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An Interview With Gerard McDonald, CEO
April 5, 2018
I’m pleasantly surprised with the level of enthusiasm. As I’ve sat down with each person in the organization, I’ve seen a committed group of individuals. It’s been gratifying to see how dedicated they are to moving the organization forward in the jobs they do. There’s not the sense that they don’t want to do things—the key is making sure that we’re doing the right things.
Engineers and Geoscientists BC to talk climate resiliency in upcoming professional development courses
April 5, 2018
Engineers and Geoscientists BC, in collaboration with BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium has developed the Climate-Resilient Design Seminar Series, three day-long seminars in the lower mainland, Kelowna and Prince George. These will cover the professional practice guideline Developing Climate Change: Resilient Designs for Highway Infrastructure in BC (Interim) and outline in detail the professional responsibilities in considering climate change and extreme weather events in infrastructure project design.
AIP team to support at spring regional GACIP meetings
April 1, 2018
This spring, our engineering education colleagues across Canada will be hosting a number of regional meetings to discuss the Graduate Attribute Continual Improvement process (GACIP). The AIP team will be providing support at each of the events, in line with our program elements surrounding accredit…
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Moving ahead with vendor selection
April 1, 2018
In March, the AIP team and the data management system advisory committee met with shortlisted bidders to review their prototypes for our data management system. After two days of consultation during and following the presentations in early April, we are pleased to announce that we have selected a v…
Engineers Canada visits NCDEAS to share progress
April 1, 2018
On April 27, 2018 Engineers Canada met with the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS), to provide information about our progress on the Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Survey and the Accreditation Improvement Program. The presentation focused on our progress in each of…
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Developments in our volunteer management strategy
April 1, 2018
As part of our workflow analysis on accreditation, in April, we’ve been able to establish a baseline for our current approach to volunteer management. This will allow us to compare our current state with industry best practices, and, as a result, begin implementing an improvement strategy for accre…
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Thank you to web task volunteers
April 1, 2018
Thank you to the volunteers who responded to our call for web reviewers last month. Your contributions gave us valuable insight into users’ experiences of the Engineers Canada accreditation pages and will help us develop evidence-based recommendations for their improvement going forward.
Board approves updates to the National Guideline on Site Remediation
March 23, 2018
After extensive regulator consultation and work by the Qualifications Board and Environment and Sustainability Committee, the Engineers Canada Board recently approved a revised National Guideline on Site Remediation.
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Stephanie Price speaks on 30 by 30 at ANCWT session
March 20, 2018
Stephanie Price, P.Eng., CAE, Chief Operating Officer of Engineers Canada, presented on 30 by 30—Engineers Canada’s initiative to raise the percentage of newly licensed engineers who are women to 30 percent by the year 2030—at the Advancing New Canadian Women in Technology (ANCWT) sessions at the University of Ottawa on Friday, March 9, 2018.
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On International Women’s Day and everyday, the engineering profession continues to #PressforProgress
March 6, 2018
On March 8, 2018, Engineers Canada joins organizations, groups, governments, and individuals the world over in celebrating International Women’s Day.
