Engineering and Geoscience Week
January 26th, 2022
February 27 to March 5
There are a variety of ways APEGS celebrates Engineering and Geoscience Week. Each year, APEGS requests the Government of Saskatchewan to proclaim the observance for the first week in March. This timing coincides with National Engineering and Geoscience Month, which is observed by the other engineering and geoscience regulators throughout Canada during March. APEGS and the Government of Saskatchewan issue a joint news release.
On the Saturday preceding the week, APEGS publicizes the role that engineers and geoscientists play in the lives of Saskatchewan residents as a feature insert in the Regina Leader-Post and the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. APEGS also introduces the newest professional members and provides content to reinforce its mandate to regulate the professions in the public interest. With APEGS’ new presence on social media, there will also be posts on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter during the week.
APEGS sponsors two online educational opportunities in engineering and geoscience for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 and promotes them during the week.
GeoExplore Saskatchewan is an interactive map and online resource featuring information on an array of geological points of interest and geoscience concepts that explain their origins. There is content for people of all ages and experience, and APEGS has created videos on mineral identification for students in Grades 4 and 7 and Earth Science 30. Check out GeoExplore Saskatchewan and the videos on the APEGS website under About / Engineering and Geoscience Week.
The movie, Dream Big: Engineering Our World, and accompanying educational resources explore how engineers solve big and small problems to improve people’s lives. APEGS provides a sponsorship to make the movie and resources available to all Saskatchewan schools through the Ministry of Education’s ROVER service (Recommended Online Video Education Resources).
APEGS wishes all members of the engineering and geoscience professions a happy and safe Engineering and Geoscience Week!