Member Announcements – January 17

Announcement Date: 01.17.2025

Member Announcements – January 17

         Announcements 

***NEW*** The application process for Engineers Canada’s 2025 scholarships is now open! Each year, Engineers Canada offers scholarships in three categories: undergraduate engineering students, engineers studying at the graduate level in engineering, and engineers studying at the graduate level in an area other than engineering. In total, Engineers Canada awards 14 scholarships totaling over $90,000 to engineering students and professional engineers returning to university. The deadline for applications is March 17, 2025 and scholarship recipients will be announced in June. Click here for more information.


***NEW*** WISE NL is now accepting applications for Supervisors for the Summer Student Employment Program (SSEP). Supervisors have the opportunity to hire female high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, or technology at no financial cost! Learn more here about Supervising a SSEP student. Supervisor applications are open until Friday, February 14, 2025.


MUN Engineering Students looking for work term placements. The Memorial University Engineering Co-operative Education Office wishes to advise that job competition for the Winter 2025 work term is entering its final stages. Organizations that have a need for the next four months and could benefit from the skills of a student are asked to contact the Engineering Co-operative Education Office at coopeng@mun.ca to post a position or to learn more about the program.


Climate Risk Institute (CRI) and Royal Road University by Design (RbD) Lab are collaborating on the initiative CanAdapt. A platform of peer networks for practitioners, professionals and others across all sectors who are working towards adapting to the effects of climate change and reducing carbon pollution. CanAdapt is currently in its beta stage, with a planned launch for early 2025.  

CanAdapt is accepting applications to join the Expert Steering Committees for their new Energy Practitioner Network and Mining Practitioner Network. The deadline to apply is January 17, 2025, for more information click here.


February 8, 2025, the MUN Student Engineering Society is hosting its 17th annual Charity Ball. This year it is in support of Choices for Youth and The Community Food Sharing Association. The ball will be held at the Johnson Geo Centre, for more information, please click here.


Women of STAC Bursary Fund, 2025 Application Period now open.

Awarded each year to select women, the Bursary Fund, provides financial support to enable the pursuit of training, professional development, and/or academic programs for women in the telecommunications field. Deadline to apply is February 24, 2025.


        Courses & Events 

***NEW*** Join Engineers Canada at the 2025 30 by 30 Conference: Solutions and accountability towards an inclusive engineering profession, in Vancouver, BC, On May 21, 2025. The 2025 30 by 30 Conference will bring together leaders from engineering regulation, employers, and education to address how they have removed and will remove barriers within their control and influence, collaborate on innovative solutions, and promote accountability for fostering the success of women and marginalized groups in the profession. Learn more and register here.


***NEW*** econext organizes conferences, workshops, socials, and other events that bring entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers, decision-makers, regulators, support agencies, and other stakeholders together. For information on their upcoming events, click here.


Climate Risk Institute’s credentials address the vital link between climate change and infrastructure and provide a customizable learning experience for infrastructure practitioners to build the knowledge and skills that will contribute to a more resilient future. 

The Infrastructure Resilience Professional Credential and the Infrastructure and Climate Resilience Planning Micro-Credential are designed to equip all infrastructure practitioners with the expertise required to tackle climate change challenges. Over a series of courses led by industry experts, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills in climate risk assessment, policy development, communication, climate science, planning and implementation, and resilient design. Choose from several electives to tailor your learning to your areas of interest and focus. The Micro-credential is ideal for a diverse range of infrastructure professionals of all backgrounds and professions, including planners, engineering technicians, architects, asset managers, and others involved in climate risk assessment, adaptation planning, and management. 

Winter 2025 courses include:

  • CLIM080 - Climate Law for Infrastructure Practitioners: 20 - Feb. 23, 2025
  • CLIM056 - Asset Mgmt. and Climate Resiliency : 20 - Feb. 23, 2025
  • CLIM075 - Climate Change and Infrastructure Risk Assessment: The PIEVC Protocol: Jan. 27 - Mar. 02, 2025
  • CLIM095 - Applied Climate Science for Infrastructure Practitioners: 03 - Mar. 08, 2025
  • CLIM090 - Climate Smart Policy & Procurement: 10 - Mar. 16, 2025
  • CLIM070 - Management of Climate Risk for Infrastructure Professionals: 17 - Mar. 23, 2025
  • CLIM085 - Climate Change Training for Planners: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation: Feb. 17 - Mar. 23, 2025

Women in Resource Development Corporation is offering a series of virtual workshops, which provide participants with practical and foundational knowledge for a journey towards fostering a more equitable and inclusive workspace.

Upcoming workshops include:

  • Creating a Respectful Workplace (January 21)
  • Diversity, Inclusion & You (January 23)

For further information please visit https://wrdc.ca/news/.


 

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