2014

OACETT appoints a new Director of IETO and Registrar OACETT is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Chappell to the position of Director of IETO and Registrar, effective January 2, 2015. Barbara has served the Association for nearly 11 years, seven of those in the capacity of Deputy Registrar, during which her considered and collaborative approach to the management of certification and admissions operations has enabled her to accomplish a great deal.

OACETT Council Documents Please see below the November OACETT Council meeting documents

OACETT members receive a discount on training programs from CSA Group OACETT has partnered with CSA Group to provide members with preferential pricing on sustainability training programs.

OACETT’s Employer Exchange Breakfast focuses on new treaty impacting Canadian business The Conference Board of Canada’s deputy chief economist Pedro Antunes gave industry leaders the latest news on Canada’s economy and the new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at OACETT’s Employer Exchange Breakfast on November 5.

2014 OACETT Salary Survey Now Available For more than 10 years OACETT has conducted research on the compensation and employment trends of engineering technology professionals. We recently completed data collection on OACETT’s 2014 Salary Survey and are excited to share the results.

New Bursary Award Created at RCC Students in the RCC Institute of Technology’s engineering technology programs now have the opportunity to receive a $1000 bursary thanks to a $10,000 gift from OACETT member and RRC alumni Farsad Kiani, C.E.T.

OACETT members invited to attend the Canadian Value Symposium 2014 Learn how to combine Value Analysis, Lean, Six Sigma, Risk Analysis, and other techniques to achieve breakthrough solutions by attending the Canadian Value Symposium, taking place from November 17-18 at the Eaton Chelsea in downtown Toronto.

September 2014 OACETT Council Meeting OACETT Council Meeting was held on September 26-27 in Mississauga, Ontario.

Nominations open for OACETT Provincial Honours & Awards OACETT invites you to take a few moments out of your busy schedule to reflect on a volunteer, co-worker, educator or employer who has made a difference in your life, in the engineering technology industry or in our association.

The OACETT Professional Practice Exam is Changing! The Institute of Engineering Technology of Ontario (IETO) is pleased to announce upcoming improvements to the OACETT Professional Practice Exam and study materials. The new edition of the Professional Practice Study manual includes updates to the OACETT By-law and commentary on new issues that have arisen in the continually changing engineering technology workplace. PPE manual chapters have been reorganized, reformatted, and new content added for overall flow and cohesiveness. Two new sections have been added to the manual: Workplace Legislation and IETO. Additional multiple choice questions will be introduced to reflect these revisions.

PPE announcement Registration for the new online,on demand PPE opens July 15, 2014

OACETT 2014 Annual General Meeting and Conference Highlights OACETT held a successful Annual General Meeting and Conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake from May 29-31 under the theme “Cultivating a Culture of Success”.

National Engineering Month 2014 video: Engineers Without Borders talk OACETT success Throughout the month of March, OACETT hosted a number of events for National Engineering Month Ontario 2014, “Making a World Difference” in the lives of many elementary and high school students across Ontario. Learn about the significant progress OACETT made in this year’s campaign.

Confederation College team wins province-wide student challenge A team of Confederation College students have won the inaugural National Engineering Month (NEM) Ontario College Student Challenge Award following a month-long competition in March.

Veridian Connections joins the OACETT Strategic Partnership Program OACETT, a leading professional association of more than 24,000 members and the certifying body that issues and manages the designations of C.E.T., C.Tech. and A.Sc.T., has welcomed Veridian Connections Inc. (Veridian) as a new strategic partner.