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Learn, Develop, Grow Your Career Engineers benefit from exciting new Professional Development and Career Services offerings HELP EMPLOYERS FIND YOU: UPLOAD YOUR RESUME OSPE’s Professional Development and Career Services team has been hard OSPE’s member-only online job site services offerings and register for courses with special pricing for OSPE members! at work implementing exciting enhancements to our programming. Visit www.ospe.on.ca to check out new information, new member-only career is the go-to resource for your engi- ENJOY PANIC-FREE JOB SEARCHING WITH OSPE neering job search. Whether you’re seeking your first job or looking to take your career to the next level, search- OSPE launches its first ever step-by-step program ing through job postings is just the beginning. The OSPE website offers a resume database accessible to thousands of registered engineering employers. By posting your resume, you can increase your chances of getting noticed by hiring managers who mine OSPE’s database, even before they post open positions. Help employers find you. Upload your resume today by logging in at www.ospe.on.ca. designed to prepare engineers for a successful This proven program consists of four blended-learning phases that can help you break the frustrating cycle of endless online job applications, tap into the hidden job market and secure new work opportunities. Featuring customized, executable job search plans and ongoing support, this program includes an opportunity to test your newly acquired skills at an Engineering Employers Networking Event this Fall in Toronto. The Panic Free Job Search program takes place August 15-16, 2013 in Mississauga. Register now at www.ospe.on.ca/events. job search. PROVEN SUCCESS IN PREPARING FOR YOUR P.ENG. OSPE PD NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN Are you preparing to write your Professional Practice Over 300 participants provided valuable comments and Examination (PPE), as administered by Professional suggestions in response to OSPE’s Professional Development Engineers Ontario? OSPE’s popular Preparatory Course Needs Assessment Survey in June. This for the Professional Practice Exam explains legal and ethical concepts and issues for the engineering profession to help you prepare for the examination and increase your chances of success. In fact, those who attend the OSPE course have a 98% success rate on their PPE, compared to 80% for those who do not take OSPE’s course. Both in-class and self study options are available now, with special pricing for OSPE members. The next sessions will take place in November 2013. For details, and to register for OSPE’s PPE prep course, visit www.ospe.on.ca/pd. input is proving invaluable, as we design and build programs to best meet the training and development needs of Ontario engineers throughout the remainder of 2013 and into 2014. Much of the feedback submitted is already being implemented for launch this Fall. Stay tuned to www.ospe.on.ca/pd for new program announcements. OSPE members can also learn about the latest developments in Professional Development and Career Services by subscribing to OSPE’s biweekly Your Career Advantage e-newsletter. Subscribe today by logging in at www.ospe.on.ca. TheVoice Summer 2013 3 1 http://www.ospe.on.ca http://www.ospe.on.ca http://www.ospe.on.ca/events http://www.ospe.on.ca/pd http://www.ospe.on.ca http://www.ospe.on.ca/pd

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of OSPE - The Voice - Summer 2013

OSPE - The Voice - Summer 2013
Contents
Viewpoint
Newsbytes
Anne Sado, P.Eng.
National Engineering Month Ontario 2013
Engaging Tomorrow’s Engineers
Student Ambassador Profile
Innovation
The OSPE Research and Innovation Guide
The Advocacy Agenda
Maintaining and Expanding Our Engineering Capability
Engineers as Leaders
Why Throw It Away?
Connecting with Queen’s Park
Can We Engineer Better Drivers?
Insuring Your Work
Closing the Gap
Bridging the Gap
Learn, Develop, Grow Your Career
Grow Your Engineering Team

OSPE - The Voice - Summer 2013