-tagging of same on the mobile app for visibility to the public.