Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur facts for kids
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| Nickname | CTI |
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| Formation | 10 July 1934 |
| Type | Accreditation agency |
| Purpose | Quality Assurance of higher engineering education |
| Headquarters | 44 rue de Cambronne, 75 015 Paris (France) |
| Services | Quality assessment, accreditation |
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Membership
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32 representatives of engineering graduate schools, employers and engineers associations. |
| Leader | Claire Peyratout (2024-...) |
| Website | https://www.cti-commission.fr/ |
The Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) is a very important group in France. Its name means "Accreditation authority for French professional engineers." The CTI makes sure that schools teaching engineering are doing a great job. It checks and approves these schools so that their students can become qualified engineers.
The CTI was started a long time ago, on July 10, 1934. Even though it works closely with the French government's Ministry of Higher Education and Research, it makes its own decisions. Its main goal is to ensure that engineering education in France is top-notch.
CTI is also part of bigger groups in Europe. It is a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. This means CTI's work is recognized across Europe, helping French engineering degrees be respected everywhere.
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What CTI Does
The CTI has several key jobs that have changed over the years. Here are its main tasks:
- Checking Engineering Programs: CTI regularly checks all engineering courses offered by schools in France. This check helps decide if a school can give out engineering degrees.
- Approving Engineering Schools: CTI gives its official approval, called accreditation, to engineering schools. For public schools, it gives advice to the government, which is always followed. This helps make sure engineering training keeps getting better and meets the needs of businesses and society.
- Evaluating Foreign Degrees: CTI also looks at engineering courses from schools in other countries. This helps decide if their diplomas and titles can be recognized in France.
- Awarding Quality Labels: CTI helps give out special quality badges, like the EUR-ACE label. This label shows that an engineering program meets high European standards. CTI helped create the ENAEE, which is in charge of this label.
How CTI Works
CTI's Structure
The CTI is an independent part of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. It gets money from the government and also from the schools it approves. The Ministry also helps CTI with its daily operations.
How Schools Get Approved
The process for a school to get CTI's approval is very detailed:
- School Report: First, the school writes a report about its engineering program. This report follows special rules and guidelines.
- Expert Visit: Next, a team of experts, led by a CTI member, visits the school. They check everything and then write their own report.
- CTI's Decision: The CTI group then meets to discuss the expert report. They decide if the school gets approval and for how long. Approval can be for up to five years. If a school needs to make improvements, it might get approval for a shorter time.
- Official Notice: The CTI's decision is then sent to the government ministry in charge of higher education.
- Appeals: If a school doesn't agree with CTI's decision, it can ask for a review.
Types of Degrees CTI Approves
In many countries, engineering degrees come in two levels: Bachelor's and Master's. In France, the CTI has always approved engineering degrees at the Master's level.
Since 2020, CTI has also been responsible for checking Bachelor's courses for engineers. This includes programs that teach two skills, like engineering and business management.
Every year, CTI publishes an updated list of all French and foreign schools allowed to give out the "Ingénieur diplômé" diploma. This list is published in the official French government newspaper, the French Journal Officiel.
To help people find trusted information, CTI also updates a public database each year called "CTI certified data."
See also
- Commission Nationale de la Certification Professionnelle
- Conférence des Directeurs des Écoles Françaises d'Ingénieurs
- Conférence des Grandes Écoles
- Education in France
