Registrar & CEO's Message
APEGA
What My Whiteboard Says About Progress and Renewal BY JAY NAGENDRAN, P.ENG., QEP, BCEE, FEC APEGA Registrar & Chief Executive Officer
“You know,” a staff member said recently, “these words on your whiteboard are a good roundup of what we’re up to. Expand on some of the topics, and you’ve got yourself a PEG column.” That sounded like a good idea to me, so here goes. The theme for this edition is Progress & Renewal , two complementary concepts that describe what’s happening at APEGA, especially right now. The words align with the restarting of major processes in our operational cycle, such as our nomination process and the typical work involved when getting started with a new Council. Progress and renewal also relate to much of my role as Registrar & CEO. I’ve been in this position for more than a year now, and the contents of my whiteboard consistently focus on: • measuring our success • finding new opportunities to improve • responding to new information • aligning our work with Council’s strategic direction • tweaking our plans • adjusting course Thanks to a refreshed and energetic Executive Leadership Team, an enhanced organizational structure, and a strong, positive connection to Council, we are becoming a more nimble, robust, and forward-looking organization. At APEGA, we are always progressing, and we are always renewing. THE LEGISLATIVE REVIEW As APEGA’s second century as a self-regulatory association approaches, we see an APEGA emerging that is better equipped than ever to use the tools of self-regulation to protect the public interest. A thorough and consultative legislative review has landed on 80
Council-endorsed recommendations for changes. These are based on the modern best practices used by self-regulators and the industries our professionals represent. Begun in 2014, the review used a variety of methods, meetings, and platforms to reach thousands of stakeholders. This was a comprehensive, fact-based consultation and research process. The outcomes and advancements we expect to see from our recommended legislative changes include: • clarified and explicit authority and responsibility for specific regulatory actions • improved investigative and practice review tools • more-appropriate fines • new and more creative sanctions OUR CENTENNIAL APPROACHES Opportunities like our 2020 centennial don’t come along often (once every 100 years, you could say), so we want to ensure this milestone effectively showcases APEGA’s rich history, vibrant present, and promising future. We want to celebrate what our members have accomplished, and we want to look ahead to the challenges our members and their professions will face in the future. This is a momentous time in our regulatory success story. The centennial will be an ideal platform for im- proving the visibility of our professions, and making us all prouder and more aware of our roots. Helping us in the planning process is an advisory group made up of volunteers and staff. The volunteers represent a good cross-section of the professions, among them two past Presidents of APEGA, representatives of APEGA branches, representatives of academia, and representatives of several engineering and geoscience industries.
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