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“The workshop was very relevant. I appreciate the common sense, specific approach used in the design. Appreciate the cross industry participation.” Debbie Kirkpatrick, Education and Training Manager, Domtar Kamloops Pulp Mill A08-070 16 MARCH/APRIL 2008 INNOVATION Continuous Energy Improvement Power Smart Energy Efficiency Workshops for Industry Electrical energy accounts for a significant percentage of the operating costs of industrial organizations. This spring we are offering a variety of educational workshops that will help you manage energy consumption and reduce costs. Register now for one or more of our Power Smart energy efficiency workshops. Our workshops will expand your knowledge and skills, and provide you with useful tools that you can put to use immediately. Some workshops qualify for Continuing Education Units (CEU). Register early and you’ll qualify for a $50 gift card to Home Hardware. Visit www.bchydro.com/events for more details and a complete list of workshops offered this spring.
Member Survey Responses Encouraged for Regulatory Improvements Dr Marilyn Pattison Councillor and Chair, Professional Renewal Task Force Both the privilege and duty of self-regulation are at the core of the professions of geoscience and engineering in British Columbia. It is APEGBC’s legally authorized mandate to control entrance into the professions, govern quality assurance of professional practice, discipline members and, if necessary, prohibit practice by anyone who is found to be incompetent or in violation of the Engineers and Geoscientists Act or the Code of Ethics. It is also our exclusive responsibility to ensure that our membership is current, competent, and always striving for excellence in our professions. Through this combined authority and responsibility, we protect the public interest. But in today’s world, is what we are doing enough? Can it be said to be reactive rather than pro-active? Should we do more than registration, quality assurance, or policing, as some call it? What should we be doing to advance the professions and to assist our members in their progress towards excellence? What should we be doing to provide greater assurance to the public that their interests are being protected? How do we demonstrate that we are constantly and continuously striving to raise our standards of professional knowledge and skill? How do we, in positive and constructive ways, encourage our members to learn and improve their performance so that a culture of quality assurance can flourish? What can or should we do to assure excellence in self-regulation along with excellence in practice? In May 2007, APEGBC Council passed a motion to develop strategy for the continuous renewal of the professions in the public interest. Through a broad professional renewal program, APEGBC intends to examine whether all its programs are contributing to the end goal of effective and responsible self-regulation that protects the public. In the end, it is about bringing clarity to where APEGBC fits in the bigger picture of public safety and how it can support members in maintaining practice excellence. The Professional Renewal Program will be developed in consultation with members, other major stakeholders and external sources over the next year. In this first phase of consultation, we are seeking your thoughts via member survey on a broad range of questions that we need to consider in developing a strategy for professional renewal. The survey is designed to stimulate and invite dialogue, and you are encouraged to put forward your thoughts and ideas at the beginning of this process of review and renewal. In each phase of consultation, the Task Force will review the results and use your input in the design of options for further input. In the last phase, we will seek your response to the concepts we are considering presenting to Council. We expect to report to Council with recommendations in December 2008. Professional renewal cannot occur in isolation. I encourage you to make your voice heard by taking the time to complete the Professional Renewal Survey. We would like to hear from you, the members, to determine what areas we should examine and which regulatory best practices we should assess and implement. The survey is available on the web at www.apeg.bc.ca/ professionalrenewalsurvey and takes 12 minutes to complete. Print copies of the survey are available by e-mailing prtf@apeg.bc.ca, or contacting the APEGBC office at (604) 430-8035, or toll-free at 1-888-430-8035. Thank you in advance for your contribution to professional renewal at APEGBC. professional renewal INNOVATION MARCH/APRIL 2008 17
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