Were you trained as an engineer or geoscientist in another country? Do you want to learn more about working as an engineer or geoscientist in Canada? Do you need help finding a job that uses your skills? Welcome to APEGBC's online resource for internationally trained engineers and geoscientists (ITEGs). This resource will help you:

Prepare to establish your engineering or geoscience career in BC

• What should I expect? How long will it take?
• I haven't immigrated to Canada yet. Should I? What can I do to prepare from overseas?

Understand how engineering and geoscience are practiced in Canada and BC

• What do engineering and geoscience mean in Canada and BC?
• What is a regulated profession? Am I allowed to work without a license?
• Is Professional Engineering or Professional Geoscience right for me? How do I become a P.Eng. or P.Geo.?

  Determine where you fit in

• How is engineering and geoscience work organized?
• Are there other jobs that require engineering and geoscience skills?

Build a customized Career Development and Job-Search Plan

• What is a Labour Market? How can this information help me?
• What skills and knowledge do I need? What do I have to offer employers? What additional training do I need to get a job?
• How do I find employers and tell them I have what they need?

This resource was designed from the point of view of an internationally trained person. However, it is intended to help all people with training in engineering or geoscience - locally trained included. We have been told that engineers and geoscientists who are new to BC's job market are overloaded with information. This online resource will help you sort through information that already exists on other websites and use it to establish your career in BC.

Career Development and Job-Search Plan

Download a copy of the Career Development and Job-search Plan document now and save it to your computer, a CD or a memory stick. Every time you see this symbol, you will open your copy of this document and answer questions. When you have gone through all of these webpages in this online resource and answered all of the questions in this document, you will have a personalized Career Development and Job-Search Plan. You can follow this plan to re-establish your career in BC. You will be given more instructions on completing this document later.

First-Hand Advice

On many of the webpages, you will find a section called "First-Hand Advice." This advice was collected through a special research project that APEGBC participated in called the Pilot Project for Internationally Trained Engineers. The project was funded by the Government of British Columbia. The goal of the Pilot Project was to identify and reduce barriers to skilled immigrants entering professions and trades. Most of the information provided in this online resource is taken from the Final Report and Appendices, prepared by Kim Walker Community and Environment in December 2003. ITEGs who are reading this online resource do NOT need to read the Final Report. Because the Pilot Project studied engineering, some of the documents linked to these pages discuss engineering only. Geoscientists should read these documents too; you will be able to adapt the information to your geoscience profession.

To move through this online resource, click the arrow button on the bottom right-hand side of your screen or use the menu on the top left-hand side of your screen.