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Anumaka, M.C, Isioha D.O.

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The engineering profession has been invaluable in the improvement of capacity building and sustainabledevelopment. This research work examines the impact of authenticity of engineering profession onsocioeconomic and human development. The focus of this study is to determine if the authenticity ofengineering profession has effect on human development and socioeconomic activities. This study outlines the benefits of engineering profession on manpower development. Data from the primarysources were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics particularly chi-square distributiontest. Findings revealed that engineering profession contributed large percentage of human developmentand boost socioeconomic activities because the engineering profession pools other resources together for realization of objectives. Therefore, it was recommended that the Government should embrace thisunique sector and apportion two and half percent of annual budget to engineering profession andhuman development in order to ensure continuous improvement in industrialization, and sustainable development.

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