WORDS
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Licence: A permission, permit, or document that states you are qualified or allowed to do something.
Practice: The exercise of a profession or occupation.
Regulation: The processes and procedures set for an industry.
Example: APEGA regulates the practices of engineering and geoscience.
Example: APEGA regulates the professions.
Example: Successful applicants will soon receive their licence to practise.
Practise: To carry out or perform an activity habitually or regularly.
Self-regulation: Members of an industry, trade, or sector monitor their own adherence to legal, ethical, or safety standards rather than having a third-party or governmental regulator monitor and enforce those standards. At APEGA, the people who make the licensing and discipline decisions are members. Example: APEGA is the largest regulator of self-regulated professionals in Western Canada.
License: The act of issuing a licence or giving permission.
Example: APEGA registrants practise engineering and geoscience.
Example: APEGA licenses registrants and permit holders to practise engineering and geoscience. Tip: If you can replace the word with advice , use licence . If you can replace it with advise , use license .
Tip: If you can replace the word with advice , use practice . If you can replace it with advise , use practise .
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