Welcome to APEGBC

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Welcome to APEGBC

• Caroline Westra
• Supervisor Internship Experience Assessment

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History

• 1920-Self Regulation by professional engineers
  through BC government legislation (Act that
  created APEBC)
• 1990-Geoscientists added
• Today-Engineers Geoscientists Act of BC
  (APEGBC)

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APEGBCs ACT

• All individuals practicing engineering are
  required, by law to be
• - Licenced Professional Engineers/Ingénieurs
• or
• - Working under the supervision of a
  Professional Engineer (Ingénieure) who takes
  professional responsibility for the engineering
  work

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Some Features

• Only APEGBC Members can use the title engineer
  in British Columbia
• These include
• - Engineers-in-Training
• - Provisional Members
• - Professional Engineers

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Some Benefits

• Networking opportunities
• Insurance programs health services
• Professional Development Seminars
• Innovation magazine
• Connections e-newsletter
• Resume posting service
• Inter-Association Mobility

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Qualification Routes

• Looking to Exempt policy
• For those with an engineering degree plus 7 years
  of engineering experience anywhere in the world
• Need to apply for P.Eng. Registration
• NO GUARANTEES

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Looking To Exempt Policy

• First, professional review required
• Uses interview to assess work experience
• Panel of at least 2 P.Engs in same discipline and
  a staff person, chairperson
• 60 minute interview with questions on your
  experience and how you applied engineering
  principles - see website for acceptable
  engineering experience criteria

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Looking To Exempt Policy

• Questions will focus on the engineering
  experience you have gained during your career
  emphasis on application of theory and practical
  experience
• If possible, bring work samples such as reports,
  drawings, and calculations
• Interviewers provide comments to Registration
  Committee, which makes decision based on relevant
  info (10 page summary, references, etc)

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Academic Examinations

• Normally assigned 3 or 5 discipline-specific
  confirmatory examinations plus engineering
  economics
• Offered in May and December each year
• See website for past examinations and examination
  regulations
• Applicants with more than 1 degree will go
  through a detailed assessment
• NCEES FE Option

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Accredited Degree

• Canadian System
• Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)
• Periodic Visits to Universities
• Accredited degrees in BC Simon Fraser
  University, University of BC, University of
  Victoria, BCIT (Civil only)
• Mutual Recognition Agreements
• Academics 14 countries (and discussions with 6
  others)

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Application - Academics

• Minimum of 4 years of post-secondary education
  required
• Transcript of marks/grades must be sent from your
  university directly to APEGBC
• Please contact Registration Staff if your
  attempts to obtain your transcript have failed

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Application - Experience

• Four Years including one in a Canadian
  Environment
• Satisfactory Engineering Experience
• Work Details
• Chronological
• All experience since graduation
• Your role and responsibility
• Typical projects
• Additional training and/or publications listed
  separately
• Approximately 10-20 pages
• Well-formatted for easy reading
• All experience to be supported by references

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One Year in a Canadian Environment

• Normally in Canada or
• Outside Canada - may be credited, where there is
  a strong demonstration of good knowledge of
  certain elements

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Canadian Environment Required Elements

• Canadian or Equivalent to Canadian
• Professional Supervision
• Laws
• Climates
• Codes
• Conditions
• Customs
• Practices and Standards

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Satisfactory Experience

• Demonstrate a progression of experience and
  responsibility in the following categories
• Application of Theory
• Practical Experience
• Management of Engineering
• Communication Skills
• Social Implications Sustainability
• Discipline Specific Requirements

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References

• Potential References - Typically

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Professional Supervision Refs

• International experience is to be verified by
  P.Eng. references or other country equivalent,
  e.g.
• C.Eng.
• P.E.
• Pr.Eng.
• PE/IMF/APEC Engineer
• Eur.Ing.
• C.P.Eng
• Cedula profesional
• P.Eng. (IEI)

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Professional Supervision Refs

• Canadian Experience - P.Eng., P.Geo.
• A minimum of 2 P.Eng./P.Geo. references are
  required to verify Canadian Experience
• At least one reference is to be in your
  discipline of registration.

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Law Ethics Seminar

• Options to meet requirement
• Two day seminar
• CD Rom version for computer
• Both seminar and CD Rom
• Canadian Legal System
• Ethics and Professionalism
• Strongly recommended prior to PPE

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Professional Practice Examination

• Written quarterly (January, April, July, October)
• 2 hours 100 Multiple Choice Questions
• Questions based on recommended study material
• Sample questions provided on application form
• Results available by mail in 6-8 weeks
• Essay question for people needing to prove
  English Language Competence to Jan 2011

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English Language Competency

• All applicants for registration or licence,
  regardless of country of origin or of citizenship
  status, will be required to demonstrate
  competence in the English language prior to
  granting of registration or licence.
• Competence is expected in all four of the
  following skills listening, reading, speaking,
  and writing. 

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English Language Competency

• HOW
• English was the primary language of instruction
  at your university.
• Successfully complete
• TOEFL
• CanTest
• VCCs Communication for Engineering or Technology
  course
• Provide a signed and dated statement of
  equivalent competency from a certified Canadian
  educator skilled in English language assessment
  and attend an interview.

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Provisional Membership

• Available since January 1, 2004
• Optional
• Communicates that international credentials have
  been assessed and recognized
• Can only be granted after all other requirements
  have been met, except for the 1 year of
  experience in Canadian environment
• You must apply for P.Eng. status

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Announcement

• APEGBC has a new online resource to help
  people who are new to BCs job market
• ? understand how engineering and geoscience work
  is organized in BC
• ? prepare for and find a job in their field that
  uses their engineering and geoscience skills
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• http//www.apeg.bc.ca/iteg/index.htm

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Questions

• Registration Reception is available from 830
  a.m. and 430 p.m. Monday to Friday (no
  appointment necessary)
• register_at_apeg.bc.ca or 604-412-4856
• Application information is on our website
• Go to www.apeg.bc.ca and click on Registration
  Licensing