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COREN introduces compulsory One-Year Residency Programme for Engineering graduates

By Ben Akpan
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has announced the introduction of a compulsory one-year post-graduation engineering residency programme for all graduates of engineering from universities and polytechnics across the country.

The President of the Council, Sadiq Abubakar, made this known in Abuja, the country’s Capital Territory on July 7, 2025 at a press briefing ahead of the 33rd Engineering Assembly scheduled to hold between July 15 and 17, 2025.

Themed “Advancing Quality Engineering Services and Businesses in Nigeria, Professional Compliance and Remuneration,” the annual assembly will reportedly bring together millions of practitioners, including engineers, technologists, technicians, craftsmen, and artisans, to deliberate on pressing issues within the profession.

Abubakar said the reintroduced programme, initially known as the Supervised Industrial Training Scheme in Engineering, will now run as the "Engineering Residency Programme" to build practical competence among engineering graduates before their mandatory National Youth Service Corps year.

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According to the boss, the post-graduation pathway aligns with international standards, forming part of Nigeria’s Mutual Recognition Agreement under the International Engineering Alliance.

It's noteworthy that Nigeria joined the Washington Accord as a provisional signatory in 2023, making it the second African nation to achieve that status.

He also remarked that the mandatory programme was in line with the standard practice in other regulated professions such as law, medicine, and pharmacy.