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India becomes signatory of Washington Accord

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India has become permanent signatory to Washington Accord (WA) which would enable global recognition of Indian degrees and increase mobility of engineers to other countries for jobs.

New Delhi, June 13/Nationalturk – In a major achievement, India has become permanent signatory to Washington Accord (WA) which would enable global recognition of Indian degrees and increase the mobility of engineers to US and other countries for job opportunities.

India today joined a select group of 17 countries, who are permanent signatories of the Washington Accord, by signing the WA. It will be a major boost to technical education and engineering programs.

“The meeting of the International Engineering Alliance of WA member countries met in Wellington, New Zealand this morning and gave India the signatory status with effect from today,” an Indian official spokesman said.

‘Agreement amongst prominent nations’

Washington Accord is an international agreement amongst prominent nations of the World, with the charter of promoting mobility and quality assurance of engineers across international boundaries. The charter requires that nations set up suitable accreditation standards, which would ensure a minimum quality of attainment for their engineering graduates.

The Washington Accord was signed by the National Board of Accreditation, India, an accrediting body with the mandate for accreditation of engineering and other technical programs at all levels in the country and making technical education outcome based.

The accord requires that member nations set up suitable accreditation standards, which would ensure a minimum quality of attainment for their engineering graduates.
India has been a provisional member of Washington Accord since 2007. The country was working for several years to become a permanent member.

‘It will increase global employment opportunities’

Indian Minster of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani said the signatory status will substantially increase global employment opportunities for technical & engineering graduates.

“This will ensure highest quality assurance standards to be implemented in our technical and engineering programmes and provide global mobility to our engineering graduates. Graduates having degrees, which have been so accredited, would have substantial international equivalence of their achievement levels across the signatory nations,” she said adding this will substantially enhance their employment opportunities around the world.

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