What Is a Professional Certification?

The professional certification of engineering education refers to the special certification carried out by professional certification institutions for engineering professional education set up by higher education institutions. The professional vocational or industry associations (confederations) and professional societies will work together with education experts in this field and experts from related industries. The purpose is to provide preparatory education quality assurance for relevant engineering and technical personnel to enter the industry.

Engineering Education Professional Certification

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The professional certification of engineering education refers to the special certification carried out by professional certification institutions for engineering professional education set up by higher education institutions. The professional vocational or industry associations (confederations) and professional societies will work together with education experts in this field and experts from related industries. The purpose is to provide preparatory education quality assurance for relevant engineering and technical personnel to enter the industry.

Engineering education is an important part of China's higher education. There is "one third of the world" in the higher education system. As of 2013, the number of engineering graduates in China s general universities has reached 2876668, the number of undergraduate engineering students has reached 4,953,334, and the number of undergraduate engineering majors has reached 15,733. The total scale has ranked first in the world. In the process of national industrialization, engineering education has played an irreplaceable role in the formation and development of a complete and independent industrial system.

The professional certification of engineering education is an internationally accepted quality assurance system for engineering education, and it is also an important basis for achieving international mutual recognition of engineering education and international recognition of engineer qualifications. The core of engineering education professional certification is to confirm that engineering graduates meet the industry-recognized established quality standard requirements. It is a kind of qualification evaluation oriented by training objectives and graduation export requirements. The certification of engineering education requires the establishment of a professional curriculum system, the allocation of teaching staff, and the provision of schooling conditions, all of which focus on the core task of achieving students' graduation ability. It also emphasizes the establishment of a continuous improvement mechanism and culture to ensure the quality and vitality of professional education. ^[1]