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Our goal is to raise awareness of ethical practices and initiate discussions about ethics in the professions and across industries. By engaging in topics that aren’t always easy—and holding each other accountable— registrants keep public safety top-of-mind while strengthening professional self-regulation.
New ethics training module helps registrants understand their responsibilities
APEGA Code of Ethics 101 Our Code of Ethics includes five Rules of Conduct that define the fundamental principles and values that guide permit holders, licensed professionals, and members-in-training, both professionally and personally.
Ethical challenges faced by APEGA permit holders, licensed professionals, and members-in-training are often complex, with no clear solutions. To maintain a high level of integrity, registrants must carefully reflect on how their actions might affect trust in the professions. Launched in March, our online ethics training module helps registrants explore best practices when confronted with ethical challenges, such as:
•discrimination and harassment •intentional omission of information and data •when to report ethics concerns to authorities Ethical expectations
The ethics module complements our Ethical Practice guideline, published in 2022. The guideline was updated to reflect the evolution of engineering and geoscience practices due to society’s expanding expectations for ethical and professional leadership. Permit holders can use the ethics module as a tool for staff training. As registrants progress through the interactive module, they’re presented with real-life scenarios and case studies. The module provides guidance as to the most appropriate ethical decisions and behaviours for each situation. •Examples reflect the actual experiences of professional engineers and geoscientists who helped develop the module. •They also include examples of ethics violations investigated by APEGA in recent years.
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