Is my degree recognised by the Washington Accord

hashflip

I completed a Beng in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Edinburgh in 2006 and was wondering is it accredited under the Washington Accord. I have tried the following website:http://www.engc.org.uk/education--skills/accreditation/accredited-course-search but all it tells me is "further Learning required from 2000 intake" which does not fill me full of confidence. I am thinking of applying for an Australian visa and this is a crucial piece of information for the application process.
I would be extremely grateful for any and all help in this matter.

bnt

The Engineering Council is the Washington Accord (Chartered Engineers) signatory for the UK, but they get accreditation info from the Joint Board of Moderators - see the "Accredited By - JBM" next to their listing. If you go the JBM accreditation page, they have lists of which degrees are certified for what. For Chartered Engineer they want you to have a 5-year MEng(Hons), while your 4-year degree is on the "Accredited Courses for CEng with Further Learning (FL)" list, and qualifies for Incorporated Engineer.

hashflip

Thanks for that, so in other words a masters degree is recognised by the Washington Accord as opposed to a honours degree which is recognised by the Sydney Accord.

bnt

Not exactly. The Washington Accord doesn't recognise degrees directly, the national signatory does that, then the Washington Accord recognises them. The Engineering Council decided that a MEng was required for Chartered status. Ireland's going the same way for graduates from 2013 onwards.