PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL EIT REVIEW

Please keep in mind your Experience Record is not a rsum for employment. Simply recounting your responsibilities would be insufficient. We want to see your thought processes. Link your work to your academic training. We want to see that you have had opportunities to apply engineering theories acquired during your engineering program of study and have been able to adapt these to function in a real-world setting. Engineering experience should be compatible with the applicants particular area of academic qualification. If there is incompatibility between the academic and experience qualifications (for example, a mechanical engineering graduate whose experience has been acquired working mainly in a civil engineering domain), additional experience, perhaps complemented by relevant studies, will be required. The suitability of an applicants experience for licensure is assessed against five quality-based experience criteria that specifically define acceptable engineering experience. Two mandatory components of acceptable engineering experienceapplication of theory and practical experiencemust be demonstrated over a substantial part (but not necessarily all) of the internship period. They must be supplemented by exposure to, or experience in, the broad areas of management of engineering, communication skills and the social implications of engineering. Without at least some appropriate exposure to each of these other components, an applicant will be ineligible for licensing. If you have worked on several projects for an employer, choose three or four projects that are different from each other to demonstrate the range of engineering activities in which you were involved. Normally, you can summarize your experience in fewer than 10 pages. Unusual experience may require longer summaries.

Preparing your Experience Record:

Review the Guide available at http://www.peo.on.ca/registration/RequiredExpForLicensing.pdf. For each position, in a short paragraph, briefly describe your job responsibilities: Ideally, break your work down into specific projects. Give an overall description of each project. Follow with details within the applicable sections of the five criteria. Explain how and where you personally applied engineering theory through: design design review analysis or problem solving in your work. Include specific examples of engineering principles and calculations used in your analyses and design. Explain the appropriateness of each -- reasons why you choose one over the other. Show examples of how you determine a course of action. We want to see your thought processes. Focus on your personal specific (we want to be able to identify readily your specific contribution versus a team effort) contribution to project(s); the constraints under which you worked; the calculations and/or analysis you performed; the engineering principles you applied and the outcome. Describe your engineering project management ability; awareness of the social implications of your work; understanding of the limitations of professional engineering practice to solve problems in real-world conditions. Describe how you have demonstrated your ability to communicate effectively in a typical engineering environment. Please use a narrative style we find that this style can more fully convey your decision-making skills.

Application of Theory sections should include specif ic examples of how you personally applied theoretical engineering principles studied during your undergraduate engineering program of study. W e are interest ed in seeing how you approach a solut ion and your understanding and incor porat ion of academic knowledge in you r work exper ience; therefore, you must clearl y identif y a link back to your education. Practical Experi ence sections should contain specif ic examples of how real- world conditions, such as limitat ions of time, resources, etc., or the application of codes and standards f or your industr y aff ected a theoret ical approach to your solut ion. Descr ibe what adjust ments you made to suit these condit ions. Management of Engineering is where you report on the business end of engineering. Planning, scheduling, budgeti ng all of these are necessar y to any engineering project or work environment. W e need to see that you under stand how to work within these constraints. Show exam ples whenever possible. Progress in this area is indicated by evidence of moving f rom self -management to involvement where you are making business decisions that aff ect the entire team. Communication Skills - You need to demonstrate to us that you have been able t o develop your abilit ies to report and other wise communicate your ideas ef f ectively within the work environment. Please describe examples of success in this area . Social Implications - The reason we license engineers is that the work they do can have f ar -reaching implicat ions, both posit ive and negat ive, on societ y. W e need to see in your report, that you understand t his concept. Your submission should discuss any r isk assessment and any mit igating eff orts on negative implic at ions t hat you personally suggested or that your team or company employed on the over all engineering project.

It may be helpful to consider the following as you prepare your summary: Application of Theory: Analysis; design; synthesis; testing and implementation using appropriate
engineering principles.

Link your work to your academic training, refer to specific engineering principles:
What were the important parameters to consider? What were the options available to you? How did you make your decision? Who did you consult and how much assistance did you receive? Why the selected method was appropriate under the circumstances?

Practical Experience: Knowledge of the limitations of real systems, including the human element.
Includes site visits and equipment inspections with understanding of the unit as part of a larger system. What considerations did you have to make due to real world conditions? What codes and standards did you use as part of your engineering work? Why was it necessary to refer to these what is the basis for these? How did limitations of time, material, personnel, etc. affect your engineering work?

Management of Engineering: Planning; significance of time; allocation of resources, including

labour, materials and overhead; team building; monitoring of expenditures and schedules; and fundamentals of risk assessment. This is the business aspect of engineering, such as: o Planning; o Scheduling; o Budgeting How do these concepts fit into the engineering work that you do? Are you responsible for controlling any of these that affect other members of the team? Have your responsibilities increased in this area? How?

Social Implications: Awareness of potential consequences, both positive and negative, of a project;
recognition of value to the public; safeguards to mitigate adverse impacts; role of regulatory agencies; and responsibility to guard against conditions dangerous or threatening to life, limb, property or the environment. Think about the overall aspects of the project: What are the potential effects, both positive and negative, of the engineering project? How are negative effects mitigated? Who are the end users of the engineering work? Were they consulted on the project? How? What involvement have you had in the process?

Communication Skills: Written reports; oral presentations to peers, management, scientific

community and the public. This applies to all areas of the work environment, including communication with supervisors, coworkers, government regulators, clients and the public.