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The guidelines and best practices described in this report should be integrated with those prepared by other Canadian engineering organizations to produce an effective blueprint for future action. It is recommended that the following engineering bodies develop effective approaches to coordinate their lifelong learning activities, which reflect their differing foci and mandates.- The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers representing its constituent associations, which are the licensing bodies in each of the provinces and territories
- The Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada and its provincial components
- The Engineering Institute of Canada and its technical societies
- The Canadian Academy of Engineering
It should be noted that the C.C.P.E. has prepared a guideline on Continued Competency Assurance of Professional Engineering, which focuses on the mandate of the provincial and territorial licensing bodies to ensure protection of the public. Most provincial licensing bodies are implementing continuing competency programs as a condition of licensure and are generally adhering to the C.C.P.E. Guideline. The C.C.P.E. Guideline and this document are complementary, bringing differing approaches to deal with a common issue of great importance to all Engineers. In its report on career-long education for engineers*3, the National Academy of Engineering (U.S.A.) notes that: "The establishment of a nationwide coalition to coordinate, monitor, urge, and advocate action is essential...to advance career-long education....The coalition would explicitly guide a nationwide effort for promotion of career-long education in the national interest and that of employers and individual engineers." A coalition of the above Canadian bodies would serve to increase the use of current lifelong learning programs, and would assist engineers, their employers and educational institutions in planning and delivering new programs needed to maintain a world competitive Canadian engineering workforce. The Canadian Academy of Engineering will be a willing partner in sponsoring conferences and workshops on lifelong learning and maintaining professional competence.
3. Focus on the Future: A National Action Plan for Career-Long Education for Engineers, (U.S.A.) National Academy of Engineering, 1988, Page 39
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