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COURSE INFORMATION
Preparation Course for NPPE - Professional Practice Exam
Type:
Training Course

Length:
1 Days
CEU:
0.8
PDH:
8

Fee:
$200 CAD
5% GST will be added to course fees upon registration.

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Course Description
This one day seminar prepares NPPE applicants by covering the primary literature required by APEGA.

Slides on exam material, including guidelines of ethical and lawful practice, and the Occupational Health & Safety Act will be reviewed in the morning.

In the afternoon, there will be a review of sample multiple choice questions.

After this one-day seminar your learning will be facilitated and accelerated in order for you to pass the exam.

A complete set of Progress Seminars course materials are included. The APEGA study guides are not included in this course.

- A set of 100 (educational) multiple choice questions is included in the course materials.

- This seminar is not a replacement for your study.

- This seminar is not affiliated with APEGA.


Please note that a meal is not included with this course.


Who Should Attend
This course is designed for Engineering, Geology, and Geophysics graduates who need to obtain their APEGA licences.
Course Outline
1. Regulating a profession

2. APEGA’s Act

3. APEGA’s regulations and bylaws

4. Disciplinary procedures

5. Exam preparation: How to study, How to write the exam

6. Ethical theories and Code of ethics

7. Ethics for three different group of professionals: Managers, Employees, and private sector

8. Canadian Legal System

9. Business organization structures

10. Professional implications: Tort Law, Contract law, and “product liability”

11. Tort law

12. Contract Law

13. Choosing Project participants: Bidding process

14. Delivering Methods: Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, etc.

15. Compensation Methods: Fixed price, Cost plus, etc.

16. Life cycle of a contract: Awarding contract, Executing contract, and terminating contract

17. Specific issues in contracts: Breaches, Disputes and Delays

18. Important clauses in construction contracts

19. Subcontractor contracts

20. Specific type of contracts: Insurance and Bond

21. Other types of law for professionals: Property law, Employment law, Environmental law

22. Intellectual Property Law: different types of intellectual properties

23. Practice on Multiple choice questions
Instructor
Mohammad Toghraei MSc. P.Eng.
Mohammad Toghraei has over 19 years experience in the field of Process engineering and industrial water treatment. His main expertise is in the treatment of wastewater from oil and petrochemical complexes. For the past eight years he has taken on different technical roles in water treatment areas of SAGD projects. He is now working as an independent consultant.

Mohammad also has a passion for helping new Engineers and new immigrants with their career development and to obtain their APEGGA licenses by explaining the main topics of Ethics and Law, and how these issues affect the Engineering, Geology and Geophysics professions.

Mohammad has received a BSc. degree in Chemical engineering and an MSc. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tehran, and is a member of APEGGA.

After immigrating from his native Iran in 2003, Mohammad now lives in Calgary with his beautiful wife and daughter.



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Reviews
"I thoroughly enjoyed Mohammad's style and presentation. Well done!"
- GHG/ Energy Engineer

"It is challenging to cover the topics and material for this class in one day. You have done a great job compressing the material and were able to help with preparation for the exam."
- Systems Engineer

"Overall pretty good. Helped in organizing and focusing my study efforts."
- Drilling EIT

"The course was in fact useful beyond my expectation. Since I has studied the material prior to attending the course it was clear to me that the instructor had put a lot of effort in preparing his slides which helped him cover a huge volume of topics in a compressed one day course. In the meantime, the presentation was performed at a reasonable pace which was easy to follow. I will be recommending this course to all of the EIT's in our department."
- Sr. Process Engineer

"Very clear explanations on the concepts and the mock exam will help a lot in my study."
- Environmental Technology Investments Engineer

"I enjoyed the course. It is an excellent way to start studying for the exam. I would not have any problem recommending this course to my co-workers or anyone who might have some interest in this topic."
- Risk Engineer

"Thank you! Good course. Rally opened my eyes to how much more I need to study! Multiple choice questions helped because I find that I struggle with this type of question and I need the practice!"
- EIT
Upcoming Sessions
Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Date:
Friday, June 15, 2012
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Date:
Saturday, September 15, 2012
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM