STIC - Engineering:
Licensing (Module 1)
 Experience
Record (Topic 3)
Content
In order to deliver this lesson on licensing procedures effectively,
the facilitator should be familiar with the following:
- the PEO's Experience Record requirement as explained in the PEO Licensing
Guide Pages 9 & 10 (also see the section entitled How to Complete
the Application for Licence reviewed in Topic 2).
- the PEO's work experience requirement as outlined in the guide.
- the PEO's booklet Guide to the Required Experience for Licensing
as a Professional Engineer in Ontario.
These documents are downloadable in PDF form from the PEO's Web
site: www.peo.on.ca. Delivery
This is a complicated lesson in terms of distribution of handouts, so
preparation is important. Make copies of the following handouts  for
all the participants, noting the exceptions:
- A copy of the PEO's booklet Guide to the Required Experience
for Licensing as a Professional Engineer in Ontario for each
participant, to be distributed at the end of the class.
- Handouts 1A, B, C, D, E. Make sufficient copies so that
members of each group get one of these handouts (each handout is
two pages.) If the class is not large enough to create five groups
of at least three participants each, then some groups might be given
two handouts instead of one.
- Handout 2 Jigsaw Grid
- Handout 3 Engineering Activities and PEO Experience
Criteria
- Terminology List (optional)
Materials needed: access to an overhead projector and
OHT 1 and 2 . Methodology
Introduction
1. (20 minutes)
Elicit from the class what they already
know about the PEO licensing process based on the previous two lessons.
Note that engineering experience is a requirement and that the PEO
has very specific criteria for determining acceptable engineering experience.
Elicit from the class the five required areas of engineering experience
by having them reflect on their previous experience. Write down the
five quality-based criteria for evaluation of experience:
- application of theory
- practical experience
- management of engineering
- communication skills
- awareness of the social implications of engineering
(Optional activity: write the five kinds of experience in columns and
have participants, in pairs or as a whole class, brainstorm terms or
functions associated with each category).
Pre-Tasks
1. (30 minutes)
Show the class a copy of the Guide
to the Required Experience for Licensing as a Professional Engineer
in Ontario. Explain that they will be reading
excerpts from this guide and later sharing what they have learned
with their colleagues in the class. Divide participants into groups
of three or four. Each group receives one of Handout 1A, B, C, D,
or E. (If there are fewer than fifteen participants in the class,
then some groups should receive two handouts instead of one). Each
group should have different information. Have the participants read
the first page of their handout. Short discussions may follow.
2. (30 minutes)
Explain to the participants that the
next activity will focus on terminology. Show OHT 1 and read the instructions
together. Have participants match the underlined terms on the first
page of their handout with the definitions on the second page.
They can do this activity with members of their group; alternatively,
they can do the activity individually and then compare answers
with their group.
3. (15 minutes)
Distribute Handout 2. Show OHT 2. Review
instructions with participants to be sure they understand the task.
First, participants will complete the grid on Handout 2 with information
from their handout, discussing terms with their group members as required.
When they are completing the grid, they should summarize, paraphrase
and use key words; they should not copy sentences from the handout
onto the grid. Explain that groups will be allowed sufficient time to
prepare so that each participant is ready to explain their area of engineering
experience to other participants who have not read the information.
Make clear to participants that they should not read excerpts when they
form their new groups, nor should they focus on terminology. Instead,
participants should be prepared to paraphrase and focus on helping others
understand the information.
4. (20 minutes)
Form new groups consisting of one representative
from each of the previous groupings. Group members should all have
read different excerpts from the PEO guide. Participants take turns
to explain their particular aspect of engineering experience to their
group members. Everybody completes the grid on Handout 2. Alternatively, a short presentation can be made by a speaker from each
group, while others fill out the chart.
Task
1. (35 minutes)
Ask participants to choose one specific
situation from their previous employment and describe how their experience
in that job reflects all or some of the PEO required engineering experience.
Ask participants to prepare alone and then share their information
with their group. Participants can be grouped according to discipline. Post-Task
(15 minutes)
Now that each participant is familiar
with all the areas of required engineering experience, distribute Handout
3 and ask participants to decide which activities within each group belong
to what PEO-defined area of experience. Note that their decisions should
be based on the text. If time is limited, distribute Handout 3 as an
out-of-class post-task. Note that the letter designation in the Facilitator's
Guide corresponds to the letters in Handout 1. It is important that the participants
get practice writing their own experience records for the PEO application
process. This practice can at least partially be provided as part of
the training program, depending on the availability and expertise of
staff. However, as the task can be overwhelming to most second language
learners, it is advisable to consult the PEO for further guidance and
information about their requirements and criteria.  Downloads
All downloads are in Adobe Acrobat
PDF.
Download a print version of the above lesson plan and related
materials.
Licensing:
Topic 3 [220 KB, 23 pages]
Download the complete Facilitator's Guide and Participant's Workbook.
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