Membership
A Member of the Society is expected to be current and committed in the payment of his dues and levies as may be imposed by Council. All subscriptions are due on the 1st day of July each year.
A Member whose subscription is in arrears for one year shall lose his membership of or affiliation to the Society.
Every member or affiliate is bound to further, to the best of his ability, the objects, interests and influence of the Society.
Fellow
A Fellow of the Society is a distinguished category of member with all privileges of a member and other ones conferred by the Fellowship category as prescribed by Council. A Fellow is eligible to vote at the AGM and can aspire to any positions in the Society in line with the conditions as prescribed by Council.
A Fellow of the Society is recognised for valuable and selfless service to the Society and widely acknowledged authority in his field.
Requirements
All candidates must have been corporate members of the Society for 10 years in addition to what we have in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NSE.
All HND holders must have additional academic qualification(s) before Fellowship.
All referees must be financial members of the Society and their reference letters must be received before the consideration of the candidate’s application.
Only the President can waive this option.
Must have attended at least 5 AGMs in the last ten years prior to the year of application.
– Must have written and presented four (4) Technical/Management papers at NSE and or any other fora acceptable to the Board of Fellows. All papers must have been presented in the last 10 years.
Must have worked on some outstanding projects (that stand out from the ordinary).
Attended the yearly refresher Engineering Courses/Workshops to make him or her current on engineering practice and not with obsolete knowledge – must show evidence of this in the application form.
Must be active in his or her Branch and Division activities.
Financial status must be consistent. There must be evidence of consistency in the payment of dues to NSE in the last 5 years.
PROCESSING FEES
The processing fees for the two categories of Fellowship had been reviewed upwards as follows:
i) By invitation – the Council had approved N2.2m for applicants by invitation. The intention was to limit the number of applicants for this category and encourage applicants by application.
ii) By application – the Council also approved N300,000 for this category of applicants.
Corporate
A Corporate member is eligible to all privileges of a member as prescribed by Council, is eligible to vote at the AGM and can aspire to any positions in the Society in line with the conditions as prescribed by Council.
A Member can be moved to Fellowship Cadre upon application and fulfilling the conditions for the category.
Requirements
A1 Candidates who are holders of the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering whose institutions’ programmes are accredited by COREN and with such candidates having been registered by COREN as professional Engineers.
A2 Candidates who are already Corporate Members of Engineering Institutions (licensed as Professional Chartered or Registered Engineers) recognized by COREN.
B1 Candidates who are holders of the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering whose qualifications are accredited by COREN or any overseas accreditation board recognised by COREN. Such candidates must have acquired a minimum of 4 years post-qualification experience.
B2 Candidates who obtained HND and PGD in the same field of Engineering from approved Institution and had acquired a minimum of 6 years post-graduation experience in the practice of Engineering.
C1 Candidates who are holders of correct and adequate basic academic qualifications by COREN Standards and Regulations who are 40 years and above. Such candidates as at the time of application must have a minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience. The candidates must appear in person.
C2 Candidates who are holders of correct and adequate basic academic qualifications by COREN Standards and Regulations and are top executives in Government parastatals or Industries etc who are not only 45 years and above with respect of age, but who, as at the time of application have minimum of 15 years post qualification experience. They may be accorded Presidential interview through NSE branch.
D4 The candidate must be up to 50years of age & above and have either of the following credentials B.Sc in Sciences with Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) and Masters degree in Engineering City & Guilds of 1999 with PGD and Masters degree in the same field of Engineering
Associate
Person must possess an academic qualification at the level of a University degree in the Sciences allied to engineering science, or other qualifications approved by the Council of the Society.
Person must have been engaged on work related to the practice of engineering for a minimum period of five years.
Requirements
A person seeking election, as an Associate of the Society shall posses an academic qualification at the level of a university degree in the sciences allied to engineering science, or the qualifications approved by the Council of the Society. In addition, he shall have been engaged on work related to the practice of engineering for a minimum period of 5 years.
Graduate
Person must have undergone a regular course of study in Engineering Science of a duration not less than three years in a University or Technical Institution whose curriculum is approved by the Council, and completed such a course successfully, or satisfied the requirements of other Engineering Societies approved by the Council in respect of Engineering Education.
Person is as at the time of admission engaged in the profession of engineering.
Requirements
A person seeking admission to Graduate Membership shall possess an academic qualification acceptable to the Council of the Society and registrable by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) under the provisions of the Engineering Registration Decree (No.55) of 1970 or such amendments thereof. Post-qualification practical experience shall not be a requirement for entry into this class.
Students
Person must be undergoing a regular course of study in Engineering Science of duration not less than three years in a University or Technical Institution whose curriculum is approved by the Council in respect of Engineering Education.
Requirements
A Student Member shall be a person who is undertaking an approved engineering course of training leading to a degree in an institution recognised by the Council of the Society for the purpose of training professional engineers.