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How can I qualify to practice as a Professional
Engineer in Calgary or anywhere in Alberta?
The first step towards obtaining the Professional
Engineer licensing, is to complete the Registration
Application package and pay the fee to the regulatory
association: Association of Professional Engineers,
Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).
READ MORE...You can get online forms, read guidelines and see
the examination fees:
APEGGA General Registration
In general, it is important to know that your
application will be evaluated in the following areas:
. academic qualifications
. professional work experience in your country and in
North America
READ MORE...APEGGA Guidelines for Professional
Experience
. English language capabilities and development of good
oral and written communication skills
. knowledge of law and ethics (you may be required to
pass the Professional Practice Examination)
. good character: “connotes moral and ethical strength
and includes integrity, candor, honesty and
trustworthiness.”
For more information about your application, please
contact
APEGGA
How long can it take to get the Professional Engineer
licensing in Alberta?
. English
Language Competency
. Academic
Credentials
. Work
Experience
What steps do I need to take? – See FLOWCHART
What happens after I complete all the APEGGA
requirements?
How long can it take to get
the Professional Engineer licensing in Alberta?
It can take up to four years or more to obtain your
Professional Engineer title. The duration of the
licensing process will be different for each applicant
because it depends on a combination of factors:
. your English language competency,
. how your academic credentials compare with accredited
engineering programs in Canada,
. number of years of professional experience (foreign and
North American).
English Language
Competency
If English is not your native language, your language
competency is evaluated based on your scores in the
TOEFL test or based on a written sample, as requested by
APEGGA. Your communication skills continue to be
evaluated on an ongoing basis as part of the required
experience for licensing. “Your experience must show
evidence of the preparation of written technical reports
and of making oral presentations to management, peers,
or the public.” (APEGGA Experience Requirements for
Licensure: a guideline p. 7)
Academic
Credentials
If your degree is from an APEGGA accredited or approved
engineering program in Canada, you meet the academic
requirements. If your foreign degree is from an
institution on the APEGGA screening list, then you may
be required to write three confirmatory examinations in
your area of practice, plus an examination in
Engineering Economics, and the Professional Practice
Examination.
If you are a candidate with lesser qualifications, or if
you immigrated in some occupation other than
engineering, then you are required to take more
examinations to qualify for Professional Engineer
registration.
READ MORE...APEGGA Experience Requirements for
Licensure
Please note that you need to make arrangements to have
your official record of courses and marks (transcripts),
plus your certificate of graduation mailed by your
educational institution directly to the APEGGA Director
of Registration in Edmonton. Please use the APEGGA
online form to request the documents and obtain the
exact APEGGA mailing address for transcripts:
APEGGA Request for Academic Document
Work Experience
To satisfy the experience requirement for registration
as a Professional Engineer in Alberta, you must provide
evidence of four years of engineering experience,
including a minimum of one year equivalent North
American engineering experience.
In Alberta, you can practice as an engineer without
APEGGA licensing only if you are working under the
supervision and control of a registered Professional
Engineer. In this way, you can obtain the required
minimum one year equivalent North American experience.
APEGGA has specific requirements that you need to follow
during your work experience that you will be completing
once you find employment:
. you are working under the supervision of a Professional
Engineer (P. Eng.)
. your work experience must be documented and approved by
your Professional Engineer supervisor
READ MORE...APEGGA Experience Requirements for
Licensure – Sample Forms and
APEGGA Guidelines for Experience Requirements
You can obtain the Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) title
once the APEGGA Board of Examiners has evidence that you
have met all APEGGA criteria in the following areas:
academic requirements, English language competency,
knowledge of law and ethics, professional work
experience and good character.
What happens after
I complete all the APEGGA requirements?
After the APEGGA Board of Examiners has determined that
you meet all the APEGGA criteria, you will be registered
as a Professional Engineer.
READ MORE...What Do I need to Know?
After you become
registered as a Professional Engineer, there are ongoing
obligations that you will need to comply with:
. pay your annual dues
. continue your professional development, devise a plan
and report your activities on an annual basis:
READ MORE...APEGGA Professional Development
. practice skillfully and ethically
READ MORE...APEGGA Code of Ethics
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