THE APEC ENGINEER A Model for the Mobility of Engineers

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THE APEC ENGINEERA Model for the Mobility of
Engineers
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The APEC Engineer

• The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• A Consultative Forum of 21 Countries
• Member Economies
• Canada USA Mexico Peru Chile Russia South
  Korea China Hong Kong Japan Vietnam
  Philippines Brunei Singapore Malaysia
  Thailand Chinese Taipei Indonesia Papua New
  Guinea Australia New Zealand

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OBJECTIVES

• Promote Mobility of Qualified Engineers within
  APEC through mutual recognition of qualifications
  and experiences.
• Establish a strong cooperative network among
  engineering organizations in APEC member
  economies.

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BACKGROUND

• 1995 APEC leaders meeting in Osaka agreed
  to the need to facilitating the mobility of
  qualified persons
• Jan 1996 APEC HRD Ministers in Manila urged
  acceleration of the project on mutual recognition
  of skill and qualification
• May 1996 APEC HRD Working Group in
  Wellington, New Zealand agreed to Australias
  initiation on the project focusing on
  professional engineers

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• Aug. 1997 Workshop in Manila to examine,
  identify and promote best practices APEC Engineer
  (APEC Engineer Project)
• Nov. 1997 Final deliberation on APEC Engineer
  in Sydney agreed on the draft framework and
  concept of establishment
• Jan. 1998 APEC HRD meeting in Bali
• July 1999 APEC Engineering Project Expert
  Advisory Group Meeting

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• Nov. 1999 Final APEC Engineer Steering
  Committee and Inaugural APEC Engineer
  Coordinating Committee Meetings identified best
  practices in accreditation, recognition and
  development of professional engineering
  qualifications.
• June 2000 APEC Engineer Register Workshop for
  Regulatory Authorities and Second APEC Engineer
  Coordinating Committee Meeting, Vancouver,
  Canada.
• Oct. 2001 APEC Engineer Register Workshop
  Third APEC Engineer Coordinating Committee
  Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• June 2003 APEC Engineer Register Workshop
  Fourth APEC Engineer Coordinating Committee
  Meeting in Rotorua, New Zealand.

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APEC ENGINEER

• Must be a Professional Engineer eligible for
  independence practice within an APEC Economy
• Completed an accredited and/or recognized
  engineering programme
• Been assessed within their own jurisdiction as
  eligible for independent practice
• Gained a total of at least seven years of
  practical experience since graduation
• Spent at least two years in responsible charge
  of significant engineering work
• Maintained their continuing professional
  development at a satisfactory level

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TYPES OF STANDARDS

• Standards of Education
• Standards of Professional Practice
• Standards of Individual Practitioner Performance

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Indicators

• Standards of Education
• Standards of Professional Practice
• Standards of Practitioner Performance

• Input or process indicators to support learning
  outcomes
• Demonstration of competence/ achievement of
  learning
• Practice Guidelines

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Inter-relationship of standards for continuous
quality improvement
Standards of individual professional performance
Professional education
Professional services/practice
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Input and Process IndicatorsEngineering
Education Programme Attributes

• Statement of learning outcomes
• Programme structure and process
• Resources/Facilities to meet the outcomes
• Qualifications of lectures and selection of
  students
• Programme structure and contents
• Programme monitoring and evaluation
• Physical facilities, finances and support
  services
• Governance and administration
• Quality Management System
• Independent Evaluation/Assessment
• Benchmark

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Standards of Practitioner Performance

• Demonstration of competence in at least the
  following areas
• Mastery of knowledge
• (Engineering Science and Principles, Mathematics,
  Statistics Computing and Engineering
  Applications)
• Research, critical thinking and problem solving
• Practical skills
• Social environmental accountability
• Professional ethics and conduct
• Information management and CPD
• Communication skills and team work

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Assessment Procedures

• Establish independent assessment procedures to
  verify
• Standards of Education
• Standards of Professional Practise
• Benchmark against International level
• Washington Accord
• APEC Engineer Register EMF International
  Register of Professional Engineers

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Public Safety
SEVEN BROAD OUTCOME DOMAINS
Practical Experience
Information Management
Critical Thinking
Engineering Fundamentals
Communication Skills
Social Accountability
Professional Values, Attitudes
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

• Main Objectives
• Keep up-to-date with the latest technological
  development and engineering knowledge
• Generally 50 units

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Types of CPD

• Formal Courses and Training Activities
• Informal Learning Activities
• Professional Memberships
• Conferences and Meetings
• Presentation and Papers
• Services in Professional Bodies

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CPD Unit (an example)
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ROUTE TO BECOME AN APEC ENGINEER

• THE APEC ENGINEER FRAMEWORK
• Secondary Education Diploma

ACTIVITY BY/THROUGH INDEPENDENT AUTHORISED BODY
FOR APEC ENGINEER REGISTER
Accreditation / Recognition of
Engineering Program
Completed an Accredited / Recognised Engineering
Program
Qualifying Experience Individual Assessments
Established by Home Economy
Eligible for Independent Practice
Total of at least 7 years practical experience
since graduation
Individual Assessments
Assessment of Continued Practice and Continuing
Professional Education
2 years Responsible Charge of Significant
Engineering Work (in the course of 7 yrs
practical experience)
Mutual Recognition of Engineering Education and
Advanced Level Experience
Continuing Professional Development at
Satisfactory Level
APEC Engineer Registry (Monitoring Committee
Independent Authorised Designated Professional
Body)
APEC Engineer
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NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE

• Monitoring Committee established in each
  participating economy
• Maintains register of APEC Engineer
• Independent authorised body

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SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE FRAMEWORK
STRUCTURE
DOCUMENTATION

• FRAMEWORK
• Principles
• Mechanism

APEC ENGINEER Coordinating Committee within APEC
HRD Framework
Member economy Monitoring Committees
SCHEDULE (Definition of APEC Engineer Discipline
by each member economy Monitoring Committee)
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APEC Engineer Coordinating Committee

• To ensure consistency in application of agreed
  criteria
• One voting representative from each monitoring
  committee
• Facilitate the maintenance and development of
  authoritive and reliable decentralised Registers
  of APEC Engineers
• Promote acceptance

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• Chairman up to 2001 Australia Mr. Barry
  Grear
• Current Chair (2001-2005) Malaysia Ir.
  Dr. See-Sew Gue
• Secretary (2001-2003) Canada
• Secretary (2003-2005) Australia

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Registers of APEC Engineers

• Criteria and procedures for application
• Review of Assessment Statement
• Authorisation to operate Register
• Other undertaking

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MUTUAL EQUIVALENCE FRAMEWORK

• APEC Engineer

Adjustments As
Required by Host
Jurisdiction
Host Jurisdiction Permit to Practice (Sponsored)
Code Knowledge Law / Ethics of Jurisdiction Custom
s Practices Liability Protection
Host Jurisdiction Permit (License) to Practice
(Independent)
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MEMBERSHIP

• 7 Founding Members
• - Australia
• - Canada
• - Hong Kong
• - Japan
• - Korea
• - Malaysia
• - New Zealand
• 2001 -2003
• Indonesia
• - Philippines
• United States of America
• Thailand

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STATUS OF REGISTRATION AS AT JUNE 2003

• Australia 467
• Canada 12
• Hong Kong 84
• Indonesia 28
• Japan 2161
• Korea 520
• Malaysia 49
• New Zealand 70
• Philippines 50
• United States of America 12

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DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP
The APEC Engineer Manual    
 
THE IDENTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
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