Common use of Limitation of Graduate Attributes Clause in Contracts

Limitation of Graduate Attributes. Each signatory defines the standards for the relevant track (engineer, engineering technologist or engineering technician) against which engineering educational programmes are accredited. Each educational level accord is based on the principle of substantial equivalence, that is, programmes are not expected to have identical outcomes and content but rather produce graduates who could enter employment and be fit to undertake a programme of training and experiential learning leading to professional competence and registration. The graduate attributes provide a point of reference for bodies to describe the outcomes of substantially equivalent qualification. The graduate attributes do not, in themselves, constitute an “international standard” for accredited qualifications but provide a widely accepted common reference for bodies to describe the outcomes of substantially equivalent qualifications. The term graduate does not imply a particular type of qualification but rather the exit level of the qualification, be it a degree or diploma.