PRACTICE REVIEWS
Practice reviews are conducted in the spirit of learning and progress. They help permit holders improve their practice, enhance self-regulation, and lead to a safer Alberta.
STEP BY STEP Permit holders enter the GRAPH system at one stage and move up or down based on their level of compliance with APEGA requirements. Employing a risk-based assessment enables us to allocate resources more effectively and efficiently, resulting in more permit holder reviews. Level 1: Data review of selected compliance criteria Level 2: Desktop review and rating using a scorecard to assess compliance Level 3: More thorough evaluation that includes a project review and meetings with Responsible Members and leadership
We continue to optimize our Graduated Risk Assessment of Permit Holders (GRAPH) evaluation process with the goal of performing more reviews. This streamlined approach has increased effectiveness while reducing the cost per review by 80 per cent. The GRAPH process, introduced in 2021, ensures APEGA permit holders—companies and sole practitioners licensed to practise engineering or geoscience in Alberta—are meeting professional standards, complying with regulations, and fulfilling ethical obligations. •We introduced a series of Level 1 compliance reviews based on specific compliance criteria. We engaged with non-compliant permit holders to ensure they met regulations. •Level 2 scorecards have become a useful tool for efficiently evaluating a broad set of permit holder compliance requirements. This is a desktop review of the permit holder’s Professional Practice Management Plan, authenticated work product examples, a questionnaire, and the good-standing status of their professional workforce.
Level 4: Detailed or scope-specific review
Level 5: Follow-up review to ensure implementation of compliance requirements
Employing a risk-based assessment enables us to allocate resources more effectively and efficiently, resulting in more permit holder reviews.
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2022 ANNUAL REPORT
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