Presentation Outline

• ASET Overview• Competency-Based Assessment

– Definition

– Current Assessment Model

– Assessment Challenges (Lessons Learned)

– Future Assessment Model

Regulating Bodies in Alberta

• The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

• The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET)

ASET’s Role

• Certification of qualified professionals• Professional practice standards• Professional development• Complaints and discipline process

ASET Designations

• Certified Technician: C.Tech.

• Certified Engineering Technologist: C.E.T.

• Professional Technologist: P.Tech.(Eng.) or P.Tech.(Geo.)

Competency-Based Assessment

• Competency is a combination of knowledge and skills underlying safe and competent performance in a discipline

• Assesses the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for an individual to perform competently in his or her field of practice

C.Tech. vs. C.E.T.

C.Tech.

• Routine technical

procedures

• Occasional direct

supervision

• Limited responsibility

for decision making

C.E.T.

• Complex technical

tasks and problems

• Limited supervision

• Independent judgment

and decision making

Certification Requirements

C.Tech.

• Technician programs,

apprenticeship, military

• 2 years of technical

experience

• 3 competency benchmarks

C.E.T.

• Technologist programs

• 2 years of technical

experience, including at

least 9 months at

technologist level

• 5 competency benchmarks

Current Assessment ModelAlberta Graduates

• Transcripts

• Current resume and job

description

• Three work-related

references

• Competency checklist

• NPPE

Graduates from

Outside of Alberta

• Transcripts

• Current resume and job

description

• Three work-related

references

• Competency checklist

• NPPE

• Career Dossier

• Academic assessment*

• IQAS or equivalent*

• Language proficiency*

• Work permit*

Non-Graduates

• Academic assessment

AND

*If applicable

Assessment Challenges

• New baseline required• Limited competency information• Inconsistency and redundancy• No pathway for non-graduates or

applicants who cannot produce transcripts except academic upgrading

Future Assessment ModelAccredited

Graduates

• Transcripts

• Current resume and job

description

• Three work-related

references

• Competency report

• NPPE

Non-Accredited

Graduates

• Transcripts

• Current resume and job

description

• Three work-related

references

• Competency report

• NPPE

• IQAS or equivalent*

• Language proficiency*

• Work permit*

• Certification exam

Non-Graduates

• Transcripts

• Current resume and job

description

• Three work-related

references

• Competency report

• NPPE

• Language proficiency*

• Work permit*

• Certification exam

• Academic assessment +

PLAR option*

AND AND

*If applicable

Competency Development

• Literature review • Draft profiles• Subject matter expert review• Competency validation

Competency Profiles

TechnicianTechnician

Technical AnalysisTechnical Analysis

Technical ImplementationTechnical Implementation

Technical EvaluationTechnical Evaluation

Project ManagementProject Management

Professional AccountabilityProfessional Accountability

CommunicationCommunication

TechnologistTechnologist

Technical AnalysisTechnical Analysis

Technical DesignTechnical Design

Technical EvaluationTechnical Evaluation

Project ManagementProject Management

Professional AccountabilityProfessional Accountability

CommunicationCommunication

Competency Report

• Written examples of the workplace application of the six key competencies

• Guidelines to assist applicant with completing the report

• Focus on facts and decisions• Report validation

Report Assessment

• 6-point proficiency scale• Standardization and consistency• Accuracy and defensibility• Assessor training

Report Assessment

• Assessors review:– The number of competencies demonstrated;

– The level of competency demonstrated

(technician or technologist); and

– The criticality associated with the demonstrated

competency indicators.

Certification Exams

• Item writing and standard setting• Exam development• Professional editing• Sensitivity review• Pilot testing• Final analysis• Study materials

Project Timeline

Mar 2015

• Competency

Profiles

Sep 2015

• Competency

Reports

Jan 2016

• PLAR Process

Apr 2016

• Certification

Exams

Questions?

Jennifer BertrandRegistrar780-425-0626jenniferb@aset.ab.ca