The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program requires APEGS members to complete ongoing professional development activities as a way to maintain and improve their competence. It encourages members to engage in lifelong learning to protect public health, safety and welfare. The program provides tools for members to assess their current skills, knowledge and abilities, determine activities to maintain or enhance them, and report completed activities online to APEGS as professional development credits. From more information go to CPD at apegs.ca
Upcoming Professional Development Events
Spring Professional Development Days
Yorkton, SK
March 5 – 6, 2020
Registration is open
Track 1 CTEL courses include:
• Leading the Way
• Communicating in Business
• Managing Change
• Thinking Ethically
Track 2 Courses
To Be Determined
Get to the Point! – A Practical Writing Course for Technical Professionals
Saskatoon, SK
April 29 – 30, 2020
Registration opens in February 2020.
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Looking for Ethics Training?
Of the many ways to get ethics training, here are two options that APEGS provides:
APEGS Online Ethics Modules
- Obtain your annual ethics credit today by completing module 1, Professionalism and Ethics, which is free for all APEGS members.
- For more information and to access the module please visit www.apegs.ca
- Module 2 is on Conflict of Interest and will launch in April 2020. Stay tuned for more details.
Fast Fact:
As of December, more than 1,700 members have enrolled in the free APEGS online ethics module.
In-person Ethics Presentations
If your organization is interested in hosting an ethics training session for your employees or members contact Jolene Arthur at cpd@apegs.cato book.
Fast Fact:
Twenty-three organizations in Saskatchewan invited APEGS to provide them with an in-person ethics presentation in 2019.
He Shoots, He Scores!
Coaching sports counts as participation credit for CPD. You can claim up to 10 credits per year for community involvement.
Annual Verifiable Ethics Component –
What You Need to Know
Obtain one cumulative hour annually
Examples include:
- APEGS online module
- Professional development days course
- Ethical moments during meeting
- Employer programs
- APEGS Law and Ethics Seminar
Documentation is required for verification
Examples include:
- Certificate of completion
- Sign in/out sheet
- Meeting minutes that documents who was present, the amount of time spent discussing ethics and a summary of the ethics topic
Report your activity online to APEGS
Procedure:
- Check the ethics training box on the CPD section of your online profile
- Record the time spent doing the ethics training under formal activity.
Fall Professional Development Days Recap
Satyanarayon Panigrahi, P.Eng. with Bob Cooper, P.Eng.
The APEGS Fall Professional Development Days were held at TCU Place in Saskatoon on November 14-15. The Professional Development Committee (PDC) organizers were excited to offer this long standing two-day event once again.
In Track One, the Centre for Technical and Engineering Leadership (CTELTM) offered its third round of courses. Topics included Project Management for Technical Professionals, Effective Meeting Skills, Oral Presentations and Creating an Innovative Environment. These courses are accredited by the Engineering Institute of Canada and allowed participants to learn valuable leadership skills.
The CTEL program consists of 12 courses and participants have the option of taking all four courses or attend individual sessions. If an attendee completes 4 courses they earn a Silver Certificate, 8 courses earns them a Gold Certificate, and 12 courses earn them a Platinum Certificate. During this event, nine attendees earned their Silver Certificate, three earned their Gold Certificate and 1 attendee earned a Platinum Certificate.
Because of the continued positive reviews received from the participants, APEGS will be offering the CTEL program again on March 5-6, 2020 in Yorkton during the Spring Professional Development Days.
The second professional development track was not to be outdone by the first. APEGS was pleased to offer a diverse range of topics for members. Courses offered were Constructing Safety Leadership, Use of Seals and Digital Signatures, Decommissioning of the Mosaic Esterhazy Transition Project, Planning for Relinquishment of the Decommissioned Cluff Lake Uranium Mind Site, Called to Lead, Ethical Conduct in a Downturn Economy, and Contract Management.
The PDC wishes to thank all of the attendees and speakers for participating in this year’s event. Please check the APEGS website in January 2020 for information on the upcoming Spring Professional Development Days in Yorkton on March 5-6, 2020.