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System Advisory Committee orientation meeting
September 1, 2017
To help guide the selection and implementation of the online accreditation system and to provide input to the enrolment and degrees awarded survey, an advisory committee has been formed. They met for the first time in September for an orientation webinar. This advisory committee will provide advice…
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Clarifying the AU Task Force, AIP, and the day-to-day of accreditation
September 1, 2017
We've received questions on the relationship between the AU Task Force, Accreditation Improvement Program, and day-to-day business of accrediting programs. AU Task Force: This group was established by the Executive Committee of the Accreditation Board. It includes representation from the…
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Potential vendors sought
September 1, 2017
Engineers Canada will be conducting a search of potential vendors for an online accreditation system. We would like to take advantage of your experience and knowledge of vendors across Canada and other countries who could be relevant bidders. If you have any suggestions as to vendors who could prov…
System integration and file transfer capability
September 1, 2017
During our consultation we have heard a desire to integrate the accreditation technology system with HEI systems or to provide file transfer functionality. We understand that this feature is important to many HEIs. At this time, such functionality has been deemed out of scope. The rationale is that…
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CEAB workshop: Developing a training program for accreditation
September 1, 2017
Representatives of the Accreditation Board, Qualifications Board, HEI’s and engineering regulators participated in a workshop on September 8 to discuss the training of all involved in accreditation. Engineers Canada staff provided an overview of current training approaches to initiate a gap analysi…
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Information for those affected by BC wildfires
August 24, 2017
During this difficult time, our thoughts are with our fellow engineers and geoscientists, their families, and friends who are affected by the wildfires in British Columbia. Engineers Canada’s affinity partner, Manulife, is helping customers affected by the BC wildfires. Manulife is taking emergency…
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Inclusion is everyone’s job
August 24, 2017
By: Stephanie Price, P.Eng., CAE, Interim CEO, Engineers Canada Last week, CBC reported on an incident at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories where a camera was hidden in the women’s washroom. The incident was shared as an example of an environment in which men far outnumber women a…
The importance of human skills in today’s engineering graduates
August 24, 2017
By: Stephanie Price, P.Eng., CAE, Interim CEO, Engineers Canada Scott Stirrett’s column in the Globe and Mail earlier this month raised some great points about the importance of developing ‘soft skills’—or ‘human skills’ as he prefers to call them—in all Canadians. There needs to be a national focu…
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Engineers Canada president-elect to guide government-funded project to address barriers faced by women in STEM
August 24, 2017
Engineers Canada President-Elect Annette Bergeron, MBA, FEC, P.Eng., is one of three leaders who will guide an upcoming project from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) that will address barriers that contribute to the under-representation of women in STEM. The 36-month project ent…
Atlantic teachers build future cities
August 24, 2017
On August 9, 2017, Engineers Canada lead teachers from Atlantic Canada through a three-hour workshop about bringing STEM into the classroom. Engineers Canada’s Practice Lead, Community Engagement, Julia Chehaiber spoke to teachers at the Conference on New Techniques and Classroom Teaching (CONTACT)…
