How to Become a Member of NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF NSE

PRESENTED BY ENGR. BENJAMIN U., OZOBEME(MNIEEE, MNSE, MIEEE, TMIET, MNATE, R. ENG., R. ENGN.

TECH. (COREN))

TO THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (NIEEEE) WARRI CHAPTER ON

WEDNESDAY THE 6TH OF MARCH 2013

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF NSE

• DEFINITION: NSE means Nigerian Society of Engineers. It is the umbrella organization for the engineering profession in Nigeria. The society looks after the professional needs of members through well structured programmes and regular interactions among the different cadre of membership, enhancing high professional standard and ethical practices.

• It was founded on 16th February, 1958 by a group of young Nigerian graduate engineers and students in the UK, the society was inaugurated at the Nigerian house in London. The NSE is

registered with the corporate affairs commission as a company limited by guarantee.

OBJECTIVE OF THIS PRESENTATION: To highlight what it takes to become a member of Nigerian Society of Engineers, the steps in

getting to the various categories of membership. Benefits associated with membership.

LIMITATION OF THIS PRESENTATION This presentation applies only to the Nigerian Society of Engineers and to some extent

reference is made to COREN for further clarification.

CATEGORIES/REQUIREMENTS OF/FOR MEMBERSHIPCATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIPThere are two (2) categories of membership, which are Corporate and Affiliate membership. While the Corporate membership is made up of Fellows, Members and Corporate Firm Members, Affiliate is made up of Honorary Fellows, Graduates, Associates and Student membership.

REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIPThe following are guidelines for persons desiring membership of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. The education and training requirements for each grade of membership are listed hereunder:

i. STUDENTSA student member shall be a person who is undergoing an approved Engineering course of training leading to a degree in an institution recognized by the Council of the Society.

ii. GRADUATESA person seeking admission to graduate Membership shall possess an academic qualification acceptable to the Council of the Society and registrable by the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) under the provision of the Engineering Decree (55) of 1970 or such amendments thereof. Post-qualification practical experience shall not be a requirement for entry into this class.

iii. ASSOCIATESA person seeking election as an associate of the society shall possess an academic qualification at the level of (i) a university degree in the sciences allied to Engineering or (ii) HND in core Engineering without any post graduate degree in relevant engineering discipline . Such a candidate who should have been engaged on work related to the practice of Engineering for minimum period of 4 years is expected to apply only for associate

CATEGORIES/REQUIREMENTS OF/FOR MEMBERSHIP

iv. HONORARY FELLOWSThis shall be to distinguished persons, who from their positions have either been or enabled to render notable assistance to the practice of engineering. v. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPAdmission into the membership grade of the Society can be through seven (7) routes. These are as below:A1: Candidates who are holders of the Bachelors degree in engineering whose institutions �programmes are accredited by COREN and with such candidates having been registered by COREN as professional Engineers are admitted without having to sit for NSE examination/interview.A2: Candidates who are already corporate members of other Engineering institutions (Licensed as Professional, Chartered or Registered Engineer) recognized by COREN are admitted without having to sit for NSE Professional examination/interview.


B1: Candidates who are holders of Bachelors degree in engineering whose qualifications are �accredited by COREN or any overseas accreditation Board recognized by COREN. Such candidates who must have acquired a minimum of 4 years post-graduation relevant engineering experience are admitted by sitting for NSE Professional examination/interview. See General Guidelines for B1 & B2 Professional Interview/ExaminationC1: Candidates who are holders of correct and adequate basic academic qualifications by COREN standards and Regulations who are 40 years and above. Such candidates, who as at the time of application must have a minimum of 10 years post graduation experience, are expected to

appear in person for an interview.C2: Top executives in government or parastatals, Industries etc, who are not only 45years and above, but who, as at the time of application, have a minimum of 15 years post-graduation experience and are expected to appear in person for an interview.However, the following combination was also approved by Council, for holders of:- HND (15years) + PGD (4 years) or- HND (20years) + PGD (2years)


