Share Your Knowledge and Experience APEGA Members are needed for the following volunteer opportunities
Candidates must: • be licensed with APEGA as a P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.L. in good standing • have significant experience as a Professional Member, ideally with more than 10 years of industry experience • have a minimum of five years of Canadian professional membership, with APEGA or any other Canadian engineering or geoscience self-regulating organization • be highly proficient in spoken and written English Applicants from all disciplines of engineering or geoscience are encouraged to apply. Candidates with experience in infrastructure projects, geo- physics, and environmental practice are always needed. Edmonton Pi Challenge Volunteers APEGA is looking for enthusiastic volunteers willing to share their passion for math and its engineering and geoscience applications with Grade 8 students. The 2017 APEGA Pi Challenge takes place April 8, 2017, at the Whitemud Crossing Public Library. Successful candidates must: • arrive before the event starts and assist with general setup • serve as positive role models for the engineering and geoscience professions • assist with a variety of tasks • assist with cleanup, teardown, and pack-up Note: We also require Pi Challenge Working Group volunteers to create curriculum-based math questions for junior high students. Calgary Science Olympics APEGA is looking for enthusiastic volunteers interested in sharing their passion for engineering and geoscience with students at the 2017 APEGA Science Olympics. This great opportunity to foster a love for engineering and geoscience in students takes place May 27 at WinSport Arena. Successful candidates must: • observe teams meeting challenges so they can judge projects and performance • encourage students (Grade 1-12), reward creativity and perseverance, and act as role models • assist in event setup and teardown, along with other tasks throughout the day • attend a volunteer orientation
Environmental Professional Practice Subcommittee
Candidates must: • be an APEGA Member licensed as a P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.L.(Geo.) • specialized in geological engineering National Professional Practice Exam Question Author APEGA Members are invited to volunteer to help produce new, high-quality examination questions to add to the National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) item bank, for use in future administrations of the NPPE. Candidates must: • be willing and committed to writing exam questions regularly • possess the strong English language skills necessary to write high-quality examination questions • be a Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist licensed with APEGA or an equivalent Canadian self-regulating organization • have two-plus years of work experience • have a working knowledge of professionalism, law, and ethics as outlined in the NPPE scope and syllabus
APEGA seeks Members to serve on the Envi- ronmental Professional Practice Subcommittee. Candidates must: • be an APEGA Member licensed as a P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.Eng. • have background and current practice in environment-related geoscience or engineering
Engineering Professional Standards Subcommittee
Professional Engineers are needed to assess and evaluate APEGA Professional Practice Standards, Guidelines, and Bulletins related to the profes- sional practice of engineering to ensure that they are adequate to protect the public interest. Mem- bers of this subcommittee will propose revisions or additions to the Practice Standards Committee as needed by the Committee's mandate. Candidates must: • be an APEGA Member licensed as a P.Eng. • be a Responsible Member for their firm • specialize in one of the following engineering disciplines: » structural » civil, geomatics, or both » geotechnical » chemical
Professional Practice Examination Committee
The Professional Practice Examination Committee (PPEC) works on ensuring that new registrants know and understand the professional, ethical, regulatory, and legal responsibilities of practising Professional Engineers and Professional Geoscientists. The assessment used to determine if registrants know the subject matter should be valid, reliable, and fair. The major objective of the PPEC is to ensure that the National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) is a current, meaningful, and relevant examination in professional practice and is administered to new registrants in a manner satisfactory to the APEGA Board of Examiners.
» mechanical » petroleum » electrical
Geoscience Professional Standards Subcommittee Professional Geoscientists are needed to assess and evaluate APEGA Professional Practice Standards, Guidelines, and Bulletins related to the professional practice of geoscience to ensure that they are adequate to protect the public interest. Members of the subcommittee will propose revised or new Standards, Guidelines, and Bulletins to the Practice Standards Committee as needed by the Committee’s mandate.
For further information on any of the opportunities listed here — or other APEGA- related volunteer opportunities — please contact:: Cam McCormick, Volunteer Manager 1-800-661-7020, Ext. 2517 volunteer@apega.ca You can also check out the volunteer section of the APEGA website.
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