APEGNB

NEW BRUNSWICK

continuing professional development

APEGNB has been entrusted with the responsibility for the regulation of engineering and geoscience in the province of New Brunswick.

The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act and the By-Laws, including the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct, clearly require that professional engineers and geoscientists practice only in areas in which they are competent.

Professional Engineers and Geoscientists as well as Limited Licencees (LEL and LGL) are also required to maintain and enhance their own competence, to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and to encourage employees to improve their knowledge and education.

The Association requires that professional engineers, geoscientists and APEGNB Limited Licencees accumulate a minimum of thirty (30) PDHs (professional development hours) per year. This must be submitted on or before December 31st of each year using the online Member Portal. 

If you are not compliant with the CPD Program, you may be struck from the APEGNB Registry.

This means that you may not practice or use the title P.Eng./P.Geo. until you fulfill the requirements of the program, which is a responsibility of membership.

Click here to read the Continuing Professional Guidelines and learn more about this professional obligation.

The program allows CPD to be completed in four areas of learning:

  1. Ethical Practice Learning
    • All professional members are required to complete and claim a minimum of 2 PDHs per year in Ethical Practice Learning.
  2. Regulatory Learning
    • All professional members are required to complete and claim a minimum of 1 PDH per year in Regulatory Learning.
  3. Technical Learning
    • Activities in this category must be related to advancing a member’s technical and professional knowledge and skills.
  4. Communication and Leadership Learning
    • Communication and leadership learning is related to advancing a member’s professional abilities including leadership, communication, team-building, management and other nontechnical knowledge and skills.
Each professional member must identify the best mix of learning to fit their specific roles and responsibilities to maintain competency and meet their obligations as professional members.

Important items to note:

  • Registrants in the first year of their professional membership are required to complete the mandatory Ethical Practice Learning and Regulatory Learning requirements.
  • New Brunswick’s Non-Resident Licencees are not required to submit their hours but must complete an annual declaration to confirm that they are compliant with the CPD requirements in their home jurisdiction.
  • Retired Members who have no employment income are not required to complete CPD hours.
  • Members In-Training are not required to complete CPD hours.

To help you with completing your hours, the following resources are available for your use:

Questions?

If you have any questions about the program please contact us at cpd@apegnb.com.