vi. FELLOWElection into the Fellowship Grade shall either be by direct application or by invitation of the Council.a. FELLOWSHIP BY DIRECT APPLICATIONCONDITIONS BEFORE APPLICATION.i. 15 years post qualification experience.ii. Membership of the Society for at least 10 years.iii. Contributions to the development or promotion of the engineering profession.iv. A type-written report on professional experience, emphasizing personal contributions in any one or two areas of engineering practice obtained since the date of election to membership grade preceded by a resume of employments and appointments prior to membership grade.Three copies of the report should be submitted on A4-size paper with soft covers.v. Candidates with exceptional professional or public service achievements may be exempted from (a) and (b) above by the President but shall be required to pay any stipulated fees before consideration. They will be required to submit one copy of a paper read or book published in the past.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR FELLOWSHIP

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: To be met by all candidates.i. Must be 15 years post qualification and a corporate member for at least 10 years.

ii. Must have attended at least 5 AGMs in 10 years prior to the year of application.iii. Must have written and presented four Technical/Management papers at NSE and or other fora acceptable to Council. All papers must have been written and already presented within the last 10 years preceding application.iv. Must have worked on some distinguished projects (Unique projects that stand out from the ordinary).v. Yearly refresher engineering courses/workshops attended by applicants to make him/her current and not with obsolete knowledge must be shown in the report/form.vi. Must be active in his/her Branch and Division activities.vii. Financial status must be up to date. Candidate must be consistent in payment of annual subscriptions/dues, levies etc in the last five years.

REQUIREMENTS FOR FELLOWSHIP

b. FELLOWSHIP BY INVITATIONREQUIREMENTSA person to be invited to the Fellowship Grade of the Society is expected to have satisfied the following requirements:i. Must be a corporate member of the Society. ii. Shall satisfy all membership conditions as stipulated in the Society’s memorandum& Articles of Association. iii. Must be COREN registered. iv. Shall normally have had not less than twenty (20) years outstanding experience in the practice of Engineering.v. Must have been outstanding in his/her field of Engineering. i.e. such a person must be a widely acknowledged authority in his/her field. vi. Must have continuously had professional development.vii. Must have been consistent in the payment of the NSE annual subscriptions/dues/levies etcviii. Shall have rendered valuable and selfless service to the Society over a period of time.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CORPORATE FIRMS & GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR BI & B2 PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW & EXAMINATION

vii. CORPORATE FIRM MEMBERCorporate firm Membership is open to all Consulting Firms, Facility Managers, Service Providers, Manufacturing Companies and Construction Companies.Interested companies must have the following: 1. At least 5 engineers on their staff2. Three years Tax Clearance Certificate3. Valid Registration with CAC4. Company Profile. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR B1 & B2 PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW AND EXAMINATION INCLUDING CI ROUTE 1. Regular NSE Professional Exams and Interviews, including C1 route refer to section of the existing membership guide, shall be held twice in a calendar year, that is, in April and September2. Candidates are expected to have acquired at least four (4) years of professional engineering practice following graduation before the date of professional interview.In this connection, it is expected that the overall recorded experience should be such that at least one year is in engineering design and at least another year in the field (construction or production) as may be appropriate in the area of specialty, e.g. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, Agricultural. etc. The candidate should also show some proficiency in cost engineering in the presentation of

Bills of Engineering Measurements and Evaluation (BEME)

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR B1 & B2 PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW AND EXAMINATION INCLUDING CI ROUTE

