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Redefining the Principles in Fitness for Purpose and Value for Money in 21st Century Engineering Education

In the 21st century, redefinition of engineering
education (EE) with its principles to fit the purpose and value for
money has received a lot of attention globally. With increased
demand for scholarly engineers worldwide, African universities
are still faced major problem such as dearth of productive
engineers with high skill potentials. This may be attributed to
shortage of engineering educators, poor funding, and outdated
curriculum,; hence the crux of this paper. This paper was guided
by Becker’s theory of Human Capital, focusing on investing in
human capital through education and training, which will
contribute immensely in producing engineers with valuable
skills. This paper takes a broad look at the redefinition of
principles that fits the purpose and value for money in EE. The
specific objectives examine the fitness for purpose and value for
money and fostering the quality of EE that will enhance EE, as
well as its implications for EE in the 21st century in Africa. Thus
to address this gaps, recommendations on total reengineering of
EE in areas such as curriculum revision, equipping educators
and students with knowledge abilities and skills were suggested.