Innovation March-April 2023

These webinars, and other professional practice-related webinars, are provided at egbc.ca/Events .

UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE WEBINARS egbc.ca/Events

M andatory R egulatory L earning M odule for 2022-2023: Available on-demand; practising registrants must complete this mandatory Regulatory Learning module in the current reporting year (July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023). ( egbc.ca/Knowledge-Centre ). E thics in C ontractual A greements : May 11, 2023. ( egbc.ca/Events ). P rofessional P ractice G uidelines – L andslide A ssessments in B ritish C olumbia : May 17, 2023. Event will be posted online soon.

FREQUENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INQUIRIES What information can Engineers and Geoscientists BC provide on the qualifications of a practicing registrant? Practice Advisors frequently receive questions from regulatory authorities, authorities having jurisdiction, and the public regarding qualifications of practicing registrants; often these questions are about determining whether a registrant is qualified to undertake a particular scope of work. Registrants of Engineers and Geoscientists BC are required to uphold principle 2 of the Code of Ethics ( egbc.ca/Complaints-Discipline/Code-of-Ethics ), which states that they must “practice only in those fields where training and ability make the registrant professionally competent,” and also principle 6, which states they must “provide accurate information in respect of qualifications and experience.” Registrants must carefully consider whether the scope of their knowledge, education, training and experience is adequate to undertake any professional work–keeping the safety of the public paramount. Engineers and Geoscientists BC has prescriptive and minimum requirements for registration, and (as of 2021) mandatory requirements for Annual Information Reporting, including updating declared Industries and Areas of Practice in the public Registrant Directory ( egbc.ca/Registrant-Directory ). Registrants can gain experience and competency in multiple areas of practice as their career progresses, so the declared Industries and Areas of Practice in our Registrant Directory may change over time and may differ from the discipline of registration.

Registrants are encouraged to confirm that their declarations of Industries and Areas of Practice are comprehensive (i.e. inclusive of all the scopes they are qualified to undertake, should another party choose to confirm this), and are reminded to maintain their own records and documents regarding their education, training, and experience related to these declarations. Regulatory authorities, clients, and/or other parties may choose to confirm declared areas of practice within our Registrant Directory prior to enaging the professional services of a registrant. These other parties may also ask for evidence that registrants are adequately qualified to undertake the work they are doing, and we remind registrants that they should be prepared to provide evidence of this (i.e., in the form of a resume, list of previous projects, references, proof of training) upon request. Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s requirement is that professionals must publicly declare their industries and areas of practice, and only practice in those areas in which they are competent. The only information regarding a registrant that Engineers and Geoscientists BC can provide is contained within the Registrant Directory or otherwise provided on our website; should an individual, such as a client or regulatory authority representative wish to request additional information, they would need to contact the registrant directly. For related professional practice inquiries, please contact practiceadvisor@egbc.ca .

Allison DenToom, P.Eng., P.E. Practice Advisor

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