3. The Technical Report should be in two Volumes (I & II), each not exceeding 100 pages; otherwise candidates

can increase the number of Volume to three.4. The Volume I should comprise Postgraduate Experience Report, while Volume II comprise Detailed Project Report and BEME, as may be applicable to the candidate’s field of engineering.5. The Report should follow the general format for Technical Report writing and should not be a mere catalogue of position held and work done. It should be a discussion of problem encountered and steps taken to surmount them to show clearly that the candidate has acquired worthwhile experience.6. The Postgraduate Experience Report must contain minimum of three (3) projects the candidate has carried out or participated within the four or more years of pupilage.7. Must include any special problem(s) encountered and how they were solved as well as lessons learnt.8. The Detailed Project Report must be one of the projects enumerated in Postgraduate Experience Report, and should contain the actual report of design/fabrication/installation carried out by the candidate.9. All drawings generated from designs (in respect to the work executed by the candidate within the pupilage period) must be prepared/drawn with AutoCAD, in minimum drawing size of A3 sheet.The Report should follow the general format for Technical Report writing; and

10. Reports must be endorsed by a Registered Engineer who supervised the candidate and should be in the same discipline with the candidate. Also, the Registered Engineer will state clearly in what capacity the candidate prepared the drawings and whether or not the project was executed.


11. Candidates are to submit three (3) spiral bound sets of the Report and Any other contribution to his/her field such as publications, patents etc where applicable; to his/her Chief Examiner on or before the stipulated date.12. In addition to the Technical Report, candidates would be tested on National & Technical Essays, Computer Proficiency as well Objectives questions.13. National Essay is focused on the General Knowledge of Engineering (Engineers in the Society), while Technical Essay is focused on the candidates technical report submission.�14. The Computer proficiency test accesses the candidates ability on the use of Excel, Access, Words Processing and AutoCAD and relevant engineering Software.15. The Objectives are 20Nos. general questions drawn from common courses in the first two years of basic engineering education. 16. It is recommended that the Candidates for CI Interview should attend the MCPE and �

present evidence of attendance to the panel of Examiners.


17. Assessment of any candidate will be based purely on the extent and quality of his engineering experience and ability to express himself clearly. Other factors for assessment will be derived from the candidates essay in terms of legibility, grammar (English substance), logic and presentations etc. (3). PROCEDURES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIPInstructions on how to download Membership Forms:1. Visit our website: www.nse.org.ng2. Identify the applicable form and Download 3. Fill appropriately and submit to a branch closest to you.4. Make sure the proposers that will sign your form are not indebted to the Society. a. STUDENTSSee Section 6 above for instructions on how to download, fill and submit Students form.b. GRADUATESSee Section 6 above for instructions on how to download, fill and submit Graduates form.

http://www.nse.org.ng/

PROCEDURES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIPc. ASSOCIATESSee Section 6 above for instructions on how to download, fill and submit Associates form.

d. HONORARY FELLOWSElection as an Honorary Fellow is only at the discretion of Council.

e. CORPORATE MEMBERSCandidates are expected to visit the website www.nse.org.ng and download two copies of the corporate membership form, fill it as appropriate, attaching relevant documents as required in section 5(v), above and provide other reports as requested in the Guidelines for Professional Examination/Interview for B1 & B2. However,C1 candidates must appear in person with written post-graduation practical experience report and original credentials for sighting.C2 candidates may be accorded Presidential interview on the discretion of the President.The candidates must appear in person with original credentials for sighting.


PROCEDURES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP

f. FELLOWSi. Procedures for fellowship by Direct ApplicationCandidates are expected to visit the websites www.nse.org.ng and download two copies of the fellowship membership form, fill it as appropriate, attaching relevant documents as required in section 5(vi), above.ii. PROCEDURE FOR FELLOWSHIP BY INVITATIONThe candidate will be required to:Download one copy of the Form (Fellowship Grade by Invitation) from the NSE website, fill appropriately and submit to the Executive Secretary.Submit the Form with a type-written resume emphasizing professional experience, personal contributions to the development and promotion of the Engineering profession, employments and appointments etc and a type-written letters of reference from three (3) fellows of the Society. All referees must financial members.


BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP

Pay an approved processing fee in certified cheque / bank draft in the name of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. g. CORPORATE FIRM MEMBERSee Section 6 above for instructions on how to download, fill and submit Corporate Firm Member s form �(4.) BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIPa. STUDENTS & GRADUATES1. Access to scholarship services2. Access to internship programmes3. Mentoring opportunities4. Access to Capacity building programmes5. Networking opportunities6. Access to research materials7. Awards


b. ASSOCIATES1. Access to Capacity building programmes2. Networking opportunities3. Access to research materials4. Awards5. Access to rebate on airfares6. Access to rebate in Hotel accommodationc. HONORARY FELLOWS1. Access to international business opportunities2. Access to oversee industrial tour3. Access to rebate on airfares4. Access to rebate in Hotel accommodation5. Life insurance benefits6. Career development7. Business network/partnership


8. Development of leadership skills9. Networking opportunitiesd. CORPORATE MEMBERS & FELLOWS1. Access to international business opportunities2. Access to oversee industrial tour3. Access to rebate on airfares4. Access to rebate on construction materials5. Access to rebate in Hotel accommodation6. Life insurance benefits7. Career development8. Business network/partnership9. Development of leadership skills10. Networking opportunities11. Ability to contest NSE Election12. Ability to vote in NSE AGMs


2. Rebate for staff attending NSE courses, workshops, seminars and exhibition.3. Free conference proceedings for Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer4. Opportunity to participate in activities to promote the engineering and technological advancement in Nigeria.5. Official recognition at NSE activities/functions6. Listing on the programmes at NSE events7. Invitation to NSE President s Business luncheon�8. Opportunities for business networking9. Possible direct or indirect patronage by the Society

THE BRANCHES OF NSE

THE BRANCHES OF NSE 1. ABA 2. ABEOKUTA 3. ABAKALIKI 4. ABUJA5. ADO-EKITI 6. AJAOKUTA 7. AKURE 8. APAPA9. ASABA 10. AWKA 11. BAUCHI 12. BENIN13. BIDA 14. BIRNIN-KEBBI 15. BONNY 16. CALABAR17. DAMATURU 18. DUTSE 19. EKPOMA 20. EKET 21. ENUGU 22. EGBIN 23. GOMBE 24. GUSAU25. IBADAN 26. IKEJA 27. IKOT-ABASI 28. ILE-IFE29. ILESHA 30. ILORIN 31. JALINGO 32. JOS33. KADUNA 34. KANO 35. KATSINA 36. LAFIA37. LAGOS 38. LOKOJA 39. MAIDUGURI 40. MAITA41. MAKURDI 42. MINNA 43. NEW BUSSA 44. NSUKKA45. OMOKU 46. ONITSHA 47. OSHOGBO 48. OWERRI

BRANCHES & DIVISIONS OF NSE

THE BRANCHES OF NSE CONTINUED49. PORT-HARCOURT 50. SOKOTO 51. UMUAHIA 52. UYO53. VICTORIA ISLAND 54. WARRI 55. YENAGOA 56. YOLA57. ZARIA

THE DIVISIONS OF NSE1. Aeronautical 2. Agricultural 3. Appraisers and Cost Engineers 4. APWEN 5. Automotive 6. Chemical 7. Civil 8. Electrical 9. Environmental 10. Geotechnical 11. Industrial 12. Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture

13. Mechanical 14. Metallurgical, Materials & 15. Petroleum Mining 16. Space 17. Structural 18. Water

CONCLUSION/REFERENCESCONCLUSION Membership of professional organizations is very important. There is a saying that there

is strength in numbers and that it is easier to kill one snake than to fight them when in their numbers.

Membership gives you a sense of belonging and helps in your professional development as an engineer.

REFERENCES:I. http://www.nse.org.ng/index2.php?page=what

II. http://www.nse.org.ng/index2.php?page=what: USER GUIDE FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS (2013-01-21)

http://www.nse.org.ng/index2.php?page=what

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