Registrar & CEO's Message the Government of Alberta recognizes the work we put into this process, and the research- and evidence-based approach we’ve taken. Rewriting the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act and General Regulation is now in the government’s hands—what we did is reimagine the legislation and put forth recommendations based on regulatory best practices. Now, we’ll be revisiting our bylaws, so we can propose changes to members and align our bylaws with the changes we foresee in the Act. What’s in it for you? Modernized content and approaches, expressed with more clarity, will give you more confidence in your professional practice. A LOT OF LISTENING We’re in the early stages of improving the member experience in every possible area. We want your interactions with APEGA to work for you and not create frustration and misunderstanding. For the member experience project and many others, we’re listening to members. You’ll see surveys in our electronic newsletters regularly, on everything from how you receive news from APEGA to how you you’d like us to celebrate APEGA’s centennial—it takes place in 2020, which is less than two years from now! What’s in it for you? A chance to be heard and help create an even better APEGA for the next 100 years of service to the public interest. I’ll end this with one more reminder. Please review our candidate materials and vote. Your association is counting on your participation.
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practice standards, guidelines, and bulletins, and more rigour in ensuring members meet our mandatory CPD requirements. What’s in it for you? More confidence that your peers are practising in the professional manner you expect of yourself and others. On the subject of professional practice, please allow me a minor digression. I have been able to speak direct- ly to members on several opportunities, which I enjoy immensely. One matter that caught my attention was the point made that some professionals are being taken advantage of, just as they try to get their feet back under themselves during the economy’s gradual recovery. Anecdotally, I have heard that some of our professionals are being employed full time without pay! I am hopeful that this happens rarely, yet even so, we should remind ourselves of two things: it is unethical to take advantage of vulnerable members by having them work for free, and there could well be liability issues in doing so. Short-term work experience at reduced pay and job shadowing, of course, are legitimate tools for employers and members, and I’m not suggesting we get rid of them. But know the difference—don’t rationalize your way into an unethical employment practice. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW Our legislative review has been thorough, consultative, and engaging. I am confident that
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Questions or comments? Registrar_CEO@apega.ca
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