INNOVATION January-February 2015

as soc ia t ion notes APEGBC Student Program Now Open to Master’s Students APEGBC’s student program was created to help students bridge the gap between university and professional life, keeping them connected to their future professional association and providing access to helpful resources and events. There are currently more than 2,900 student program members. Now, APEGBC is expanding its student program to accept master’s students. Since its inception, the program has only been available to undergraduate students; however, engineering and earth science master’s students have frequently expressed interest in maintaining their connection to APEGBC and accessing member benefits throughout their education. With the goal of greater engagement with its future BC engineering and geoscience professionals, APEGBC has grown its program to accommodate these students. Undergraduate student members who are continuing on to pursue master’s programs will have the option of applying to become members-in-training or remaining as student members. An option for maintaining student membership will be added to the annual renewal process that existing student members undergo. For new registrants, online registration is available at apeg.bc.ca/student-membership. Registration as a student member costs $25 + tax. University bulk buy programs currently only include undergraduate students. APEGBC’s Student Program offers its members professional and financial benefits. They have access to industry nights, seminars and other events aimed specifically

at students throughout the year. And, for every year that they are enrolled, student members receive a credit of $12.50 toward their first annual EIT/GIT membership fee (up to $50 for undergraduate members, and $25 for master’s students). Student members also receive discounted student pricing on seminars, branch events and the APEGBC conference. For more information about the APEGBC Student Program, or for assistance with enrolling, contact Andrea Wilson at awilson@apeg.bc.ca or 604.412.4860. You can also visit the website at apeg.bc.ca/student-membership. It’s not too late to declare your CPD Hours for 2014! During the membership renewal process, APEGBC asks members to indicate whether they have met the requirements of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Guideline for the 2014 calendar year by checking a box on their 2015 annual membership renewal form, or through the online membership renewal process. If you haven’t done so yet, you can still complete this step online. To update your member record, log on to the APEGBC website through the APEGBC Member Portal, under “Manage Professional Development” where you will be provided with options to declare your professional development compliance, and indicate your CPD hours for the 2014 year. Adherence to the CPD guideline is recommended but not

mandatory; however members who choose to declare their compliance with the guideline are recognized with a “Declared CPD Compliant” note in the public member directory. This is one of the ways that APEGBC aims to demonstrate to the public that engineers, geoscientists and licensees are keeping up to date in their area of practice The current CPD Guidelines require completion of an average of 80 Professional Development Hours (PDH) per year (240 PDH on a three- year rolling total) in at least three of the six categories. For members’ convenience, APEGBC has an online CPD recording centre to help you keep track of your CPD activities. For more detailed information about professional development or to access the current APEGBC CPD Guideline, please visit apeg.bc.ca/ Professional-Development.

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