IEI Participates in IEA Meetings 2011at Taipei, Taiwan

As we know that Institution of Engineers( India) is one of the big organisation in the world. Institution of Engineers having bilateral agreement with other international bodies.

 The International Engineering Alliance (IEA), composed of six international agreements governing mutual recognition of engineering qualifications and professional competence, namely, the Washington Accord, the Sydney Accord, and the Dublin Accord - which deal with the tertiary qualifications in engineering, and the APEC Engineer, the Engineers Mobility Forum, and the Engineering Technologist Mobility Forum - which deal with the competence standards for practicing engineers, just had its biennial meetings, hosted by the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) and the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) and held at Hotel Howard Plaza, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China), during 13 - 17 June 2011. 

The Institution of Engineers (India), a full member of the Engineers Mobility Forum (EMF), actively participated in the event. A fivemember IEI delegation, consisting of Mr G Prabhakar, President; Mr R P Gupta, Past President and also Chair, WFEO Standing Committe

The Indian delegation at the event. Seen (l - r) : Maj Gen R K Sanan, VSM (Retd), Mr Madan

Lal, Mr G Prabhakar, Dr Winfred M Phillips (Chair, IEA Governing Group), Mr Pradeep

Chaturvedi, Mr R P Gupta and Dr D K Paliwal

on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (WFEO-CEIT); Mr Madan Lal, Immediate Past President; Mr Pradeep C h a t u r v e d i , V i c e Chairman, WFEO Standing Committee on Energy (WFEO-CE), and Maj Gen R K Sanan, VSM (Retd), Secretary and Director General, attended the event. Dr D K Paliwal, M e m b e r S e c r e t a r y , N a t i o n a l B o a r d o fAccreditation (NBA), also participated in the event. The Opening Ceremony of the event was held on 13 June 2011 at 0900 hrs. Mr John H Lin, President, Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) and also Vice Chair, CTCI Corporation, Taipei along with Dr Yeong-Bin Yang, President, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) and also President, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, welcomed the participants of the meetings. 


Nearly 130 delegates from 24 countries attended the event, which was graced by Mr Vincent C Siew, Vice President of Taiwan (RoC). The IEA Plenary Session was held at 1000 hrs on the same day. After a welcome note presented by the hosts, Dr Winfred M Phillips, Chair,IEA Governing Group, formally declared the Session open. The items deliberated were : Approval of the Plenary Session Agenda; Ratification of the Minutes of Plenary Session, Kyoto 2009; Outline of the Week'sActivities by Ms Margaret Dawson, Manager, IEA Secretariat with The Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand (IPENZ); Actions from the IEA Mid-Term Meetings, Ottawa 2010 -- Update on the Developments of the FAQs Page of the IEA Website, IEA Reviewer Portal, and Selection of the IEA Meetings Host Jurisdictions (2012 IEA Mid-Term Meeting to be held in Sydney, Australia and 2013 IEA Meetings to be held in Seoul, Korea); the IEA Governing Group Chair's Report on the Performance of the Secretariat (sincere efforts of Ms Margaret Dawson and Ms Rachel Kenny of the IEA Secretariat were lauded); Secretariat Fees Proposal (to be adjusted accordingly due to increase in membership) and Extension of Secretariat Contract until 2013; and the Announcement of Closing for IEA Office-Holders nominations. Under Any Other Business, a presentation was made on next IEA Meetings to be hosted in 2013 by Korean Professional Engineers Association (KPEA) in Seoul, Korea. 


The IEA Combined Education and Mobility Forum Meeting was held at 1030 hrs on the same day. Ir DrAlex S K Chan, Chair, Sydney Accord and also Past President, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), chaired the meeting. After a welcome address followed by introduction of members present, Dr Chan took up the Agenda for discussion, which included : Approval of the Agenda; Ratification of the Minutes of the Education and Mobility Forum meeting, Kyoto2009; Ratification of the Minutes of the Education and Mobility Forum meeting, Ottawa 2010; Presentations by six Observers -- Dr Jim Birch representing European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI), Dr Iring Wasser representing European and Global Engineering Education (EUGENE) as well as European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE), Dr Andrew Cleland representing World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), Dr Joe Turner representing Seoul Accord, Dr Fernando Ocampo Canabal representing Council of Accreditation for Engineering Education (CACEI), Mexico and Prof Matar Al-Mutairi representing Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE); Presentation on IEA Policy for Undertaking Work in Countries of Risk by Mr Basil Wakelin, Chair, Engineers Mobility Forum; Presentation from Engineers Australia on 'Nuclear Power Engineering - Engineering Education and Standards' by Dr Robin King, Deputy Chair, Sydney Accord; and IEA Review Cycle for 2010 - 2016.

The IEA Education Forum meeting was held at 1330 hrs on the same day. Dr Winfred M Phillips, Chair, IEA Governing Group, chaired the meeting. Dr Robin King, Deputy Chair, Sydney Accord, was present as the Deputy Chair. After a welcome address followed by introduction of members present, Dr Phillips declaredthe meeting open. The items deliberated were : Approval of the Agenda; Ratification of the Minutes of the Education Forum meeting, Kyoto 2009; Revisions to the Education Accords Rules and Procedures (a cover note from working party highlighting discussion points was presented by Mr Andrew Cleland, Chief Executive, IPENZ); Update on the Implementation of the Revised Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies by Dr Hu Hanrahan, Deputy Chair of Washington Accord; Transition to the Graduate Attributes as the Revised Standard; Glossary of Terminology between IEA and ENAEE (a cover note from working party highlighting discussion points, Extended Glossary of Terminology and Glossary Contribution Paper on behalf of ENAEE were discussed); and Education Accords Verification and Monitoring Report Templates. The Mobility Forum meeting was held on 14 June

2011 at 0830 hrs. Mr Basil Wakelin, Chair, Engineers Mobility Forum, chaired the meeting. Ir Dr Sew Sew Gue, Deputy Chair, Sydney Accord, was also present as the Deputy Chair. After a welcome address followed by introduction of members present, Mr Wakelin declared the meeting open. The items deliberated were : Approval of the Agenda; Ratification of the Minutes of the Mobility Forum meeting, Kyoto 2009. During the discussion on the proposed draft of the Mobility Agreements Rules and Procedures, a cover note from working party highlighting discussion points and clean version as well as tracked changes version of the proposed draft of the Mobility Agreements Rules and Procedures were discussed. The issue of equivalence of standards intended that all those who are on the IntPE Register meet the minimum EMF requirements. The Chair of the working party recommended that the standards remain as stated in the Agreements so that the essence of the Agreements is that national registration systems are comparable and that only the selected sub-sections of the national registers are regarded as substandards equivalent to the Agreements benchmark standards. Further to the IEI's comments on the proposed draft, which were placed at the meeting and were well taken, the Secretary and Director General of IEI, reiterated that the proposed draft was aiming at improving the effectiveness and update of the Competence Benchmark Standards and having looked at the Bye-Laws and Regulations of The Institution of Engineers (India), IEI is of the view that the standards remain as stated in the Agreements and any kind of ad hoc-ism must be avoided. It was decided that the matter be further referred to the working party and the 'General Requirements' underClause 2.2 and 2.3 should not ever come up for change. A paper from Engineers Australia on 'APEC Engineers in the Competence Recognition Agreements' was also discussed at the meeting. The Engineers Mobility Forum General (Open) meeting was held on 16 June 2011 at 0830 hrs. Mr Basil Wakelin, Chair, EMF, chaired the meeting. Mr Nam Ho, Deputy Chair, EMF, was also present. After a welcome address followed by introduction of members present, Mr Wakelin declared the meeting open. The items deliberated were : Approval of the Agenda; Ratification of the Minutes of the EMF meeting, Kyoto 2009; Ratification of items from Forums -- IEA Policy for Undertaking Work in Countries of Risk and Nuclear Power Engineering Discussion Paper; Actions pertaining to the proposed Constitution - clean version as well as tracked changes version of proposed new Constitution; presentation of biennial Country Reports from the Full Members of the EMF -- Australia (by Engineers Australia), Canada (by Engineers Canada), Chinese Taipei (by Chinese Institute of Engineers), Hong Kong (by Hong Kong Institution of Engineers), India (by The Institution of Engineers (India), Ireland (by Engineers Ireland), Japan (by Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan), Korea (by Korean Professional Engineers Association along with Country Report Summary, Country Report, Professional Engineer (PE) Act, Enforcement Decree of the PE Act, and Enforcement Rule of the PE Act), Malaysia (by The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia), New Zealand (by Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand), Singapore (by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore), South Africa (by Engineering Council of South Africa), Sri Lanka (by The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka), United Kingdom (by Engineering Council, UK), and United States (byUnited States Council for International Engineering Practice along with the name change document); Progress Reports from Provisional Members -- Bangladesh (represented by Bangladesh Professional Engineers Registration Board); Election of office holders for EMF; and date and place of next meeting (11 June 2012 onwards in Seoul, Korea). The Engineers Mobility Forum Co-ordinating Committee (Closed) meeting was held on 16 June 2011 at 1200 hrs. Mr Basil Wakelin, Chair, EMF, chaired the meeting. Mr Nam Ho, Deputy Chair, EMF, was also present. After a welcome address followed by introduction of members present, Mr Wakelin declared the meeting open. The items deliberated were : Approval of the Agenda; Ratification of the Minutes of the EMF meeting, Kyoto 2009; Ratification of the Minutes of the EMF meeting, Ottawa 2010; Consideration and Adoption of the proposed new Mobility Constitution; Application for Provisional Membership of the EMF from Pakistan – represented by Pakistan Engineering Council along with Documentation from 2010 Application, Assessment Statement 2011, 2011 Supplementary Documentation, and a support letter from The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (approved); Consideration of revised assessment statements from United States and Chinese Taipei (approved); Consideration of review report findings -- Australia : Combined EMF/APEC review (approved for a term of six years), United Kingdom : EMF review (approved for a term of six years), Korea : Combined EMF/APEC review (approved for a term of six years), and follow up from the 2008 APEC/EMF review of Malaysia; Application for full membership of EMF from Bangladesh - represented by Bangladesh Professional Engineers Registration Board along with Updated Assessment Statement, MS Power Point Presentation and the Mentoring report from IPEJ (not approved, provisional status continues); Ratification of the programme of reviews 2012-2018; and the appointment of the Chair and the Deputy Chair of the EMF and the International Register Coordinating Committee. The Closing Session of the IEA Governing Group was held on 17 June 2011 at 1430 hrs. Dr Winfred M Phillips, Chair, IEA Governing Group, chaired the Session. Dring the Session, a presentation was made by Engineers Australia on the IEA Mid-Term Meetings to be held at Sydney, Australia in the year 2012. Deliberations were also had on the discussion paper on 'Future Vision for the IEA' wherein it was decided that a substantial analysis shall be done and a proposal prepared for discussion at Sydney in 2012. 


The IEA Governing Group also decided to extend recognition to outstanding personalities in the form of a certificate. Three outstanding personalities, namely, Ir Dr Alex S K Chan, Chair, Sydney Accord, Ir Dr Sew Sew Gue, Deputy Chair, Sydney Accord, and Dr Winfred M Phillips, Chair, IEA Governing Group, were identified for this recognition.