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NEC duties; ethics vs moral behaviour

Short answer

NEC registers engineers, sets qualifications, enforces the Code of Conduct, takes disciplinary action, and advises government. Professional ethics are written, profession-specific rules enforced by the Council, while moral behavior is personal, unwritten, and based on family, culture, religion, or conscience.

What are the detail duties and responsibilities of Nepal Engineering Council (NEC)? How do you differentiate professional ethics with moral behavior?

Duties and responsibilities of Nepal Engineering Council (NEC)

NEC is a statutory autonomous body formed under the Nepal Engineering Council Act 2055. Its main functions are:

  1. Decide the minimum academic qualification for registration and recognise degrees and institutions.
  2. Register engineers, keep the register in different categories, issue registration and renewal certificates, and cancel it when needed.
  3. Accredit/give equivalence to foreign or Nepalese qualifications.
  4. Prepare and enforce the Code of Conduct; take disciplinary action (warning, suspension, deregistration) on complaints.
  5. Advise the government on engineering education, practice and policy; monitor quality of education.
  6. Give registration to foreign engineers and regulate their work in Nepal.
  7. Encourage professional development, training and exams for the profession.

Professional ethics vs moral behaviour

BasisProfessional ethicsMoral behaviour
MeaningRules for conduct in a professionPersonal sense of right and wrong
SourceCode of the profession, lawFamily, culture, religion, conscience
ScopeApplies to members at workApplies to everyone, everywhere
EnforcementCouncil can punishMainly social/individual opinion
NatureWritten, specificOften unwritten, general
ExampleNot disclosing client dataBeing honest with friends

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