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Accra
Institute of Technology obtains UK Engineering Council
accreditation
Accra, Nov. 26, Ghanadot/GNA - The United Kingdom
Engineering Council has given the Accra Institute of
Technology (AIT) a full accreditation to offer its
engineering qualifications through City and Guilds of
London, the body that runs the UK Engineering Council
Examinations worldwide.
The accreditation, the first to be given to a Ghanaian
University, puts AIT at par with leading technological
universities offering undergraduate and post-graduate
engineering programmes, a statement issued by AIT said.
AIT, which is also called University of the Future, said
Ghanaians could now run courses, register candidates and
conduct the examinations on all the UK Engineering Council
programmes.
These include Engineering Council (EC) Engineering
Certificate programmes (equivalent to 1st year of a British
Bachelor in Engineering degree programme), Graduate Diploma
(equivalent to British Bachelor in Engineering) and
Post-Graduate Diploma (equivalent to a British Masters in
Engineering).
"Ghanaians can now obtain at AIT an internationally
recognised professional engineering qualification acceptable
in any part of the world," the statement said.
The statement quoted Dr Philip Riseborough, Head of Higher
Qualifications in charge of EC programmes, as saying the
accreditation would enhance AIT's competitive advantage
through providing its students with the opportunity locally
to access the internationally recognised Chattered Engineer
level qualifications.
It also quoted Prof. Clement Dzidonu, President of AIT, as
saying the recognition fitted in with their programmes,
which were practical oriented with emphasis on producing a
professional engineer that could work and compete with their
peers anywhere in the world.
The UK Engineering Council is the UK registration authority
for professional engineers working in partnership with 35
professional engineering institutions.
GNA
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