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Re: Finding content in your job title
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Bertrand)
Tue Mar 30 23:44:53 2010
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:37:22 -0400
From: Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca>
To: Jorge Amodio <jmamodio@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <q2x202705b1003302034wf5dad087ue49e345c437b4442@mail.gmail.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org >> nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org>
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On 2010.03.30 23:34, Jorge Amodio wrote:
> Ok, let see. In several countries the use of the "title" engineer
> applies to people that achieved a certain technical degree, I'm not
> sure that applies uniformly but in Latin America using the engineer
> title without having achieved that degree is illegal.
>
> In other places such Italy it does not only require that you completed
> the technical degree, you also must achieve certain level of
> certifications.
>
> Here in the US there are some particular type of "engineers" for which
> the title is regulated, for example "civil engineer".
>
> The IEEE says:
>
> "The title, Engineer, and its derivatives should be reserved for those
> individuals whose education and experience qualify them to practice in
> a manner that protects public safety. Strict use of the title serves
> the interest of both the IEEE-USA and the public by providing a
> recognized designation by which those qualified to practice
> engineering may be identified. The education and experience needed for
> the title, Engineer, is evidenced by"
> - Graduation with an Engineering degree from an ABET/EAC accredited
> program of engineering (or equivalent*), coupled with sufficient
> experience in the field in which the term, Engineer, is used; and/or
> - Licensure by any jurisdiction as a Professional Engineer.
> - A degree from a foreign institution (or the total education when one
> person holds a graduate degree in engineering but no accredited B.S.
> in engineering) can be evaluated through a service offered by ABET."
>
> Not sure if there similar regulations that apply in Canada.
Cheers Jorge,
This is pretty much what I was after. Thanks for digging it up for me.
Steve
