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What is the professional certification of engineering education?
Professional certification of engineering education refers to the special certification of engineering education offered by colleges and universities by professional certification institutions, which is conducted by specialized professional or industry associations (federations) and professional societies in conjunction with education experts in this field and enterprise experts in related industries, aiming at providing quality assurance for relevant engineering and technical talents to enter the industry.

Engineering education is an important part of higher education in China. In the higher education system, "one third of the world has one". By the end of 20 13, there were 2,876,668 engineering graduates, 4,953,334 undergraduate engineering students and15,733 undergraduate engineering majors in China, ranking first in the world. In the process of national industrialization, engineering education has played an irreplaceable role in the formation and development of a complete and independent industrial system.

Professional certification of engineering education is an internationally accepted quality assurance system of engineering education, and it is also an important basis for realizing international mutual recognition of engineering education and engineer qualifications. The core of engineering education professional certification is to confirm that engineering graduates meet the established quality standards recognized by the industry, and it is a qualification evaluation oriented to training objectives and graduation export requirements. The professional certification of engineering education requires that the curriculum system, the allocation of teachers and the allocation of school-running conditions all focus on the core task of students' graduation ability, emphasizing the establishment of professional continuous improvement mechanism and culture to ensure the quality and vitality of professional education.