Engineers ... are not mere technicians and should not approve or lend their name to any project that does not promise to be beneficent to man and the advancement of civilization- John Fowler
As a result of many calls and inquiries from members
regarding the NSE categories of membership, I
am writing to reproduce the detailed membership categories for those who are
not familiar with them, I believe the following may be of help to you:
1.
STUDENT MEMBER
A Student Member
shall be a person who is undertaking an approved engineering course of training
leading to a degree in an institution recognized by the Council of
the Society for the purpose of training professional engineers.
2.
GRADUATE MEMBER
A person seeking
admission to Graduate Membership shall possess an academic qualification
acceptable to the Council of the Society and registrable by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in
Nigeria (COREN) under the provisions of the Engineering Registration Decree
(No.55) of 1970 or such amendments thereof. Post-qualification practical
experience shall not be a requirement for entry into this class.
3.
CORPORATE MEMBER
CANDIDATES ARE
GROUPED INTO VARIOUS CATEGORIES THUS:
A1 Candidates who are holders
of the Bachelor's degree in engineering whose institutions' programmes are accredited by COREN
and with such candidates having been registered by COREN as professional
Engineers.
A2 Candidates who are already
Corporate Members of Engineering Institutions (licensed as Professional
Chartered or Registered Engineers) recognized by COREN.
B1 Candidates who are
holders of the Bachelor's degree in Engineering whose qualifications are
accredited by COREN or any overseas accreditation board recognised by
COREN. Such candidates must have acquired a minimum of 4 years
post-qualification experience.
B3 Candidates who
obtained HND in Engineering from approved institution and have successfully
completed the NSE Graduateship Examinations and have had
additional 2 years of engineering practice. However, those with up to 15
years post HND experience will not be required to wait for 2 years.
B4 Candidates who have
obtained HND in Engineering before proceeding to do an accredited
Master's programme or post Higher National Diploma in Engineering in
addition to a minimum of six (6) years post HND experience; plus.
(a)
Minimum of 2 years post bridging qualification from accredited Nigerian
University/Faculties/Bodies.
(b) Minimum
of 4 years post-bridging qualification from unaccredited Nigerian
Universities/Faculties not later than 1991. Membership Committee shall
ascertain that the Master's programme or post Higher National Diploma
programme has adequately corrected the deficiencies inherent in the
earlier programme.
B5 Candidates who are graduates
in the sciences with post graduate qualifications in Engineering accredited by
COREN and have been working in engineering related fields?
C1 Candidates who are holders
of correct and adequate basic academic qualifications by COREN Standards and
Regulations who are 40 years and above. Such candidates as at the time of
application must have a minimum of 10 years post-qualification
experience. The candidates must appear in person.
C2 Candidates who are holders
of correct and adequate basic academic qualifications by COREN Standards and
Regulations and are top executives in Government parastatals or
Industries etc who are not only 45 years and above with respect of age, but
who, as at the time of application have minimum of 15 years post qualification
experience. They may be accorded Presidential interview on the
recommendation of the Membership Committee. The candidates need not appear for
interview.
4.
ASSOCIATE
A person seeking election, as an Associate of the Society shall possess
an academic qualification at the level of a university degree in the sciences
allied to engineering science, or the qualifications approved by the Council of
the Society. In addition, he shall have been engaged on work related to
the practice of engineering for a minimum period of 5 years.
5.
REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS
FOR FELLOWSHIP AWARD BY THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS
· All candidates must have been corporate members of the Society for 10 years in addition to what we have in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NSE.
· All HND holders must have additional academic
qualification(s) before Fellowship.
· All referees must be financial members of the
Society and their reference letters must be received before the consideration
of the candidate’s application.
· Only the President can waive this option.
· Must have attended at least 5 AGMs in the
last ten years prior to the year of application.
- Must have written and presented four (4)
Technical/Management papers at NSE and or any other fora acceptable
to the Board of Fellows. All papers must have been presented in the last
10 years.
· Must have worked on some outstanding projects
(that stand out from the ordinary).
· Attended the yearly refresher Engineering
Courses/Workshops to make him or her current on engineering practice and not
with obsolete knowledge – must show evidence of this in the application form.
· Must be active in his or her Branch and
Division activities.
· Financial status must be consistent.
There must be evidence of consistency in the payment of dues to NSE in the last
5 years.
6.
HONORARY FELLOW
The Council of the Society may at its discretion elect distinguished persons to Honorary Fellowship. Such persons, though not necessarily engineers, would normally have used their positions to render notable assistance to the practice of engineering science.
Thank you.
Isqil Najim
Twitter: @isqilnajim
