Join us for our exclusive webinar to discover the new perspectives offered by foreign credential recognition legislation in British Columbia. During this event, you will have the opportunity to listen to presentations from the two main regulatory bodies involved: EGBC (for engineers and geoscientists) and ASTTBC (for applied science technologists and certified technicians).
These presentations will detail the specific expectations these bodies have of international professionals wishing to practice one of these four specialties in British Columbia. This is an invaluable opportunity to better understand the requirements and steps necessary to gain recognition for your skills in the local market.
Don’t miss this chance to get informed and optimize your chances of success in your professional endeavors in BC!
Seminar objectives :
- Understand the expectations of regulatory bodies
- Be aware of the changes in recognition processes envisaged this year
- Provide an opportunity to interact with those responsible for processing recognition applications in these fields
Speakers:
Jason Ong is the Director, Registration at Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC), based out of Burnaby. The Registration Department oversees the licensing process for applications for trainee status and professional registration. Much of Jason’s focus has been to help align EGBC’s policies and registration practices with the Professional Governance Act (PGA), which came into force for several BC professional regulators in the natural and built environment on February 5, 2021.
Leslie Woo is the Deputy Registrar and Associate General Counsel at ASTTBC. Leslie supports ASTTBC’s statutory committees in developing and establishing registration requirements, registration of applicants, maintaining the register and administering processes to ensure registrants’ compliance to the Professional Governance Act (PGA), Bylaws, Standards of Competency and Code of Ethics.
