Share Your Knowledge and Experience APEGA Members are needed for the following volunteer opportunities
• have a background and current practice in an environmentally related aspect of engineering or geoscience 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
Permit to Practice Seminar Presenters
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 2-plus years of work experience • have a working knowledge of professionalism, law, and ethics as outlined in the NPPE scope and syllabus Environmental Professional Practice Standards Subcommittee The Environmental Professional Practice Subcommittee ensures APEGA
Presenters are needed to deliver in- person Permit to Practice seminars, which inform Responsible Members of their duties and teach them to create Professional Practice Management Plans. Volunteers must present at least twice between September and June, typically in either Edmonton or Calgary. This position is eligible for an honorarium upon successful completion of agreed- upon presentations. Candidates must: • be licensed as a Professional Member of APEGA — P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., P.L.(Eng.), or P.L.(Geo.) • have a minimum of 5 years of industry experience • have proven public speaking abilities and be confident in handling regulatory questions • be a current or past Responsible Member for an APEGA Permit Holder Discipline Committee Members Committee members are needed for the Discipline Committee, which hears and decides on complaints of unskilled practice and unprofessional conduct against APEGA Members and Permit Holders, brought before it by the Investigative Committee. Candidates must: • be licensed as a Professional Member of APEGA — P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., P.L.(Eng.), or P.L.(Geo.) • have a minimum of 10 years of industry experience • have experience interpreting legislation as it applies to municipal permits or appeals in other courts, or through involvement with APEGA and the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
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. Candidates must: • be licensed as a Professional Member of APEGA — P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., P.L.(Eng.), or P.L.(Geo.) • 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
professional practice standards, guidelines, and bulletins for the
professional practice of environmental engineering and geoscience are adequate to protect the public interest. The working group will review and revise environmental practice guidelines. Candidates must: • be licensed by APEGA as a P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., or P.Geoph.
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.
• have experience reading and understanding legal decisions
• have experience participating in legal or quasi-legal proceedings, whether through APEGA, other regulators, or Alberta Courts
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