PROFESSIONAL LICENSEE
professional licensee
As a Professional Licensee you are licensed to independently practice engineering, geology or geophysics in Alberta within a clearly defined scope of practice.
This designation was formerly called Registered Professional Technologist.
What criteria do I have to meet?
To become licensed as a Professional Licensee you must:
1. Have at least 2 years of post-secondary education acceptable to the APEGGA
Board of Examiners in areas that relate to the practice of engineering, geology or geophysics;
2. Have at least 6 years of experience in work of an engineering, geological or geophysical nature that is acceptable to the APEGGA Board of Examiners, at least two of which are in the defined scope of practice and which were completed under the supervision and control of a Professional Member, and at least one year of your experience must be equivalent Canadian experience;
3. Be of good character and reputation;
4. Demonstrate knowledge of law, ethics and professionalism by passing the National Professional Practice Examination;
5. Meet the English Language Competency requirement.
How do I apply for my license?
To apply for your license you must submit a completed Professional Licensee Application for Registration
Form together with the required accompanying documents and application fee to
APEGGA.
The Application for Registration Form and related explanatory materials are available online at the bottom of this page. In the alternative, a paper version of the application package may be obtained through the Calgary or Edmonton APEGGA offices.
Completing Your Forms
Most of the forms below are available in PDF format which allows you to
view and fill in your your form electronically on most computers. (The freely
available Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view and print PDF
files.) Once you have completed the form, print the form page.
You should then sign the form, enclose any fee that is required and mail or fax
the signed form to APEGGA.
For your own records you should also print out a copy of any form you send in.
Effective November 3, 2004, APEGGA will no longer accept reference questionnaires from generic email addresses such as yahoo and hotmail. We cannot ensure the authenticity of email messages from these addresses.
APEGGA HEAD Office
1500 Scotia One
10060 Jasper Ave. NW
Edmonton AB T5J 4A2
Tel: 780-426-3990
1-800-661-7020 (within North America)
Fax: (780) 426-1877
E-mail: email@apegga.org
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Description and Instructions |
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Application for Registration |
To apply to APEGGA for Professional Licensee please complete this form. Please note: the paperless application process for Professional Licensee applicants is under development. If you are applying to become a Professional Licensee use this form. Do not use the online paperless process. |
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Experience Record Instructions |
Instructions for Completing the Work Experience Record |
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Experience Records |
Detailed experienced records (blank forms and examples) which may be used in lieu of a resume. |
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Criteria & Instructions |
Registration Criteria and Instructions for filling out the Application for Registration form. |
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Registration |
The steps in the normal processing of a Professional Licensee application. View Process Flow Chart. |
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Reference Questionnaire Instructions and Sample |
Instructions for completing the reference questionnaire and a sample of the reference questionnaire (to be filled out by the reference only). This is a SAMPLE only. Do not send this SAMPLE form to your references. APEGGA will send the official form to your references on your behalf. |
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Fee Schedule |
APEGGA Application Processing Fee Schedule and Annual Fees |
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Request for Academic Documents |
Request For Academic Documents for Professional Licensee. |
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Guideline for Experience Requirements |
This brochure outlines the mandatory elements of experience that are necessary to meet the registration requirements and the voluntary elements that will enable you to grow beyond those standards after registration. |
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Approved Defined Scopes of Practice |
Examples of defined scopes of practice that the APEGGA Board of Examiners has approved for Professional Licensees. |
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Professional Practice Examination |
Application to Write the Professional Practice Examination |
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Review and Appeal |
Applicants who wish to appeal a decision of the Professional Licensee Committee are governed by the following policies. |
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