Limited Licence Task Force Report
The findings of APEGBC's most recent Limited Licence Task Force were presented to Council in September. A comprehensive review of the Limited License program was completed by a knowledgeable and experienced task force and included considerable input obtained from diverse and key stakeholders.
The final report made 17 significant recommendations that were all, with one exception, approved by Council. This exception related to Limited Licensee voting rights and eligibility for office and was referred for further study. Some of the recommendations can be implemented immediately, while others require further study or Act changes.
Noteworthy recommendations included the creation of new titles for Limited License holders: Engineering Licensee (Eng. L.) and Geoscience Licensee (Geo. L.) as well as the approval of a new certificate for those holding a Limited Licence. A revised application process was approved that provides for greater applicant involvement in the derivation of the licence scope. Also ratified was a new model for making minor amendments to a licensee's existing scope, something for which there has been a longstanding requirement. In addition, clearer guidelines regarding providing professional advice and how to represent oneself to clients and the public were endorsed for licensees.
Additional recommendations related to the issues of direct supervision, provincial mobility of licensees, practice review requirements for Limited Licencees, and initiatives regarding the promotion of the Limited Licence program, both to those who use the services of licensees as well as those who need to become licensees in order to do the work that they do.
Printed reports are available at the Association offices, or online at: http://www.apeg.bc.ca/reg/documents/limited_licence_report%20.pdf