I'd be very interested in getting some info/contacts/website about existing Engineering Consulting Firms in Nigeria and their portofolios.
CA consultants limited ( my alma mater) M & E engineers on the palms shopping center, adenuga towers, the civic center (vi) and several chevron and mtn facilities projects(shameless alma mater promotion
!) a truly fantastic place to work - one of the better paying consulting firms - though the money still small ( at least 4 longer throats like me
)
KOA ( kunle ogunbayo and associates) ;their competitors, also M & E engineers
those are just two- like i said before - if you are truly curious about getting the names of any design firms in nigeria, just check out the billboards outside of any major constuction project. the names of all the involved parties will be there for you to see.
My guy, taking an oath DOES NOT make me an Engineer. I took an oath several years ago (as I pointed out in my first response on this thread) to provide Engineering services lawfully and ethically, just as medical grads do. Even the first day on my first job few days after my undergrad, I remember resolving an issue on a production line that was down for several hours. However, that never made me an Engineer. My experience after a few years made me one. Your point about Dental students carrying ourt tooth extractions, etc just buttresses my point that professions like these are "Practical" professions; the need for EXPERIENCE cannot be overemphasized; that is why you cannot earn accredited degrees from proxy unlike some management programs. Do u know that in N.America and probably Europe, you do not need an Engineering degree to be an Engineer? Go figure!
I'm not taking anything away from Engineers in Nigeria; most of the perceived incompetence is a system failure rather than the profession itself (altho there are incompetent Engineers everywhere, not just exclusive to Africa), hence my applause to my counterparts practising in the motherland, who despite the inadequacies of the Nigerian system have been on top of their game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EngineeringEngineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying scientific and technical knowledge to the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. The American Engineers' Council for Professional Development, also known as ECPD,[1] (later ABET),[2] defines Engineering as: "The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property."[3][4][5]
One who practices engineering is called an engineer, and those licensed to do so have formal designations such as Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer. The broad discipline of engineering encompasses a range of specialised subdisciplines that focus on the issues associated with developing a specific kind of product, or using a specific type of technology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineeringPracticing engineers
In most countries, a Bachelor's degree in engineering represents the first step towards professional certification and the degree program itself is certified by a professional body.
After completing a certified degree program the engineer must satisfy a range of requirements (including work experience requirements) before being certified. Once certified the engineer is designated the title of Professional Engineer (in the United States, Canada and South Africa ), Chartered Engineer (in India, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Zimbabwe), Chartered Professional Engineer (in Australia and New Zealand) or European Engineer (in much of the European Union).
The advantages of certification vary depending upon location. For example, in the United States and Canada "
only a licensed engineer may seal engineering work for public and private clients".[18] This requirement is enforced by state and provincial legislation such as Quebec's Engineers Act.[19] In other countries, such as Australia, no such legislation exists. Practically all certifying bodies maintain a code of ethics that they expect all members to abide by or risk expulsion.[20] In this way these organizations play an important role in maintaining ethical standards for the profession. Even in jurisdictions where certification has little or no legal bearing on work, engineers are subject to contract law. In cases where an engineer's work fails he or she may be subject to the tort of negligence and, in extreme cases, the charge of criminal negligence. An engineer's work must also comply with numerous other rules and regulations such as building codes and legislation pertaining to environmental law.
Professional bodies of note for electrical engineers include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (which was formed by the merging of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE). The IEEE claims to produce 30% of the world's literature in electrical engineering, has over 360,000 members worldwide and holds over 3,000 conferences annually.[21] The IEE published 14 journals, had a worldwide membership of 120,000, and claimed to be the largest professional engineering society in Europe.[22][23] Obsolescence of technical skills is a serious concern for electrical engineers. Membership and participation in technical societies, regular reviews of periodicals in the field and a habit of continued learning are therefore essential to maintaining proficiency.[24]
In countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States electrical engineers make up around 0.25% of the labor force (see note). Outside of these countries, it is difficult to gauge the demographics of the profession due to less meticulous reporting on labour statistics. However, in terms of electrical engineering graduates per-capita, electrical engineering graduates would probably be most numerous in countries such as Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.[25]
@ delta007, I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at. . . but i hope the above clarifies any relevant issues
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