Innovation Fall 2026

Ministry of Transportaion and Transit crews work along Highway 1, near Revelstoke, BC. P hoto : C ourtesy of MOTT

AEP cuts time in registration process without

"Signing on," he said, "there was a very clear path forward." The program offers “a little more straightforward [way] to get licensed for people fresh out of school and those coming in with experience from various other roles.” That sense of structure is central to how the AEP works. Participating employers work with Engineers and Geoscientists BC to develop defined training plans and structured mentorship, as well as commit to offering opportunities for trainees to develop the full range of competencies required for registration. For Stephanie Fogg, P.Geo., another aggregate geoscientist with MOTT, that structure made the difference between a potentially open-ended process and a focused, guided experience. The AEP “gave me more structured deadlines as opposed to just doing this

By Brian MacIver W hen Alex Hutter, P.Geo., an aggregate terrain geoscientist with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT), looks back at his time as a geoscientist-in-training (GIT), he recalls that he “didn’t really see a clear path forward to getting my license.” That changed when he joined the MOTT’s Accredited Employer Program (AEP). Designed to provide structured, competency-based training within participating organizations, the Engineers and Geoscientists BC-managed AEP program can shape how geoscientists move from training to practice while offering advantages for the employers who support them along the way.

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