Is a Bachelor Degree Enough for Geotechnical Engineering? Accreditation, Licensing, and Specialization

M. Alfaro

In the proceedings of: GeoVancouver 2016: 69th Canadian Geotechnical Conference

Session: EDUCATION & PRACTICE - I

ABSTRACT: The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) directs Bachelor programs towards a broadly-based education in engineering. Many employers accept the need for a broad education, but also want young engineers to have specialist training for practice. The time before licensing is often as long as eight to eleven years. Europe and the United States are moving towashow little interest in this approach. Canadian universities should develop educational BSc programs that can actually be completed in four years, and MSc programs that provide training for employability and eventual licensing.

RÉSUMÉ: vers une éducation en génie plus généralisée. De nombreux employeurs acceptent la nécessité d'une formation générale, mais souhaitent aussi que les jeunes ingénieurs poursuivent une formation spécialisée pour la pratique en génie. Le temps L'Europe et les États-Uniorganismes provinciaux de réglementation du Canada universités canadiennes devraient élaborer des programmes au baccalauréat éducatifs qui puissent réellement être éventuelle.

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M. Alfaro (2016) Is a Bachelor Degree Enough for Geotechnical Engineering? Accreditation, Licensing, and Specialization in GEO2016. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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