Member Announcements – August 17

Announcement Date: 08.17.2023

Member Announcements – August 17

         Announcements 

***NEW*** PEGNL is launching a pilot e-mentoring program for Members-In-Training (MIT) for those requiring support as they work towards professional licensure. As an emerging E.I.T. and/or G.I.T. you’ll receive support on competency development, planning your future career and pathway to licensure.
Apply to be a part of the program today!
Or if you’d like to be a mentor, learn more and apply here.


Leadership Opportunity: Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) are looking for a new Director of Registration. APEGA regulates the practices of engineering and geoscience in Alberta on behalf of the Government of Alberta through the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act. Learn more about this opportunity HERE.


PEGNL is looking for experienced professionals to help us review the experience of those applying for licensure by serving as Volunteer Assessors in the Competency Based Assessment (CBA) framework. We are looking for additional assessors with experience in the following areas: mining engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, geology, and geophysics. If you have been licensed for at least 5 years and are interested, please apply on our website.


Notarius is presently running a limited time discount on the digital signature subscription fees now until August 31st. More than 50,000 professionals currently use a digital signature in Canada. Digital identities are changing industries and are allowing professionals to digitally transform. To learn more click here.


          Courses  

***NEW*** Significant Funding Available for Professional Development Training
The Canada-NL Job Grant provides significant tuition assistance to eligible businesses and organizations to help offset the cost of training for their current and future employees. If you are a private sector employ-er, not-for-profit organization, Indigenous government or organization, incorporated or a sole proprietor, you may be eligible. Gardiner Centre is an approved training provider with the Canada-NL Job Grant. For more details on the Canada-NL Job Grant, please click here.


***NEW*** Explore the CLIMAtlantic Adaptation Library, a collection of publicly accessible and searchable climate adaptation documents, tools, and products.


Gardiner Centre welcomes opportunities to work with members of Newfoundland and Labrador industry and professional associations. Its flexible training opportunities delivered both in person and live online mean learning that suits any schedule and location. In addition to the Open-Enrollment below, all of its courses and programs can be delivered in a customized offering for your organization.

 

To see the topics open for registration please click here.


        Events & Sessions  

***NEW*** Fantastic finds: Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador. Learn more about the histories hidden underground and at the bottom of the ocean.


***NEW*** Unlocking the potential of GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) for subsurface characterization by using full waveform inversion. Virtual Webinar, Tuesday September 12, 2023. Learn more here.


The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is hosting on summit on Drone Geophysics from October 23 to 26, 2023. The summit will feature the latest science and innovation on the integration of drones into geophysical studies through a four-day, online international conference. The call for abstracts deadline is August 10, 2023. To register, or submit an abstract, click here.


The 73rd Annual Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE 2023) will be held in Calgary, Alberta, from October 29 to November 1, 2023. The conference theme is: “Transitions: Materials, Energy, and the Environment”. The conference will feature approximately 600 presentations in 9 major themes and 10 symposia on a wide range of topics related chemical/process engineering and other related engineering fields & specializations, as well as a rich student program, plenary talks by eminent speakers, professional development workshops, and a graduate student/career fair. To learn more click here.


 

We welcome you to email pegnl@pegnl.ca with any feedback you may have on this Member Announcement.