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How can you best navigate the P.Eng. competency-based assessment (CBA) system? Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) applicants are required to obtain a minimum of 48 months of acceptable, verifiable professional engineering experience, submitted through a CBA model. CBA is a tool, introduced by PEO in 2023, also used by other provincial regulators (BC, SK, MB, ON, NB, PEI, NL) to assess readiness for licensure that examines 34 engineering competencies across 7 categories: technical, communication, project management, professional accountability, and more. 

Our workshop pair gives you the skills and confidence to successfully write your CBA’s 34 engineering competencies. We’ve developed two alternating 4-hour workshops (Dates: October 22, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM & December 4, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM), each offered every few weeks (dates listed below). Each session covers different competencies while having common elements so learners can start with either one. After making progress on your CBA, join the next workshop, to reflect and ask questions then practice more competencies. 

Dates: October 22, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM & December 4, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

In the Synchronous Workshop pair you will:

• Gain clarity about 10 competencies across all 7 categories
• See live demos to learn to use CBA indicators to guide your writing
• Build skills to write how you applied your engineering knowledge and stories in CBA’s Situation/Action/Outcome for each Competency
• Get and use an Engineering Storytelling Worksheet with descriptions and prompts to optimize likelihood of success
• Get your CBA questions answered
• Get started, overcome procrastination, and make a plan to complete your CBA
• Learn about 1-on-1 CBA coaching opportunities
• Improve quality of your CBA before you submit to any of these provincial regulators: PEO, EGBC (engineers only), APEGNB, APEGS, EGM, Engineers PEI, and PEGNL.

In the Asynchronous Pre-Workshop element you will:

• Understand CBA categories, competencies, indicators
• Understand competency rating system
• Understand validator and assessor roles 
• Learn to read and interpret the CBA Applicant Guide
• Get and use an Engineering Storyboard customized spreadsheet to select your stories to optimize likelihood of success

In the Asynchronous Post-Workshop element you will:

• Deepen clarity about 10 competencies across all 7 categories
• Be guided to use your Engineering Storytelling Worksheet 
• Learn a 6 step process to build confidence and skills to complete CBA on your own 
• Address ambiguous situations such as operations, maintenance, military, academic, sales experience
• Learn common mistakes & best practices before submitting your CBA

The CBA system is designed to ensure that professional licensure requirements uphold and protect the public interest while maintaining an equitable, transparent, consistent and efficient licensure process. Also note: as of May, 2023, PEO is no longer evaluating for one-year of Canadian experience, so you can take this workshop and draw on  your international experience. These workshops and accompanying tools give you the skills and confidence to submit your best competencies to your provincial regulator, and get licensed sooner.

                Instructor

Workshop facilitator: Mark Franklin, M.Ed., P.Eng., practice leader of CareerCycles.com, a career management social enterprise, and co-founder of OneLifeTools.com. Mark teaches career management courses at the University of Toronto, and partners with OSPE to deliver engineering-focused career counselling and professional development. His career insights have appeared in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the National Post. He also produces and hosts the Career Buzz radio show and podcast.