Registrar & CEO's Message
APEGA
AS YOU LOOK TO THE NEW YEAR AND YOUR FUTURE AS A PROFESSIONAL, CONSIDER WHAT YOUR ROLE IS IN SELF- REGULATION. WHERE ARE YOU ON THE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT CONTINUUM? ARE THERE A FEW SMALL COMMITMENTS YOU CAN MAKE TO MOVE YOURSELF A LITTLE MORE TOWARDS THE FULLY ENGAGED END?
WHAT ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION’S PLANS? What is APEGA doing to deserve this 2018 commitment I’m asking for? Our plans centre on being a better regulator and continuing to strengthen our organizational foundation. That’s very much consistent with what I’ve said in the first part of this column. The main guiding document for all of this is our strategic plan — you could call it the marching orders we receive from you, via your elected Council. The stra- tegic plan that continues to guide us in 2018 is Strategy 2017–2022: Towards a Century of Service . We, your staff, use this document to create an operational plan. What you’ll see in 2018 is a continuation of many of the initiatives begun or worked on in 2017. We’re build- ing and strengthening our foundation through improved quality management, financial performance manage- ment, and information technology development. And we’ll continue to become a better regulator, through the updating and adding of practice bulletins, guidelines,
commit to self-regulation in a big way. They serve on Council or other boards or committees. They volunteer in our Outreach program. They organize luncheons for APEGA Branches. They are on the lookout for opportunities to participate in APEGA events and otherwise support APEGA. I realize you have other career and personal obliga- tions in your lives, and I’m not asking that each one of you leap to the fully engaged end. I do ask this. As you look to the New Year and your future as a professional, consider what your role is in self-regulation. Where are you on the continuum I’ve described? Are there a few small commitments you can make to move yourself a little more towards the fully engaged end? As we close in on our 100th anniversary in 2020, why not do something in 2018 to increase your personal investment in APEGA? Take part in some of our activities, regulatory or otherwise, that advance the APEGA professions. Include us in your plans. Help us and your peers fulfill the APEGA mission and vision.
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