Volunteer with APEGA

The Opportunity

In order to ensure that all professional Engineers and Geoscientists in Alberta conduct themselves according to the high-standards of education and practice that are vital for protecting the public and maintaining the reputation of the professions, APEGA’s Board of Examiners carefully reviews all applications for membership. Volunteers on this committee are subject matter experts in their area of practice and are tasked with reviewing applications in their field to ensure the requirements of registration are met by each applicant before registration is approved.

Volunteers in the following practice areas are especially needed: Geoscience, Petroleum, Industrial, Electrical, Computer, Aeronautical, Biomedical, geomatics.

The Impact

When one engineer or geoscientist conducts themselves unprofessionally, or endangers public safety, it threatens the reputation of the professions themselves. Damage to this reputation risks losing the privilege of self-regulation. By ensuring all professional members meet the rigorous standards of practice set by the Association, volunteers on this committee help to both protect the public from unskilled practice, but guarantee the continuation of Engineering and Geoscience as self-regulated professions.

Time Commitment

Three-year (renewable) term

10 hours per month to review between 5 and 15 files.

1x monthly virtual meeting (1-hour duration).

2x full-day annual training sessions held in Edmonton or Calgary.

Volunteers attending from outside of the meeting area will be provided with accommodations and reimbursed for travel costs.

Volunteer Benefits

Ideal Skillsets

• Fulfil CPD requirements by adding your APEGA volunteering activities to your PACE plan
• Gain valuable career experience
• Build your professional network
• Participate in a vital piece of the self-regulation framework
• Volunteer recognition such as gifts, event invites, free access to PD courses, and more!

• Licensed as a P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.L. with APEGA and in Good-Standing
• Extensive experience in your field
• An understanding of self-regulation and public interest
• Strong communication skills and professional judgement

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In order to protect public safety, APEGA members and permit holders are expected to practice engineering and geoscience skillfully, ethically and professionally.

Ensuring that members and permit holders are disciplined when they fail to meet these obligations is critical to APEGA's success as a regulator. Investigation and enforcement—followed by, when necessary, judgment based on a fair hearing of the facts—are requirements of the association in service to the public interest.

APEGA’s Discipline Committee is a critical piece of this disciplinary framework and the members of the committee adjudicate on allegations of unskilled practice and unprofessional conduct brought before it by the Investigative Committee following complaints against APEGA members, whether individuals and/or permit-holding entities.

Time Commitment

3-year term. Approximately 50-60 hours per year

Benefits 

• Fulfil CPD requirements by adding your APEGA volunteering activities to your PACE plan
• Protect public safety and give back to the professions by operating a critical piece of APEGA’s self-regulatory framework
• Expand your professional network
• Volunteering is your ticket to exclusive APEGA event invites, recognition gifts and long-service awards.

Duties & Expectations

Skills and Qualifications

• Review the DC agenda material in advance of each meeting to be knowledgeable and able to constructively comment during DC meetings. Agenda will be available at least one week prior to each DC meeting
• When selected as a member of a Formal Discipline Hearing Panel, attend and actively participate in their role all associated meetings until the Formal Discipline Hearing is concluded (typically 1 formal hearing per year)
• When selected as a case manager for a Recommended Discipline Order, fulfill their duties until the matter is concluded (typically 2 RDOs per year)
• Positively represent the association externally
• Adhere to all APEGA Volunteer policies

• 10+ years of experience as a professional member (P. Eng., P. Geo., P. Geol., P. Geoph., or P. L. (Eng.) or P.L. (Geo.)
• Prior committee and governance experience is considered an asset
• Tribunal decision making, communication, listening and decision writing skills are considered assets
• Exposure to legal proceedings or experience writing legal decisions is considered an asset

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The Opportunity

As professionals whose decisions can have a direct impact of the safety of our world, APEGA Engineers and Geoscientists have a responsibility to act with the utmost care and professionalism. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. When a complaint is presented to the Association, APEGA’s Investigative Committee steps in to determine whether or not a member or permit-holding organization has conducted themselves in an unskilled or unprofessional manner.

Currently the Association seeks volunteers with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Structural Engineering

Electrical Engineering

The Impact

Volunteers on the Investigative Committee are experts in their fields who provide subject matter expertise to assist in the investigation of these cases and help to ensure that the discipline process is transparent, objective, impartial and fair.

Time Commitment

Three-year (renewable) term

5-10 hours per month for committee activities

5x 4-hour meetings annually

Please note: During an active investigation, the time commitment can be higher depending on the severity and complexity of the case.

Volunteer Benefits

Ideal Skillsets

• Fulfil CPD requirements by adding your APEGA volunteering activities to your PACE plan
• Gain valuable career experience
• Build your professional network
• Participate in a vital piece of the self-regulation framework
• Volunteer recognition such as gifts, event invites, free access to PD courses, and more!

• Licensed as a P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Geol., P.Geoph., or P.L. with APEGA
• Extensive experience in your field
• An understanding of self-regulation, disciplinary frameworks, investigations or governance is considered an asset
• Exposure to legal proceedings is considered an asset

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The Opportunity

APEGA is seeking applications from licensed professionals and members-in-training to volunteer on one of APEGA’s 10 local branch executive committees. Volunteering with your local committee is a great way to get a better understanding of APEGA’s role and regulatory responsibilities—and it’s also a lot of fun! As a committee member, you have the opportunity to organize events ranging from locally relevant workshops and technical lectures to golf tournaments and networking evenings. Get to know other professionals in your region and bring local perspectives to APEGA as an ambassador for your community.

The Impact

Branch executive committees serve as conduits between registrants and APEGA Council and staff. By serving on your local executive committee, you’ll enhance the profile of the professions in your community, make APEGA aware of local successes and concerns, and advance strategic initiatives at the local level. 

Time Commitment

Committees meet 10 times per year, with some work required outside of meetings, for a total commitment of approximately 2–10 hours per month.

Volunteer Benefits

Qualifications & Skillsets

• Fulfil CPD requirements by adding your APEGA volunteering activities to your PACE plan
• Give back to the professions by mentoring the next generation of professionals.
• Branch exclusive learning and networking opportunities
• Volunteering is your ticket to exclusive APEGA event invites, recognition gifts and long-service awards.

• Practicing or retired professional Engineer or Geoscientist or member-in-training in Good Standing
• Volunteers must live or work in the branch that they apply to
• Board & committee experience is considered an asset
• Members-in-training and volunteers with diverse perspectives and experience are encouraged to apply
• Volunteers must live or work in the branch they wish to volunteer with. For a list of communities covered under each branch, click here.

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