Alternative Career Pathways in Engineering Technology Metropolis Conference March 13, 2014 Rick Tachuk, CCTT
Dec 14, 2015
Alternative Career Pathwaysin Engineering Technology
Metropolis Conference
March 13, 2014
Rick Tachuk, CCTT
Why Alternative Career Pathways?
Alternative Career Pathways enable individuals to put their transferable skills and experience to work in fields applicable to their professional training.
Where May Alternative Pathways Apply?
Alternative Pathways may be applied to a wide range of related professions that share similar qualifications and skills – e.g. Medicine, Dentistry, Accounting, Law
&
Engineering and Engineering Technology
The two are closely related ….but different ….
In Canada …the Engineering Team Includes:
• Professional Engineers • Technologists• Technicians
All three professions are involved in Engineering but at varying levels
Team Roles and Responsibilities
Professional Engineers Are required by law to assume professional responsibility for the design, research and development, commissioning, and field review and construction of engineering projects.
TechnologistsApply theoretical and practical methods to design, plan, develop, test, manufacture, construct, install, commission, engineered products, processes, systems and services.
TechniciansAssist with the design, development, manufacturing, testing, construction, installation, commission, operation and maintenance of engineered products, processes, systems &services.
Why are Alternative Careers Important?
• It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of new arrivals to Canada with engineering experience actually obtain a professional license.
• What happens to the other 90 percent?
Exploring Alternative Careers
• CCTT’s New On-Line Engineering Career Pathway Tool links Engineering with Technology
• Accessible from the Canadian Technology Immigration Network web portal www.ctin.ca
• Linked to the Engineers Canada IEG Roadmap
A Civil Engineering Pathway Leads To …
Technologist Occupations Technician OccupationsCivil Engineering Technologist Civil Engineering Technician
Construction Manager Construction Engineering Technician
Construction Estimator Construction Inspector
Land Survey Technologist Land Survey Technician
Municipal Engineering Technologist Municipal Engineering Technician
Structural Design Technologist Materials Testing Technician
Structural Investigator Highways Technician
Architectural Design Technologist Bridge Design Technician
Building Engineering Technologist Building Engineering Technician
Water Treatment Technician
Soil Mechanics Technician
Urban and Regional Planner
Architectural Design Technician
A Geological Engineering Pathway Leads to …
Technologist Occupations Technician Occupations
Geological Technologist Geological Technician
Petroleum Technologist Petroleum Technician
Mining Technologist Mining Technician
Metallurgical Technologist Metallurgical Technician
Mineral Technologist Seismic Survey Technician
Geophysical Technologist Petrology Technician
Marine Geoscience Technologist Groundwater Technician
Rock Mechanics Technician
Reservoir Engineering Technician
Multiple Paths May Link to the Same Occupation
Start at Or Start At Leads to
Eng. Discipline Eng. Discipline Technologist Technician
Mechanical Electrical Electromechanical Robotics
Geological Metallurgical Marine Geoscience Rock Mechanics
Biosystems Chemical Biotechnology Industrial Hygiene
Structural Civil Structural Analysis Materials testing
Biomedical Chemical Biochemistry Food Processing
Agricultural Biosystems Agrology Botanical
Petroleum Geological Petroleum Petrology
Mining Metallurgical Mining Mining
Geomatics Forest Photogrammetric Remote Sensing
Access Relevant Occupational Profiles
Each Occupational Profile Provides …
• An Occupation Overview• Typical Duties and Responsibilities• Educational Requirements• NOC Classification and Links to WIC
Occupational Profiles Help Determine
• Has a candidates training included such tasks?
• Would he or she be competent to engage in such duties?
• Are they interested in this career?
• How one should promote their valuable skills and experience to potential employers.
Alternative Career Pathways Can Provide
• A shorter path to employment
• A rewarding and lucrative career
• Canadian experience in related to field
• A bridge to professional licensure in Engineering or Technology
Explore the World of Pathways
Visit
www.engineeringcareerpathways.ca