The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has announced the reintroduction of a compulsory one-year post-graduation engineering residency programme for all graduates of engineering from universities and polytechnics across the country.
President of the council, Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed this at a press briefing ahead of the 33rd Engineering Assembly scheduled to hold between July 15 and 17, 2025, on Monday in Abuja.
After graduation, our engineering graduates will now have to undergo mandatory one-year residency in their area of specialisation to be able to develop the competence, the proficiency and the hands-on experience that will qualify them after graduation and certification from the residency to go for NYSC one year again in the relevant area of their speciality and competence.
These two years of residency and NYSC probably posting in engineering organisations will amount to part of the qualification for any engineer with a degree qualification or HND qualification to be able to register with COREN as an engineer or as a technologist and certified so that they can practise anywhere in this world and they can be regulated under any jurisdiction whether in Nigeria or any part of the globe.
