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 |
As a 43-year veteran in the engineering profession, I am opposed to the proposed requirement for continuing education for PEs. While I am a strong believer in higher education, I do not believe that mandatory college courses will help me in any way. I believe that , like myself, most serious professional engineers have their own continuing education program consisting of on-the job learning, active membership in professional societies, and study of trade journals and technical papers. In fact, most of my knowledge and skills come from my work experience , not from my college education. I took the PE exam late in my career as a personal challenge and for personal development, not as a erquirement of my employer. If this requirement is enacted, I am sure that many experienced and competent PEs will not continue their licenses in the Commonwealth of Virginia.