Action | Develop regulations for a mandatory continuing education requirement for architect, professional engineer, and land surveyor licenses. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 5/2/2008 |
I share the sentiments of most Professional Engineers offering comment on this proposal. Most of us earned a degree in engineering; gained engineering experience by working in our field and through the mentorship of more senior engineers; studied long and passed a difficult exam.
I believe the more experience I gain, the more wisdom I have for making careful and sound engineering decisions; that is not a qualification gained in a classroom - I am sorry, it's just not. This wisdom includes knowledge of our limitations and the ability to know when we need to review or learn new engineering material - we don't need this mandated on a rigid time-line. Thank you.