PEO and Getting your P' Eng

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PEO and Getting your P. Eng

• Do you have what it takes?

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Overview

• What is the PEO?
• Steps to Licensing
• Student Membership Program (SMP)
• Pre-Graduation Experience
• Engineering Intern Program (EIT)
• P. Eng

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What is the PEO?

• Mandate
• Administers and enforces the Professional
  Engineers Act of Ontario
• Sets the standards of practice for professional
  Engineering in Ontario
• Licenses disciplines Engineers Engineering
  firms, including control of the use of titles
  such as Engineer, P.Eng., Consulting Engineer
• Works to ensure the public interest may be served
  and protected

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What is the PEO?

• 3 Main Departments
• Standards Regulations
• Licensing Registration
• Regulatory Compliance

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Steps to Licensing

• Canadian Citizen of good character who is 18
  years of age or older
• Meet minimum education requirements
• Four years engineering work experience
• Minimum 12 months must be in Canada under the
  supervision of a P. Eng
• Up to 12 months experience can be obtained from a
  post-graduate degree
• Successful completion of Professional Practice
  Exam

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Student Membership Program (SMP)

• Objectives
• Transition students through the licensing process
• Establish and strengthen communication between
  students and the engineering community
• Increase level of professional knowledge among
  engineering students

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Student Membership Program (SMP)

• Benefits
• Access to Engineering Dimensions
• Invitations for local events offered by PEO
  chapters
• Increased opportunities to communicate with and
  ask questions of professional engineers

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Pre-Graduation Experience

• Can allow a credit of up to 12 months for
  pre-graduation experience
• Must be obtained after half-way through
  engineering undergraduate degree
• It must be seen as a stepping stone to ones
  professional development
• http//www.peo.on.ca/registration/Guide_for_PreGra
  duation.pdf

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Engineering Intern Program (EIT)

• Benefits
• Detailed annual work experience reviews
• Invitations to EIT Seminars
• Can attend PEO chapter meetings
• Guidance in understanding requirements for
  licensing (with emphasis on required work
  experience)

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P. Eng

• Benefits
• May be required by law
• Take responsibility for your engineering work
• Access to PEOs Employment Advisory Services
• Adds to your credibility
• Commitment to the profession

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More Information

• For more information please visit peo.on.ca and
  click the Student Membership Program (SMP) link