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Professional Engineer Group at LinkedIn

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Have you joined LinkedIn® yet? 
LinkedIn® professional networking services is “an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and 200 countries.”  They indicate that “you can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.”  Best of all – LinkedIn is free [...]

From Tenth Grader to Professional Engineer in Ten Years or Less

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

 

Registrant Responsibility

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, February 2010, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 – PAGE 10)
Registrant responsibility extends beyond our own work
When we become licensed, we take an oath to safeguard the life, health, property, and welfare of the public. I believe that in our direct contact with the public, all of us strive to practice ethical standards to [...]

Why Should You Become a Licensed Professional Engineer?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Check out this interesting and informative article in IEEE-USA Today’s Engineer Online
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Why Should You Become a Licensed Professional Engineer?
by Mitchell A. Thornton
When contemplating professional licensure, the central question for many electrical, computer and software engineers is: How will licensure benefit me? I will answer that question in this article, but first I’m going to review some [...]

October 2009 Exam Pass Rates

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The exam results are in!  Congratulations to those that passed the October 2009 administation of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or the Principles and Practice of  Engineering (PE) exam. 
It is always interesting to look at the pass rates – you can draw your own conclusions as to why they are what they are.  The data below [...]

Examinee Management System

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, February 2010, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 – PAGE 5)
Examinee management system set for October 2010 administration
New system expected to improve security and effciency
Ensuring the integrity of engineering and surveying licensure exams is an integral part of our efforts to protect the public. NCEES staff is nearing the completion [...]