INNOVATION May-June 2014

MAY/JUNE 2014

VOLUME 18 NUMBER 3

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Throughout the period between our last AGM in October, and approv- ing a budget in April (for the new fiscal year beginning in July), Council crafted and approved an updated strategic plan. This was no small task. Prior to any of this work, a facilitated work- shop considered the relevance of our association from the viewpoint of members, prominent business leaders and professionals. Discussion highlighted strengths and weaknesses with our model. Participation and demographics were topics of special interest: Examples include the registration rate of those graduating from BC engineering and geology programs, the fact that women make up a very small portion of our new registrants and the perceived value of an APEGBC membership for many graduates in emerging or related disciplines. The question of how Canada will continue to grow its engineering and applied technology business in the face of stiff international price competition was a special concern. Mentorship and succession planning is before us as we accept that more than 25% of our members are over the age of 60 years. Beyond vision and mission statements, the 2014 – 2017 Strategic Plan considers three outward-looking facets of our organization with a fourth, enabling goal. The first pillar concerns our responsibility to attract and register quali- fied and potential members. The plan indicates the need to allocate more resources to maintain and enhance the professional competency of our engineers, geoscientists and licensees throughout their working careers. The second facet considers the association’s relationship with mem- bers’ employers, whether it be a formal employer or our clients. The initiative is to have them recognize that the association is a valued partner in supporting the delivery of quality, value-added professional services of our members. Initiatives will continue with a range of quality of practice features from professional development, practice reviews, an expanded Organizational Quality Management program and protection from non- compliant or unregistered practitioners. The third goal is to recognize the relationships that the association has with other stakeholders. Stakeholder interests are now more promin- ent and diverse than previously, and our attention to these relationships increases accordingly. Activities include managing the association’s relationship with the provincial government, our face with the public-at- large, educational and other institutions, and our communications and responsibilities with technical associations. The fourth, enabling goal is to provide for the sustainable delivery of the responsibilities assigned under legislation in how the association delivers its fundamental operations. A whiteboard video which describes the development process and the detailed strategic plan are available online at apeg.bc.ca/strategic-plan. You are invited to have a look. The translation of this overview into detailed actions and accountabilities within the fiscal and administrative capacity of the organization takes shape within the inaugural budget. Comments are welcome at president@apeg.bc.ca. This is the first pass at using the plan. It is expected that revisions will be made as more information is developed. Your Council and staff are pleased with the inclusiveness of the concepts, and look forward with interest to the implementation of the plan to better serve our future needs.

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Suite 200 - 4010 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC Canada V5C 6N2 Tel: 604.430.8035 Fax: 604.430.8085 E-mail: apeginfo@apeg.bc.ca Internet: www.apeg.bc.ca Toll free: 1.888.430.8035 2013/2014 COUNCIL, APEGBC P resident M.B. Bapty, P.Eng., FEC V ice P resident John Clague, P.Geo., FGC P ast P resident M.D. Isaacson, P.Eng., PhD, FEC, FGC (Hon.) COUNCILLORS A.E. Badke, P.Eng.; S.M. Carlson, P.Eng. A. Fernandes, CIM, FCSI; D. Harvey, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC

New Strategic Plan Sets Three-year Scope for Association

H. Hawson, P.Eng., FEC; D.M. Howes, P.Eng., FEC H.G. Kelly, P.Eng.; G.D. Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC K. Laloge, CA; A. Mill, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC K.E. Savage, P.Eng., FEC; K. Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng. M. Waberski, BCLS; S. Wynn, PhD

ASSOCIATION STAFF A.J. English, P.Eng. C hief E xecutive O fficer and R egistrar T.M.Y. C hong, P.Eng. C hief R egulatory O fficer and D eputy R egistrar J.Y. Sinclair C hief O perating O fficer M. L. Archibald , D irector , C ommunications and S takeholder E ngagement J. Cho, CGA D irector , F inance and A dministration D. Gamble D irector , I nformation S ervices M. Lau, A cting D irector , C ommunications and S takeholder E ngagement P.R. Mitchell, P.Eng. D irector , P rofessional P ractice , S tandards and D evelopment D. Olychick D irector , M ember S ervices G.M. Pichler, P.Eng. D irector , R egistration E. Swartz, LLB A cting D irector , L egislation , E thics and C ompliance V. Lai, CGA A ssociate D irector , F inance and A dministration J.J.G. Larocque, P.Eng., LLB A ssociate D irector , P rofessional P ractice

Michael Bapty, P.Eng., FEC President

Michelle Grady, M anaging E ditor

EDITORIAL BOARD S. Chiu, P.Eng.; R. Gupta, P.Eng., P h D; C.L. Hall, P.Geo.; S.K. Hayes, P.Eng.; K.S. Hirji, P.Eng.; M.A. Klippenstein, P.Eng.; I. Kokan, P.Eng.; M.E. Leslie, P.Eng.; B. Thomson, P.Geo., FEC (Hon)

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