At the Engineers Canada Board meeting on December 9, 2024, the Futures of Engineering Accreditation (FEA) Path Forward Report was received by the Board for information . The report is comprised of 18 recommendations that propose shifts to the Canadian engineering accreditation system, founded on research and engagements with interest holders over a three-year span.
Stay informed on the progress of Realizing Futures of the Engineering Accreditation project. Here, you’ll find articles, news, and milestones we’ve shared throughout the life of the project—from early engagement sessions and research insights to key findings and final recommendations.
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This year marks a major milestone for the Futures of Engineering Accreditation (FEA) project as it completes its final phase. The project published its final deliverable, the Path Forward Report, in November, which has been formally submitted to the Engineers Canada Board for discussion at their December 2024 meeting.
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The Futures of Engineering Accreditation (FEA) project team is pleased to share the FEA Path Forward Report, which outlines 18 recommendations for the future of engineering accreditation in Canada. These recommendations reflect the learnings received from the Canadian engineering ecosystem over the last three years. The report’s publication is the final deliverable in the Engineers Canada strategic priority 1.1 ‘Investigate and Validate the Purpose and Scope of Accreditation’.
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Between September and November of 2023, the FEA project team travelled across Canada to meet with members of the CEAB and CEQB, regulators, and Engineering Deans Canada (EDC). The purpose of these engagements was to review draft concepts for a Full Spectrum Competency Profile (FSCP) and potential focuses for a renewed purpose of accreditation, developed by FEA’s Purpose of Accreditation and Academic Requirement for Licensure task forces earlier in the year.
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The Futures of Engineering Accreditation (FEA) project is wrapping up another activity-filled year. The project team is incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed; including those who joined workshops, attended virtual meetings, filled out surveys, and shared their insights; and members of the core volunteer groups who, throughout the year, have continued to advance this work.
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The Futures of Engineering Accreditation (FEA) project recently concluded its virtual simulations, a structured form of brainstorming that invited 80 participants to explore the current accreditation and licensure system, as related to Engineers Canada’s Strategic Priority 1.1.
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Engineers Canada’s Futures of Engineering Accreditation project (Strategic Priority 1.1: Investigate and validate the purpose and scope of accreditation) objective is to leverage the insights, perspectives, and expertise of the Canadian engineering community to examine the current accreditation system, understand how it is serving contemporary needs, and consider how it can chart a new path for the future of the engineering profession. Since the start of the year, the project team has completed a great deal of work to advance this project and our development of a purpose of accreditation and a national academic requirement for licensure.
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A strategic foresight event was held November 24-26 in Toronto. The session engaged a wide range of voices in a collaborative session to look holistically at the engineering profession, anticipate emerging shifts and identify the implications for the accreditation system and the academic requirement for engineering licensure. Given everything changing in the world around us and within our own systems, we aimed to tackle a big question: what will the engineer of the future need to do? As a result of the gathering, we achieved greater shared understanding of the skills and competencies required of engineers as well as the shifting environment around engineering practice and engineering education. Learn more about the findings from the event.
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The Benchmarking Engineering Accreditation Task Force distributed their consultant research report. This report provides a benchmarking of the accreditation systems of comparator jurisdictions (Australia, France, Malaysia, and Poland) and comparator regulated professions within Canada (Information Technology and Processing Professionals, Nursing, and Social Work). Read the full report here.
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The project’s Engineering Education task force completed a consultant research report, titled Current and Emerging Practices in Engineering Education. In support of this strategic priority, this report provides a synthesis of current and emergent practices in engineering education within Canada and internationally. The report was guided by discussions of the Engineering Education Task Force, and a full-day Engineering Education in Canada Workshop that was held on January 17, 2022 with regulators and educators and co-hosted by Engineers Canada and Engineering Deans Canada.