Determining Substantial Equivalency Related to Credentials Evaluation
Jim Smith, P.Eng.Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual ConferenceSeptember 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona
Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual ConferenceSeptember 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Topics1. Professional engineers in Canada2. Assessment systems3. Mobility
Themes- current practices - mobility (history and current practices)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
The Engineering Profession in Canada
1. Provinces responsible for licensing, discipline and enforcement
2. Provinces create the legislative framework
3. Associations for self regulated professions.
4. Right to title: all those practicing engineering must be registered.
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Self Regulated Professions
Resources (people and funds) from membership
Province establishes legislative framework
Professional associations - staff and volunteer organizations to manage registration, discipline, education etc.
The national organization – provincially funded & (some) government (project) funding
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
The Engineering Profession in Canada
• 160,000 registered Engineers in 12 jurisdictions
• National academic and experience standards
• Provincial associations are responsibility for registration
• Standards and best practices facilitated through multi-association organization (CCPE)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Evolution of licensure:
1. Academic assessment by educators
2. Limited experience assessment done by educators
3. Expand both academic and non academic assessment methods
4. Focus and expand on methods
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Standards for registration:
– Education– Practical competency & experience– Continuing competency and professional
development
Multi stakeholder system– Individuals, industry, educational
institutions, associations, government
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
- national body established by licensing bodies
- leadership for national and international systems, issues and initiatives
Tools
- committees, task teams focused on professional systems or specific issues
- standards and guidelines (best practices)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCPE Assessment Systems:
- CCPE has 2 Boards to establish standards. *Accreditation (CEAB)
*Qualification (CEQB)
- Boards formed from licensing body reps.
- Boards establish the standards and guidelines provinces implement within their legislative framework
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Education:1. Accreditation Board (CEAB) plus Deans
- Academic standard for Canadian universities2. Qualification Board (CEQB)
- Syllabus for exam program for non-CEAB programs
3. CCPE - Evaluate Foreign degree programs for equivalency
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Education Standards & References:
1. CEAB – accredited Canadian University list
2. CCPE
- foreign degree list (recognized or substantially equivalent)
- immigration application assessments
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mutual Recognition Agreements (4):
1. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology - A.B.E.T. (U.S.)
2. Washington Accord (Recognition based on equivalency of accrediting organizations)
- Ireland, U.K. Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, U.S. South Africa
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mutual Recognition Agreements (4):
3. Between CTI (France) – substantially equivalent engineering programs and reciprocity of professional designations.
4. NAFTA – Canada, U.S., Mexico. (Implemented by Canadian associations and Texas)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Education Accreditation Method
Academic Acceptance
Academic Action
Canadian Eng. Degree
CEAB review Yes None
Recognized Degree
CEAB, mutual recognition
Yes – P.E. None
Yes - exempt
Foreign Eng. Degree
Washington Accord; List,
Non-List
No Exempt; Exams or upgrade
Technical Diploma
Not accepted by CEAB
No Exams or degree
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Experience and Character:
Qualification Board (CEQB) establishes following guidelines
– Admission to the Practice of Engineering
– Code of Ethics
– Professional Practice Exam
– Continuing Professional Development
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mobility - National
The Canadian licensing bodies have a national agreement (IAMA) that provides for mobility and expedites licensing of engineers in Canadian provinces.
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Inter-association Mobility Agreement
The IAMA works because of each licensing body adheres to guidelines for registration.
The agreement recognizes the final authority within each jurisdiction (not withstanding clause)
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Mobility – International
CCPE and some Provinces are actively pursuing mutual recognition agreements with other countries and states.
Barriers are regional legislative differences, lack of knowledge of other systems
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCPE Summary:
• CCPE, the national council for professional engineering that is directed and supported by each province’s licensing body.
• The accreditation process & standards used by all our licensing bodies.
• Creation of recognition and mobility programs with several countries.
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
CCPE Summary (cont’d)• System success due to relationships among
the provinces and across all levels of government.
• CCPE expanding the quality, content, depth and accessibility of the foreign degree database.
• CCPE studying registration methods and impact on foreign trained engineers.
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Speaker Contact Information
Speaker name: Jim Smith, P. Eng
Organization: Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Address: 180 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: Office: (877) 408-9273 Cell:(780) 832-4466 Fax: (613) 230 5759
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccpe.ca
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