Annual Meeting debate adds insight to higher education issue (From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, October 2008, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5) In 2006, the Council passed a motion to add language to the Model Law requiring engineering licensure candidates to earn 30 additional credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree. Since then, the Council has [...]

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Geomatics is fairly new, the term was apparently coined by B. Dubuisson in 1969. It includes the tools and techniques used in land surveying, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, COMPASS), and related forms of earth mapping. Originally used in Canada, because it is similar in French and [...]

My child, beware of “good enough,” It isn’t made of sterling stuff; It’s something anyone can do; It marks the many from the few. The flaw which may escape the eye And temporarily get by Shall weaken underneath the strain And wreck the ship, the car, or plane. With “good enough,” the car breaks down, And one falls short of high renown. My child, remember, [...]

NCEES NEWS RELEASE Release: 8-21-2008 Contact: Jerry T. Carter jcarter@ncees.org Message from the Executive Director regarding the education requirements for engineering licensure Last week at the 2008 NCEES Annual Meeting, Council delegates and representatives of many engineering organizations gathered in Minneapolis to help shape the future direction of engineering licensure. One of the major items of discussion was the ongoing initiative [...]

“Make it a point to do something every day that you don’t want to do.  This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.” MARK TWAIN American Writer

Movin’ Up! Campaign Encourages Use of Financial Incentive to Become Licensed as an Engineer in Ontario (TORONTO - August 8, 2008) - Since enabling qualified engineering graduates and newcomers to Canada to apply for an Ontario professional engineer licence at no cost in May 2007, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) reports that fewer than 10 per [...]

The issue of higher education requirements for engineering licensure has played a large role in the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying’s (NCEES) activities in recent years.  This new requirement is generally referred to as “bachelor’s plus 30” or “B+30.” If adopted by your state, it would mean that engineering licensure candidates would [...]

Changing the Conversation: … Read this FREE online! Full Book | PDF Summary | Podcast Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering Status: Available Now Size: 164 pages, 6 x 9 Publication Year:2008 PAPERBACK ISBN-10: 0-309-11934-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-11934-4 This new book from the National Academies Press provides actionable strategies and market-tested messages for presenting a richer, more positive image of engineering.  This so [...]

Engineers Australia is the Australian national forum for the advancement of engineering and the professional development of their members. With over 80,000 members embracing all disciplines of engineering, Engineers Australia is the largest and most diverse professional body for engineers in Australia.  They work with government, industry and tertiary education providers to promote engineering as [...]