Innovation September-October 2023
R E G U L A T O R Y N E W S
REGI STRANT SURVEY RESULTS
MANY STILL UNCLEAR ABOUT ORGANIZATION'S MANDATE, SURVEY SHOWS Two years after the Professional
understand the changes, a high number are still unsure. We understand we have more work to do so all registrants have more clarity and are fully aware of our mandate." The 2023 Registrant Insights Survey, which 4,583 registrants responded to (out of a possible 36,903), was conducted from February 23 to March 13. UNDERSTANDING THE REVISED MANDATE The survey revealed many registrants still do not fully understand the new mandate under the PGA . While 42 percent said they had a an excellent or quite good understanding of the organization’s revised mandate, 34 percent said they had a "just okay" understanding. Sixteen percent said they didn't have a very good understanding. To summarize their knowledge of the changes to Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s mandate, most (29 percent) believed the key change was the increase in registrant requirements and reporting. Following that, the other changes named were more government oversight (16 percent), more regulation of firms (14 percent) and less advocacy (11 percent).
Eleven percent liked the changes and thought they were easy to understand, while eight percent didn't like the changes and felt they were difficult to understand.
Governance Act (PGA) was introduced, Engineers and Geoscientists BC and registrants are still working through a significant amount of change— including understanding the sharpened regulatory mandate. Assessing the impact of this change was the focus for a recent Registrant Insights Survey, which measured how registrants were adjusting to the changes introduced by the PGA and the organization’s new strategic plan, and how they felt the organization was performing as a regulator overall. The majority of registrants believe Engineers and Geoscientists BC is doing a good job. A total of 72 percent said the organization was positively meeting their needs and expectations as well as communicating information well. But, the implementation of the PGA remains a sore point for some, who cite it as the cause of more bureaucracy and additional requirements. "We recognize the transition has been significant and challenging," said Heidi Yang, P.Eng., CEO of Engineers and Geoscientists BC. "While we see in the survey that most registrants
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Trust Index Scores
Type of Practising Registrant
Type of Practising Registrant
Type of Practising Registrant
Category
Category
Category
Average Score
Average Score
Average Score 77
77
77
77
77
78
77
78
74
78
74
76
74
76
7
76
77
77
78
78
72
78
72
72
9%
9%
9%
11%
15
16%
16%
16%
17% 17
17% 17% 15% 11%
17% 17% 15% 11% 18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
Complete Trust
Complete Trust
Complete Trust
32%
32%
32%
31% 37
31% 37%
31% 37%
36%
36%
36%
34%
34%
34%
37% 38%
37% 38%
37% 38%
37%
37%
37%
High Level of Trust
High Level of Trust
High Level of Trust
27%
27%
27%
Moderate Level of Trust No or Little T us
Moderate Level of Trust No or Little T us
Moderate Level of Trust No or Little Trust 26% 26%
29% 29% 24%
29% 29% 24%
29% 29% 24%
26%
25% 25%
25% 25%
25% 25%
25%
25%
25%
32%
32%
32%
21% 20% 25% 23% 24% 25% 23% 24%
22%
22%
22%
21% 20
21% 20% 25% 23% 24%
20%
20%
20%
Total
Total
Total
Total Practising
Total Practising
Practising n Firm
Total Practising
Practising a Firm
Practising in a Firm Sole P actitioner
Sole Practitioner
Sole Practitioner Traine (EIT & GIT)
Trainee (EIT & GIT)
Trainee (EIT & GIT) No - Practising / Retired
Non Practising / Retired
Non Practising / Retired
Engineers
Engineers
Engineers Geo scientists
Geo scientists
Geo scientists
Base
Base
4,583
Base
4,583
4,583
3,545
3,545
2,827
3,545
2,827
2,827 576
576
535
576
535
487
535
487
487
3,589
3,589
3,589 400
400
400
16
16
16
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