In
this edition of Between Us, find out about:
Ø Risk Management: A New Area of Knowledge
for Engineers
Ø Canadian Engineering
Accreditation Board Meeting Held
Ø Engineers Canada's Newest Team Members
Recently, the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) identified risk management as an
important area of study for the engineering profession. In response, Engineers Canada's
Research Committee (RC) developed a paper that defines risk and its associated
implications on the profession.
The paper, entitled Risk Management: A New Area of
Knowledge for Engineers, discusses how risk management, and other related
research, applies to the engineering profession both within Canada and abroad.
It also explores the legal frameworks that currently exist for risk management,
including a description of the relevant work that the engineering profession is
undertaking in order to better understand risk management.
Some of the paper's key recommendations are:
Ø Risk management
forms part of the undergraduate curriculum for some undergraduate engineering
programs in Canada. Given the magnitude
and scope of loss that many companies, employers and others could incur without
appropriate risk management practices, it is important for professional
engineers to have some knowledge in this area. The Canadian Engineering
Accreditation Board (CEAB) should consider adding knowledge of risk management
to its accreditation criteria to ensure that Canadian engineering students are
educated in this area before completing their undergraduate degrees.
Ø Education in
the area of risk management could be a way of fulfilling continuing
professional development (CPD) requirements for professional engineering licensure
in those provinces or territories where CPD programs are offered.
Ø Training in
risk management could also be part of the internship or engineer-in-training
period before an engineering graduate becomes licensed as a professional
engineer.
Ø The engineering
profession can play a role in educating engineering students and professional
engineers about risk management. This
education may help to improve the public's future perception of the profession.
The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) met for its 119th
meeting this February 6 and 7 in Ottawa. The meeting proved to be very
successful; significant outcomes included:
Ø
approved the amended Rules of Confidentiality. A Memorandum of
Understanding will be drafted that will allow the sharing of information with
Engineers Canada's Constituent Members;
Ø
received reports on the activities of the Engineers Canada Board of Directors,
Engineers Canada's various Boards and Committees, 2005 CFES Congress, CEAB's liaison
activities, and new engineering programs emerging across Canada;
Ø
reviewed member assignments for accreditation visits underway and for
decision in 2005; and
Ø
made accreditation decisions on 13 programs at five institutions.
The CEAB will hold its next meeting June 5-7, 2005 in Ottawa.
Engineers Canada would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest members of its
team.
Marie Claverie,
Reviewer/Adaptor. To reach Marie, contact her at (613) 232-2474, ext. 273 or marie.claverie@engineerscanada.ca
Lynne Marie Denis, Meetings and Events Planner. Lynne Marie will be
replacing Dawn Graham while she is on maternity leave. Lynne Marie can be
contacted at (613) 232-2474, ext. 227 or lynnemarie.denis@engineerscanada.ca
Lyne Lwow, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. Lyne can
be reached at (613) 232-2474, ext. 233, or lyne.lwow@engineerscanada.ca
Elizabeth Santos, Awards and Scholarships Coordinator. You can reach
Elizabeth at (613) 232-2474, ext. 278 or elizabeth.santos@engineerscanada.ca
Ø National Engineering Week (NEW)
February 26 - March 6 2005
Visit
the NEW Web site at http://www.new-sng.ca/
for more information on events and activities happening in your
province/territory