The Sydney Accord is an international mutual recognition agreement for qualifications in the fields of engineering technology.
[1] The Sydney Accord is an agreement between the bodies responsible for accrediting engineering technologist qualification programs in each of the signatory countries.
The industrial exemption clause negates formal engineering registration within the United States for those who meet the criteria.
This serves to underline that a foreign technologist covered under the accord does not arrive in a fellow signatory country without merit.
This is because the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has opposed legal registration of technologist by the United States government through a licensing program.
[citation needed] The loss of government oversight has led to competing ideologies from societies with different perspectives on what represents the qualities of a technologist.
[citation needed] Some legitimate societies and organizations that have established technology programs do not have clear representation in the accord.
It is unclear if these organizations or societies will eventually be represented by a formal avenue of recognition in the Sydney Accord.
United States' graduates may apply for a peer review by the Engineering Council UK if they belong to one of the organizations or societies that are not explicitly mentioned as a member of the accord.