How to Pick Your Calculator for Technical Exams

For some engineers, the choice of calculator can be a deeply personal one. For others, just a tool. And for some other engineers a source of analysis-paralysis. If engineers were more like Jedi, we would construct our calculators as Jedi construct their lightsabers. Some engineers could do just that but the exam invigilators probably wouldn’t …

Engineering Technology Diploma to Professional Engineer (P. Eng.)

Introduction Yes, you can become a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) with a 2-year or 3-year diploma (or a 4-year bachelors in engineering technology) by writing technical examinations. No, this is not a limited license. You will be a P. Eng. with all the same privileges and responsibilities as any other P. Eng. You can do …

APEGA B.Sc. to P. Eng. Bootstrap Course List

This course list is intended to help people bridge from their engineering-related science degree (mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, etc.) to APEGA’s arbitrary and unfair 12 exam or fewer exam threshold for Science (B. Sc.) graduates. If you were assigned technical exams by a regulator, then you should write them. It will always be more …

What is a Technical Exam? Your Ladder To Professional Engineer

What is a technical exam? A technical exam is a tool used to assess a candidate’s ability to apply the concepts and principles of engineering. The technical examinations have been part of professional engineering in Canada since the first regulations in 1920. In fact, the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), has audited CEAB accredited programs …

How to Choose the Province Where You Should Qualify as a Professional Engineer

There are subtle differences in the requirements and process to qualifying as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in Canada depending on the provincial regulator you qualify with. This article is intended to summarize some of these differences, especially with respect to technical exams. Why You Need to Know About Inter-Provincial Mobility The provincial regulator that …