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Acceptable Geoscientific Work Experience: at Least 48 Months' Experience Is Required

Council defines acceptable geoscientific work experience as comprising the practice of professional geoscience, including the application of theory and providing exposure to areas such as practical experience, management, communication, professionalism, and social implications. A minimum of 48 months of experience is required, including at least 12 months in Canada. The nature and quality of work are primary factors, and the required time may exceed 48 months.

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Acceptable Geoscientific Work Experience: at Least 48 Months' Experience Is Required

Council defines acceptable geoscientific work experience as comprising the practice of professional geoscience, including the application of theory and providing exposure to areas such as practical experience, management, communication, professionalism, and social implications. A minimum of 48 months of experience is required, including at least 12 months in Canada. The nature and quality of work are primary factors, and the required time may exceed 48 months.

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ACCEPTABLE GEOSCIENTIFIC WORK EXPERIENCE

Council has defined acceptable geoscientific work experience as:

comprising the practice of professional geoscience as defined in the Engineering


and Geoscientific Professions Act;
including the application of theory;
providing exposure to or experience under the general headings of practical
experience, management, communication, professionalism and ethical
responsibilities, and the social implications of geoscience;
being obtained under the guidance and supervision of a professional geoscientist
who assumes all responsibility for the technical quality of the work; and

At least 48 months experience is required.

At least twelve months of the required work experience must have been
obtained in Canada or in a Canadian environment.

Up to six months geoscience-related work (e.g. training, technologist-level work,


etc.) may be included in the 48 months. In exceptional circumstances, up to 12
months pre-graduation work experience may also be included in the 48 months, if it
satisfies the criteria.

For all applicants, the nature and quality of the work experience are the primary
requirements. The time required to obtain the necessary experience may exceed
the four-year minimum.

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Introduction

At an absolute minimum, the applicants work experience must include the following
major areas:

Application of Theory.
Practical Experience.
Management.
Communication Skills.
Professional and Ethical Responsibilities.
Social Implications of Geoscience.

Exposure to these six areas may be obtained by: on-the-job training, volunteer work,
appropriate courses, participation in the activities of technical societies, etc. The
applicant must show progression in technical capability, responsibility, maturity of
judgment, and communication proficiency. Evidence of both professional and
personal development will be sought.

Application of Theory

The application of geoscience theory is essential to earning professional


registration. To be accepted, a candidates experience must include active and
responsible participation in several aspects of geoscience:

(1) Geoscience training and familiarization.

(2) Technical geoscience experience.

(3) Development of geological concepts, ( e.g. preparation of reports


concerning deposits of rocks, minerals, or other naturally-occurring earth
materials).

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(4) Mapping and systematic geoscience evaluations (with specific reference


to bedrock, unconsolidated earth materials, and/or snow, ice, ground-water,
surface water and constituents thereof).

(5) Identification of geological hazards and the risk to the public and the
environment.

Practical Experience

Practical experience should provide the applicant with opportunities to implement


geoscience investigations and to experience the practical limitations of real
systems. Practical experience should include:

(1) Employment at/deployment to active field sites, to experience the practical


application of geoscience principles and become familiar with safety issues
in the workplace. Examples of existing geoscience projects include
exploration camps, drilling rigs, mines, quarries, geophysical exploration
projects, environmental assessment projects, and soil and ground-water
remediation projects.

(2) Application of equipment to geoscience, including the merits of reliability,


the role of computer software, and the relationship between the objective of a
geoscience investigation and the means to achieve that objective.

(3) Opportunities to observe and experience the limiting factors of practical


geoscience, including, for example, the effects of climate and weather,
scheduling, logistics, financial and budgetary constraints, and regulatory
considerations on the implementation of geoscience programs, as well as
the practical limits of geoscience techniques, and the development of
reasonable expectations for the performance of equipment, systems, and
people engaged in geoscience projects.

Management

While it is recognized that most Geoscientists-in-Training will have limited


opportunity to become involved in the management of geoscience projects, the

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assumption of increased responsibility is an important aspect of qualifying


experience, as is a general exposure to the business environment.

Management in geoscience includes the supervision of staff, project management,


budgeting, and the socially responsible application of geoscience principles and
practices. Representative management components include:

(1) Planning: from the identification of the objectives of a geoscience project,


assessment of the people and equipment required to implement the project,
assembling applicable background information, and acquiring the necessary
permits and clearances from responsible authorities, through to assessing
the social ramifications of project implementation. The applicant should
demonstrate understanding of the maxim that Planning and Preparation
Prevent Poor Performance.

(2) Scheduling: from establishing interactions and constraints, developing


activity or task schedules, and allocation of resources, through to the
assessment of delay impacts and beyond to broader aspects such as
interactions with other projects and the market-place.

(3) Budgeting: from the development of a conceptual budget and its detailed
counterpart, identifying labour, materials and overhead, through to risk
assessment of cost escalation potential and an ongoing review of budgetary
considerations in light of change.

(4) Supervision: including leadership and professional conduct, organization of


personnel, team-building, and management of technology.

(5) Project Control: requiring understanding of the elements of a greater whole,


co-ordination of phases of the project work, and monitoring of expenditures
and schedules and taking appropriate action.

(6) Risk Assessment: related to operating equipment, field conditions at


geoscience projects, and the social and environmental impacts of
geoscience projects.

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Communication Skills

The development of communication skills is an important experience requirement.


Effective communications with superiors, co-workers, government regulators,
clients, and the general public is essential. The candidate should demonstrate
increasing proficiency in the written and oral presentation of geoscience work,
including correspondence, record-keeping, and report-writing. The candidate should
also demonstrate increasing proficiency in the ability to present ideas in the form of
geological maps, cross-sections, and other geoscience drawings.

Professional and Ethical Responsibilities

By working under the direct supervision of a registered professional geoscientist or


engineer, the applicant should be exposed to professional conduct in the workplace,
should demonstrate integrity, the ability to assume responsibility, and a commitment
to life-long learning, and should gain an appreciation of such ethical considerations
as:

(1) The responsibility of the geoscientist to the public.

(2) The responsibility of the geoscientist to the profession.

(3) The responsibility of the geoscientist to the client and/or employer.

(4) The responsibility of the geoscientist to perform work tasks with full
regard for the environment and the policy and guidelines for Sustainable
Development.

Social Implications of Geoscience

The social implications of geoscience and geoscience projects are becoming an


increasingly important aspect of the practice of geoscience. The work environment
should provide opportunities for applicants to heighten their awareness of the
potential consequences, both positive and negative, of their geoscience projects,
including:

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(1) Recognition of the value or benefits of geoscience to the public.

(2) Recognition of safeguards in place to protect the public and mitigate


adverse impacts.

(3) Understanding of the relationship between geoscience activity and the


public at large.

(4) Recognition of, and involvement with, the broader social implications of
geoscience.

(5) Recognition of the significant role of regulatory agencies in the practice


of geoscience.

The overriding objective is to provide experiences which will foster an awareness of


the geoscientists professional responsibility to guard against conditions dangerous
or threatening to life, limb, property, or the environment, and to call such conditions
to the attention of the authority having jurisdiction over the matter and/or the person
holding professional responsibility.

December 2004

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