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The Institution of Engineers Australia, often shortened to IEAust and/or trading as Engineers Australia, is a professional body and not-for-profit organisation dedicated to being the national forum for the advancement of the engineering field within Australia and a member of Washington Accord. As of 2013, it has over 100,000 members in nine geographic Divisions from all engineering disciplines, including 41,000 Students, 4,400 Engineering Technologists and Engineering Associates, 55,600 Professional Engineers.〔Kaspura, A (2012), ''The Engineering Profession: A Statistical Overview'', 9th Ed, published by Engineers Australia.〕 The members all belong to one or more of nine〔https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/colleges〕 Colleges covering the different fields of engineering practice. 20,000 members are Chartered Engineers.〔 Engineers Australia has one wholly owned subsidiary, Engineering Education Australia based in Melbourne. Engineers Australia previously had a publishing subsidiary Engineers Media which published the organisation's main magazine. Engineers Media ceased operations at the end of August 2015 after the magazine was outsourced to a commercial publisher, Mahlab Media.〔Engineers Australia Annual Report 2012-2013〕 The organisation began after World War I, following recognition of the need for a single body to represent engineers, rather than the numerous smaller organisations that existed then. The first council meeting was held in 1919, electing Professor William Warren of the University of Sydney as the first President.〔Lloyd, B E (1968) ''The Education of Professional Engineers in Australia'', APEA Melbourne.〕〔Lloyd, B E (1988) "In Search of Identity: Engineering in Australia 1788–1988", Thesis for Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne.〕 On 1 May 1926 the Institution was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and on 10 March 1938 His Majesty King George the Sixth granted a charter of incorporation to the Institution reconstituting it as a body corporate and politic by Royal Charter.〔(Engineers Australia, 2011 ROYAL CHARTER AND BY-LAWS )〕 The National Congress is a representative body of some 50 members, which elects and monitors the Council of Engineers Australia. The responsibilities and structure of National Congress are determined by the Royal Charter and By-laws. The Council is Engineers Australia's governing body. I has nine members and its role is comparable to that of a company board. It appoints and liaises with the Chief Executive, sets regulations and policies, sets strategic directions, and monitors the organisation's financial sustainability and performance. Each of Engineers Australia's nine divisions is led by a division committee of the division members. A division committee is responsible to and under the direction of the Council. A division group delivers specific services to the members of the Division, within a specific field of practice, area of interest or geographic area. Each of Engineers Australia's eight colleges is led by a College Board of the college members. College Boards are under the direction of the Council. The patron of Engineers Australia is the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd).〔(Governor-General announced as Patron )〕 ==Accreditation role== Engineers Australia is the body in Australia charged with accrediting the education required for recognition as a Professional Engineer (4-year degree or higher qualification) and the associated occupations of Engineering Technologists (3-year degree) and para-professional Engineering Associates (2-year technical qualifications). For these purposes EA is a signatory to the Washington Accord, the Sydney Accord and the Dublin Accord. The Queensland Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology appointed Engineers Australia on 1 July 2008〔(Board of Professional Engineers Queensland-Approved Assessment Entity )〕 as one of the Approved Assessment entities for assessing applicants for Registration with the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland.〔(Board of Professional Engineers Queensland- Areas of Engineering )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Engineers Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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