PEO Work Experience Eligibility Criteria

 Are you an engineer with a keen desire to work in Ontario (Canada)? If yes, you must show sufficient work experience, which is a major requirement. Taking this fact into account and to help you, we have written this article to let you necessary things related to the PEO work experience. So, read this thoroughly.

Experience eligibility criteria:

You need to demonstrate a minimum of 48 months of verifiable, acceptable engineering work experience. Out of which, a minimum of 12 months need to be attained in a Canadian jurisdiction under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer.

You may be provided a maximum of 12 months of experience credit for a post-graduate engineering degree or degree in the same engineering discipline as your undergraduate degree. You may also be qualified for up to 12 months of pre-graduation engineering experience providing that the experienced is attained after completing half of your undergraduate studies, and is documented by your supervisor. You can find pre-graduation experience forms on the PEO website.

Acceptable engineering work experience:

The acceptable experience complements your academic engineering training and builds on the knowledge you earned in university. Activities must consist of engineering design, design modifications/review or problem-solving requiring engineering analysis. This experience also needs to provide for the development of judgment, responsibility, communication skills and self-confidence.

We have provided below the five elements of acceptable PEO work experience for an engineering licence. Substantial exposure to the first two, ‘Application of Theory’ and ‘Practical experience’ is compulsory while a responsible exposure to the remaining elements is enough. A complete lack of exposure to any one of these areas may make you ineligible for licensure.

Application of theory: Analysis, synthesis, design, devising testing methods and implementation methods.

Practical experience: function of components as a part of a larger system, limits of practical engineering, the importance of time in the engineering process, knowledge and understanding of codes, laws, regulations and standards.

Management of engineering: scheduling, planning, budgeting, project control, supervision and risk evaluation.

Communication skills: oral presentations, written work and presentations to the general public.

Social effects of engineering: determining the benefits or value of the engineering work to the public, putting appropriate safeguards in place, the relationship between the public and the engineering activity and the public and the role of regulatory agencies.

All of the above-given factors are considered when evaluating the final PEO Engineering Experience Record and the application for licensure. The simple time is not enough; the quality of the work experience is very important.

How you need to create your PEO Work Experience Record:

To help you with the PEO review and assist you in ensuring that your Experience Record gives adequate information, you need to organize your record in the way below:

Fill up the Experience Record Form, which must include the company name, location and employment dates (month and year). Periods of absence from employment (unemployed, traveling) must also be listed with dates; and

For each position regarding which you are reporting give the authority a small paragraph with a description of your job responsibilities with an emphasis on your engineering duties; and

Describe how the work experience attained in that position satisfies each of the five criteria (application of theory, practical experience, engineering management, communication skills and knowledge of the social implications of engineering).