Ontario Association of Certified ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS
This practice offers regulators greater insight into education, regulation and scope of practice in regions that send large numbers of internationally trained professionals to Ontario.
The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists has sent staff members to major source countries such as India and the Philippines to better understand the education systems there, in order to ease the assessment and recognition of internationally trained applicants. This contributes to the currency and integrity of its in-house qualifications assessment process.
It also supports a flexible approach to applications from certain similar professionals. Because of differences in the length of secondary and post-secondary education, Filipino engineers often do not meet educational requirements to be licensed as engineers. But they do meet requirements to be registered as Certified Engineering Technologists.
Proactive engagement with educators and regulators in source countries has several benefits:
contributing to more accurate and confident assessments
reducing the burden of proof for applicants
raising the international profile of the regulatory body
promoting more realistic expectations for internationally trained professionals considering immigration to Canada
This practice falls under the following duties from the Registration Practices Assessment Guides:
