This document discusses foreign qualification recognition for internationally graduated engineers in Alberta. It outlines stakeholders in the process like employers, educational institutions, and regulatory bodies. It also describes the ANIW Capacity Alberta project which addressed barriers to licensure for internationally educated professionals and provided support through workshops and networking. The meeting agenda involves identifying challenges with foreign qualification recognition, group work to find solutions, and presentations from each group followed by an open discussion.

2. Foreign Qualification Recognition
Process
Internationally Graduated Engineers
Aug 8, 2012

3. FQR Plan for Alberta
Stakeholders Strategic Actions
•Employers Specialized information:
•Educational institutions accessible, current, accurate &
•Professional regulatory understandable
bodies Assessment Standards &
•Immigrant-serving Resources: accurate, fair &
transparent
agencies
Bridging the Gaps: timely &
*ANIW: Capacity Alberta available
Project

4. ANIW: Capacity Alberta Project
• represented the voice of internationally educated
professionals (IETPs)
• addressed barriers & identified collaborative solutions
regarding access to licensure
• provided support to IETPs in the accreditation process

5. Capacity Alberta Project
• orientation sessions
• professional education workshops
• study groups
• well-being & personal development workshops
• education & awareness workshops
• network with ethno cultural associations

6. Meeting Agenda
Time Activities
6.00 - 6.10 Welcome
6.10 - 6.20 Meeting briefing
6.20 - 6.30 Foreign Qualification Recognition for Engineers
6.30 - 7.15 Identify FQR challenges & solutions (Group Work)
7.15 - 7.35 BREAK
7.35 - 8.10 Group presentations (5 minutes/group)
8.10 - 8.30 Plenary discussion
8.30 - 8.45 Conclusions