Events

MIT Seminars

MIT Seminars - Five days of soft skill seminars are provided spring and fall in Edmonton and Calgary. The seminars are planned primarily for Members-in-Training; however, they are open to all interested members.

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Professional Member Induction

Professional Member Induction - Evening ceremony held spring and fall in Edmonton and Calgary to celebrate registration of new professional members. Branches generally hold their ceremonies in conjunction with other events. Attendance by invitation only. Please see events calendar for upcoming ceremonies.

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Ring Ceremony

Ring Ceremony - Ceremony held spring and fall in Edmonton and Calgary to celebrate completion of degree in professional studies. Event begins with morning workshop to discuss ethics and professionalism. Those graduates who attend the workshop and sign up for the MIT program are exempted from the application fee and the first year of dues. Following a luncheon, the Iron Ring ceremony is conducted for graduating engineers and an Earth Ring ceremony is held for graduating geoscientists. Attendance by invitation only. Please see events calendar for upcoming ceremonies.

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Mentoring

Mentoring Program

The purpose of the program is the transfer of skills from the more experienced members to less experienced members. The program is available to all those with an APEGGA member number. Protégé payment is $50.00 for the first year of mentoring and $25.00 for additional years. Completion of the registration form, appropriate self-assessment, and protégé payment is done on-line. **Participants must be available for a one-year commitment when joining the program. Please see the mentoring  homepage for further details. For additional information, contact Arlene Lack at alack@apegga.org.

1. Workplace Soft Skills - The first mentoring program or Pool A, focuses on workplace soft skills, e.g. teamwork, negotiation skills, etc. To be eligible for participation, registrants must be employed.

2. Employment & Career Skills - This second program or Pool B focuses on employment and career related skills as well provision of career advice; however, it does not function as an employment service.

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