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Final Year Student Exit Report available online
December 14, 2017
Engineers Canada and PRA surveyed members of the engineering class of 2017 earlier this year to understand their motivation to study engineering, their future plans, and their knowledge of the regulators and Engineers Canada. This year, Engineers Canada partnered with researchers ILead at the University of Toronto to understand more about the leadership attributes of these graduates.
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Remembering to honour; remembering for change
December 6, 2017
By: Stephanie Price, P.Eng., CAE, Interim CEO
When December 6 arrives each year, I think back to 1989. I was in high school, and was interested in studying engineering. I had visited university campuses that fall, and was considering where to apply.
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Check in survey closing soon
December 1, 2017
The check in survey is set to close in two days. This feedback is integral to Engineers Canada’s effort to modernize how it currently conducts and manages accreditation and for the stabilization of the enrolment and degrees awarded database. We will use the data collected to adjust our approach and…
Request for proposals now live
December 1, 2017
We have now launched our RFP for the data management system for accreditation and the Enrolment and degrees Awarded Survey. The RFP, including system requirements and data model, was reviewed by both Engineers Canada accreditation staff and the AIP System Advisory Committee. The deadline for propos…
Happy Holidays from the AIP team
December 1, 2017
Together this year we’ve made great strides towards improving the accreditation experience. We want to thank you for your support and input, and wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season. We look forward to continuing this work with you in the new year!
PEAK program team responding to first wave of user input
November 29, 2017
Initial users of the Practice Evaluation and Knowledge (PEAK) program, Professional Engineers of Ontario’s (PEO) recently rolled-out competence assurance initiative, have now begun to provide feedback on the program, according to a November article in PEO’s Engineering Dimensions publication. Since…
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Polytechnique Montréal and Engineers Canada partner to launch online course on sustainable development and environmental stewardship
November 2, 2017
Polytechnique Montréal and Engineers Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a massive open online course (MOOC) based on the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board’s National guideline on sustainable development and environmental stewardship. The MOOC is intended to help practising engineers increase their understanding of sustainable development and environmental stewardship while raising awareness of the guideline and providing opportunities for continuing professional development.
Thank you for your vendor suggestions
November 1, 2017
In September and October, we asked you to send us the names of vendors who could potentially meet the needs for our new data management system for accreditation and the enrolment and degrees awarded survey. We reviewed each suggestion against our vendor criteria. Several met our requirements and wi…
No changes to this year’s Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey process
November 1, 2017
We will deploy the 2018 Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey in the same manner as previous years. At the beginning of the AIP project we had considered conducting this year’s survey on a new data management system. However, as the project plan took shape it became clear that this was not feasible…
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Check-in on the Accreditation Improvement Program
November 1, 2017
Engineers Canada wants to know how well we have kept you informed about the Accreditation Improvement Program and why it’s happening. Do you feel you have a good sense of its benefits and how it will impact your work? Do you feel prepared to benefit from the program’s outcomes? Your feedback now an…
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