Applied Science

Technician A technician is a worker in a field of technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use ...

is a Canadian

professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and ski ...

title awarded on the basis of

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...

qualification and work experience. In the province of British Columbia, this is a regulated occupation. The province of Alberta has never used the term and has no analog for the term. In Saskatchewan, the term has been superseded by the term "Certified Technician" In the province of Manitoba, the term "Applied Science Engineering Technician" is referenced, but is considered outdated. The current term used is Certified Engineering Technician. In the province of Ontario, the term "Applied Science Technician" is used to describe some college courses, but the term has been superseded in legislation by the term "Certified Technician". In the province of Nova Scotia, the term "Certified Applied Science Technician" is protected by "An Act Respecting the Certified Applied Science Technicians and Technologists"http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/applscie.htm An Act Respecting the Certified Applied Science Technicians and Technologists of Nova Scotia

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