Applied Science Technologist is a Canadian

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title awarded on the basis of

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qualification and work experience. Abbreviated as A.Sc.T., some, but not all, Canadian provincial

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

and

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technology associations offer this certification.

Requirements for certification

*Graduation from at least a three-year post secondary program in engineering or applied science technology approved by the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board *Two years of engineering work experience in the field that certification is sought *Completion of an application, work history and submission of professional references *Completion of a professional practice examination

Ontario

As of 1-July-2010,

OACETT The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists, or OACETT, is a not-for-profit, self-governing organization in Ontario, Canada. It is a professional association that promotes the interests of engineering and appli ...

will be eliminating the A.Sc.T. title due to public confusion regarding certification requirements. Members who hold the AScT designation will be eligible to keep it while new applicants will only be able to obtain either the C.Tech. or C.E.T. designations.

Right to use of title

The title of A.Sc.T., which is used as a

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, is generally protected by provincial legislation. One cannot use the title or hold that one is an Applied Science Technologist unless so certified by a provincial body associated with the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists. In some provinces this title may be replaced with Certified Engineering Technologist (CET), Registered Engineering Technologist (RET), or more recently Professional Technologist (P.Tech) to more closely align with

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s who use the title (P.Eng). Internationally, transferability of this title is governed by the

Sydney Accord The Sydney Accord is an international mutual recognition agreement for qualifications in the fields of engineering technology. Definition and background The Sydney Accord is an agreement between the bodies responsible for accrediting engineering ...

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Requirements for certification

Ontario

Right to use of title

See also

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