President's Notebook
APEGA
and projects of some of our particularly inspiring members. All conference and AGM events are being held at the Shaw Conference Centre in downtown Edmonton. ASET REPORT MISSES THE MARK During my President’s Visits around the province, I meet with local branch executives, permit holders, and members. This is an excellent chance to hear what concerns exist at the local level and how APEGA may be able to assist. It is also a wonderful opportunity to discuss the changes and challenges affecting our professions at the local, provincial, and national levels. Recently, the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) released a report entitled Evidence Over Rhetoric: The Case for Amending the EGPA to Benefit all Albertans, January 2018. I encourage all of you
to read the report and watch the video posted on the APEGA website to better understand APEGA’s concerns regarding the complex issue of regulating technologists. The report claims to build the case for ASET to self-regulate technologists without APEGA’s involvement. It adds little of substance to the discussion, however, and it fails to clearly define what ASET self-regulation or technologist scopes of practice would look like. The bulk of what the report calls evidence comes from questions ASET asked of employers and municipalities. Some APEGA members and permit holders, however, have suggested that ASET didn’t present things clearly before setting up meetings. Certainly, ASET’s assumption that declining a meeting was the same as agreeing with ASET’s proposal is, at best, a stretch. APEGA is preparing a formal response to the report, and we’ll post it soon for your review. Watch for the e-PEG in your inbox for a link. This is an important issue and it is one that APEGA—as the regulator of engineering and geoscience in Alberta— takes very seriously. I encourage you to submit your comments and questions through my APEGA address, below.
LINKS How’s Your CPD Doing? Professional Practice Management Plan Be a Voter—Now APEGA Annual Conference ASET Report Scope of Practice Video
Questions or comments? president@apega.ca
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