Canadian Engineering Professional Practice, Microcredential, Part-time

Program Overview

The Canadian Engineering Professional Practice microcredential equips engineers with the legal, ethical, and communication skills required for professional licensure in Canada. It prepares graduates for the National Professional Practice Examination and covers key competencies in regulations, ethics, communication, and sustainability. The program is delivered online and consists of three required courses.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Canadian Engineering Professional Practice microcredential is designed to equip trained engineers with the legal and ethical education, as well as communication skills, necessary to excel in the engineering profession. It also prepares them for successful pursuit of professional licensure with one of Canada’s provincial or territorial engineering regulators. The program is delivered online.

Objectives:

• Familiarize internationally graduated engineers with the practice of engineering in Canada and the regulatory framework of the profession.
• Prepare Canadian Engineering program graduates for the National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE), a mandatory requirement for the licensing of engineers in Canada.
• Develop students' understanding of the eight key Canadian environment competencies required for professional registration:
• Technical Category
• Regulations, Codes & Standards
• Safety Awareness
• Demonstrate Peer Review and Quality Control
• Communication Category
• Oral Communication
• Writing
• Reading and Comprehension
• Professional Accountability
• Code of Ethics
• Social, Economic, Environmental & Sustainability
• Engineering and the Public

Target Audience:

• Internationally trained engineers who intend to apply for registration as a professional engineer
• Engineers preparing to write the National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE)

Outline:

The program consists of three required courses:

• ENGR 4000 - Canadian Engineering Practical Law: Provides a broad overview of the legal principles and regulations relevant to the practice of engineering in Canada.
Topics include the Canadian legal system, regulation of the engineering profession, contracts and torts, intellectual property, employment law, workplace safety, privacy, and indigenous law.
• ENGR 4010 - Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice: Introduces students to the structure, practice guidelines, and ethical codes of the engineering profession in Canada.
Examines the roles and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society, with a focus on the primary role of protection of the public and the public interest.
• ENGR 4020 - Technical Communication for Engineers: Provides a broad overview of written and oral communication in engineering working environments.
Topics include business correspondence, business meetings, oral presentations, visual aids, and technical reports.

Careers:

Upon successful completion of the program and registration as a professional engineer in a province or territory, graduates have the right to engage in professional engineering in the province or territory in which they are registered.