APEGGA, Professionalism and Ethics

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APEGGA, Professionalism and Ethics
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Unlock the Potential

• Best profession
• Solid foundation
• Opens many doors
• technical non-technical
• national international
• My background

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Skill Set Required

• Technical
• Learning
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Leadership
• Integrative

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Impact on Society

• Engineers, geologists and geophysicists
  contribute big time to the Alberta Advantage
• 18 billion in revenues generated
• Thousands of jobs created
• Expertise among the best in the world

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Impact on Society

• Engineers, geologists and geophysicists impact
  many aspects of public welfare
• Resource Industries
• Manufacturing
• Communications
• Transportation
• Water wastewater
• Power
• Construction

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All APEGGA Members
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All Permits Holders
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Trust of and Respect from Society

• Esteemed position
• Education gives you skills and knowledge that
  most cant understand
• Public must trust your judgement
• If you meet the publics expectation, the public
  will respect you
• Generally expected to behave to higher standard

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Control the Quality

• Regulated
• Impact
• Trust
• Focus capabilities on areas that benefit society
  and protect the public interest
• Set up bodies to regulate

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What is APEGGA?

• The Association of Professional Engineers,
  Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
• Your Professional Association
• Mandatory membership/licensure
• Not a Technical Society

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APEGGAs Authority

• The Engineering, Geological and Geophysical
  Professions Act
• Privilege of self-governance
• Right to title
• Exclusive scope of practice
• Defines practice
• APEGGAs role
• Governance

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Legal Definition

• The practice of engineering is defined as
• reporting on, advising on, evaluating,
  designing, preparing plans and specifications for
  or directing the construction, technical
  inspection, maintenance or operation of any
  structure, work or process
• a) that is aimed at the discovery,
  development or utilization of matter, materials
  or energy or in any other way designed for the
  use and convenience of man, and
• b) that requires in the reporting, advising,
  evaluating, designing, preparation or direction
  of the professional application of the
  principals of mathematics, chemistry, physics or
  any related subject, or
• c) teaching engineering at a university

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APEGGAs Role

• Protect the public interest by regulating the
  practice of the professions by
• Registering/licensing qualified members
• Establishing practice standards
• Administering a complaint and discipline process
• Encouraging professional development
• Reviewing member and corporate practice
• Stopping those not qualified from practicing and
  using the title

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Vision

• We will be a valued agent of excellence in
  professional practice and an internationally
  respected leader of the engineering and
  geoscience professions.

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Mission

• We serve the public interest by regulating the
  practices of engineering and geoscience in
  Alberta, by providing leadership for our
  professions and by upholding members in their
  professional practices

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Guiding Principles

• APEGGA is guided by the following principles
• Self Regulation ongoing self regulation of the
  professions benefits the public and the
  professions
• Public Interest the protection of the public is
  paramount in all that we do
• Professionalism skilled and ethical practice is
  provide by our members
• Relevance value is delivered to our members and
  stakeholders
• Trust our professional reputation and ability
  to serve society is founded on earned public
  trust
• Fairness everyone is treated fairly, and with
  dignity and respect
• Transparency processes are fair, impartial, and
  accountable to members and the public
• Comm Consult input from members and other
  stakeholders is continually sought, valued,
  incorporated and reflected

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Public Interest

• physical
• health
• financial
• environment
• socio-economic

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Non-regulatory Activities

• Public Involvement
• University student liaison
• Student outreach (K-12)
• Sponsorship of student competitions
• Awards scholarships
• Communications (media advertising)
• National Engineering Week activities

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Non-regulatory Activities

• Member Services
• Committee work
• Salary surveys résumé referral
• Member recognition - Summit Awards
• Professional development opportunities
• Mentoring
• Group Purchase Discounts
• The PEGG

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APEGGA Student Advantage Program (ASAP)

• No cost
• Employment Advantage
• Financial Advantage
• Purchasing Advantage
• Professional Advantage
• No obligations

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• National Context
• Engineers Canada
• Previously known as
• The Canadian Council of
• Professional Engineers (CCPE)

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A National Voice

• Engineers Canada is an umbrella organization
• Engineers Canada represents 160,000 professional
  engineers
• unlike provincial associations, it has no
  authority
• facilitates the setting of uniform national
  standards and acts on behalf of the professions
  on international issues

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Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

• Sets standards of engineering education in Canada
• Measures universities against those standards
• Issues accreditation if standards are met
• Ensures graduates meet the academic requirements
  for registration by the provincial associations

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Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

• Programs must ensure that students are
• exposed to appropriate technical skills
• made aware of the role and responsibilities of
  the professional engineer in society
• exposed to ethics, human rights, public and
  worker safety, health considerations and the
  concepts of sustainable development and
  environmental stewardship

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Professionalism

• What does the word professional mean to you?
• tradesman did professional job
• professional athlete
• Professional Engineer

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What is a Profession?

• A calling requiring
• specialized knowledge
• intensive preparation
• continued study
• high standards
• good judgement
• leadership
• ethical conduct
• duty to protect the public interest

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Ethics

• What is it?

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Ethics

• Differentiate between good and bad, between right
  and wrong
• More than just moral values instilled by parents
  or church
• Most associations develop codes of conduct
• Establish duties which are practical and
  enforceable
• Experience will dictate how to handle issues when
  two codes appear to be in conflict

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Ethics (contd)

• Codes govern the nature of relationships with
• - society
• - employer
• - client
• - colleagues
• - employees
• - the profession

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APEGGA Code of Ethics

• Preamble
• Professional Engineers, Geologists and
  Geophysicists shall recognize that professional
  ethics is founded upon integrity, competence,
  dignity, and devotion to service. This concept
  shall guide their conduct at all times

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APEGGA Code of Ethics

• Rules of Conduct
• Professional E, G Gs shall
• 1. in their areas of practice, hold paramount the
  health, safety and welfare of the public, and
  have regard for the environment
• 2. undertake only work they are competent to
  perform by virtue of their training and
  experience
• 3. conduct themselves with integrity, honesty,
  fairness and objectivity in their professional
  activities

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APEGGA Code of Ethics

• 4. comply with applicable statutes, regulations
  and bylaws in their professional practices
• 5. uphold and enhance the honour, dignity and
  reputation of their professions and, thus, the
  ability of the professions to serve the public
  interest

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