Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur

Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (in English: Accreditation authority for French professional engineers, abbreviated in French as "CTI") is the main committee responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher education institutions for the training of professional engineers in France. It regulates the issuance of the Diplôme d'ingénieur and use of the academic title of "Ingénieur Diplomé" (qualified graduate engineer). Established by law on 10 July 1934, CTI does not exist as an independent administrative authority, but is nonetheless an autonomous structure within the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In France, CTI is the relevant body in charge of carrying out evaluation procedures that lead to the accreditation of the institutions to award the engineering degree "titre d’ingénieur diplômé". CTI is a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and it is entered in EQAR, the European Higher Education Quality Register, which authorizes operation throughout the European Higher Education Area. The various missions of the CTI have evolved over the years, and currently include: Periodic assessment of all engineering programmes offered by French higher education institutions across the country, that leads to the accreditation of the institutions to award the engineering degree. Accreditation for graduate schools of engineering ("Grande école") ; CTI issues decisions for private institutions and recommendations to the relevant ministries for public institutions (recommendations which are systematically transformed into decisions). It is in charge of developing the accreditation criteria and procedures; CTI thus contributes to the continuous development of engineering training and its adaptation to the needs of businesses and society in general . The evaluation of training courses for engineers from foreign institutions aiming to the recognition of their diplomas and titles in France (see CTI History).