Alberta Board Requirements
Professional Engineers
The continuing education requirements of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) are provided below:
PDH's Required:
The Continuing Professional Development practice standard comprises two separate and distinct components that must both be completed annually:
- Learning modules
- Personal Annual Competency Evaluation (PACE) plan
The quantity of CPD activities completed annually will depend on the licensed professional’s practice, roles, responsibilities, and competence evaluation.
PDH Reporting:
Annual based on your registration expiration date as follows:
Record of Completed Activities: As required by the Continuing Professional Development practice standard, the PACE plan must include a record of completed CPD activities.
It is recommended that in addition to the CPD activity title or description, the following details also be documented for each completed CPD activity:
- Organizer or Provider
- Activity date
- Activity duration (days or hours)
Written Explanation: As required by the Continuing Professional Development practice standard, the PACE plan must include a written explanation of how each CPD activity contributed to the licensed professional’s continuing competence.
Supporting Documentation: As required by the Continuing Professional Development practice standard, the PACE plan must include supporting documentation as evidence of completed CPD activities.
License Renewal:
Annual based on your registration expiration date.
PDH Categories:
As annually required by the Continuing Professional Development practice standard, CPD activities must include:
- At least one technical activity; and
- At least one regulatory; ethical practice; or communications, management, and leadership activity.
Categories Offered by CED:
CEDengineering.ca is qualified to offer technical, regulatory, ethical practice, communications, management, and leadership activity.
Course Applicability:
It is the licensed professional’s responsibility to determine which activities to complete. The learning modules required by the Continuing Professional Development practice standard are a distinct and separate component from the PACE plan and cannot be used to meet the CPD activity requirements.
PDH Carryover:
Not Applicable.
Additional Information:
Please refer to the following:
Professional Land Surveyors
The Alberta Land Surveyors' Association (ALSA) currently does not mandate specific continuing education requirements for its members.
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