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A professional technologist (P.Tech) is a class of certification of engineering technologist and professional technologist in Canada and Malaysia respectively.

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The title of P.Tech is protected across Canada by copyright law, and specifically in certain jurisdictions by provincial law. The P.Tech designation came into place to align technologists with P.Engs (professional engineers). Technologists can perform the functions of a technician, engineer, or scientist.

The title is not used consistently across Canada. In some cases, the P.Tech designation is equivalent to a certified engineering technologist designation. However; in other cases, provincial legislation makes professional technologists into licensees under the local professional engineering organization, capable of practicing some professional engineering within a limited scope.

Quebec

The Ordre des Technologues Professionnels du Quebec is Quebec's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists. [1]

The Ordre des Technologues Professionnels du Quebec confers the post-nominal designation of P.Tech, which is called "professional technologist" or "technologue professionel" to engineering technologists who meet the standard for certification. Quebec's professional technologist designation is equivalent to a certified engineering technologist designation. [2]

Members are governed by the "Code des professions du Québec" [3] and the "Code de déontologie des technologues professionnels", [4] and perform according to accepted norms and standards in the industry.

Newfoundland

The Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Newfoundland and Labrador (AETTNL) is Newfoundland and Labrador's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists.

AETTNL confers the post-nominal designation of P.Tech to engineering technologists who meet the standard for certification. This designation in Newfoundland is equivalent to a certified engineering technologist elsewhere in other provinces.

Unlike every other association or society of engineering technicians and technologists in Canada, except Island Technology Professionals, AETTNL operates as a corporation. Rather than having a specific act of parliament in effect to empower the association to regulate their certifications, they rely on the CCTT's ownership of copyrights to different certifications. They have used that flexibility to give their members a different title. [5]

Alberta

The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) is Alberta's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists.

ASET confers the post-nominal designation of C.E.T. to engineering technologists who meet the standard for certification. This represents the status as a certified engineering technologist who has met a standard agreed upon across Canada.

In addition to that designation, ASET and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta together maintain a P.Tech.(Eng.) certification, which over and above the designation of C.E.T. provides a limited license to practice professional engineering within a limited scope.

Members who earn this designation have the right to independently practice engineering and/or geoscience within a specified scope of practice that is the routine application of industry recognized codes, standards, procedures and practices using established engineering or applied science principles and methods of problem solving as specified by the ASET/APEGA Joint Board of Examiners. [6]

This professional technologist designation is written into the provincial act regarding professional engineering, the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act of Alberta [7]

Specifically, “professional technologist” means an individual who is issued a certificate of registration by the ASET Registrar in accordance with this Act to engage in the practice of engineering or geo-science within the scope of practice specified by the Joint Board of Examiners.

P.Tech.(Eng.) license allows the practitioner to work independently and stamp their own work indicating they take responsibility for the work they have done. [8] The scope of practice for a P.Tech. will be narrower and more prescribed than the defined scope of practice for a P.L.(Eng.) {Professional Licensee} [9]

British Columbia

The Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) is British Columbia's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists.

ASTTBC confers the post-nominal designations of A.Sc.T. (applied science technologist) which are symbols of achievement in engineering/applied science technology and are legally protected for use only by fully certified members in good standing. This designation in Newfoundland is equivalent to a certified engineering technologist elsewhere in other provinces.

The association is mandated and empowered by the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians Act of British Columbia. [10] However, they are looking to Alberta's "One Act, two organizations" model to better serve the public interest.

Malaysia

Under the Technologists and Technicians Act 2015 [Act 768], the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) issues Professional Technologist [11] status to registered Graduate Technologists [12] after passing an assessment. A minimum of 3 years of working experience is required. The Professional Technologists are entitled to bear pre-nominal letters of "Ts.", and post-nominal letters of "P.Tech." and their specializations.

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The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET), is a professional association located in Alberta, Canada. The organization represents applied science and engineering technology professionals in industry, educational institutions, the public and the government. ASET also evaluates the qualifications of individuals who voluntarily apply for certification and issues professional credentials accordingly. It also delivers a number of benefits and services to its members and their employers.

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Technology Professionals Saskatchewan (TPS) is Saskatchewan's only independent regulatory body in the Province of Saskatchewan that registers professionals in applied science and engineering technology.

The Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Nova Scotia, also called TechNova Certified Technology Professionals, is Nova Scotia's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists.

In Canada, a registered engineering technologist (R.E.T.) is a person holding a particular category of membership of the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET). This designation is only used in the province of Alberta.

The Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Newfoundland and Labrador (AETTNL) is Newfoundland and Labrador's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists.

The Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC), is British Columbia's regulating body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists in British Columbia.

The Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec is Quebec's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists.

Technology Professionals Canada (TPC) is an organization that advocates for the professions of technicians, applied science technologists and engineering technologists within the provinces of their member organizations.

The New Brunswick Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists or NBSCETT is New Brunswick's independent certifying body for engineering/applied science technicians and technologists. NBSCETT was established in 1968. It confers the designations "C.Tech" and "P. Tech" which are symbols of achievement in engineering/applied science technology and are legally protected for use only by fully certified members. The designations are recognized across Canada by many employers and other engineering professionals through the efforts of provincial associations that make up the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT). Though CCTT being a signatory, NBSCETT recognizes international transferability through the Sydney Accord, the Dublin Accord and the Engineering Technologist Mobility Forum, which confers the ability to award the designation IntET (Canada) for Technologists who wish to work internationally.

References

  1. ↑ "L'Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec". Otpq.qc.ca. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Devenir T.P. - Admission - L'Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec". Otpq.qc.ca. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Code des professions
  4. ↑ Code de déontologie des technologues professionnels
  5. ↑ "P. Tech. - A New Designation for Technologists". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Professional technologist". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act of Alberta Archived 2014-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "A Comparison of License to Practice Engineering". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "FAQs: Professional Licensees". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ↑ Applied Science Technologists and Technicians Act of British Columbia
  11. ↑ "Professional Technologists". Malaysia Board of Technologists. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Graduate Technologists". Malaysia Board of Technologists. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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