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The amendment to the PE Act was promulgated on April 26, 2000.
The PE Act with the latest revisions clearly stipulates that every professional engineer shall have sufficient knowledge about professional ethics and shall continue his/her professional development, after acquiring the P.E.Jp qualification. This is one of his/her obligations, which is to improve his/her competence of the professional skills.
In response to the amended PE Act, IPEJ started implementation of CPD programs and defined the purpose of CPD as follows:
Every P.E.Jp shall continue his/her professional development with emphasis on the following points.
It is strongly recommended that every certified P.E.Jp engineer completes at least 50 hours of CPD programs annually, and 150 hours within three years (for APEC engineers, the completion of 250 hours within five years is required). CPD hours are calculated by multiplying the actual hours spent for CPD program with a weight factor specified for each CPD type.
Many types of CPD programs are available, and every P.E.Jp should voluntarily choose the programs most suitable for his/her professional development and complete these chosen programs. However, in the case of choosing a CPD program, it is desirable for each P.E.Jp to select such CPD programs, which are recognized by any third party organizations.
The types of CPD programs are categorized as follows:
The subjects of CPD programs are categorized as shown in the following table.
Subject category | Subject item |
---|---|
General subjects | Ethics |
Environment | |
Safety | |
Technical trend | |
Social, industrial and economic trends | |
Management systems | |
Contract | |
International exchange | |
Others | |
Technical subjects | Latest techniques in each engineering discipline |
Trend of science and technology | |
Applicable laws | |
Accident case study | |
Others |
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