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Petroleum HR Council of Canada - Update on promoting Careers in our Industry

NOTICE OF CORRECTION AND CLARIFICATION TO THE ARTICLE:Your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Form - Tips and Hints

By Todd McCracken, P.Geo. – Chair, CPD Sub-committee (Field Notes No. 26; November/December 2007)

Formal Training

  • Hours claimed in this category require a certificate of completion.
  • A certificate of completion is not necessary for the hours claimed in this category.

Please note that hours claimed in this category do not require a certificate of completion and the CPD Guideline indicates that formal courses are “… course(s) (taken) during the year, (which were) organized by bodies or institutes which involved set work, a set syllabus with assignments or an exam.  Formal training may be in a traditional classroom setting, by correspondence, by video or on-line.”

Participation

  • Attendance at conferences or seminars should be claimed in this category. 
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  • Attendance at conferences or seminars can be claimed in this category.

Depending on the type of participation at a conference, the hours claimed for conference could be placed under various categories. Examples are as follows:

    • Attending presentations, technical talks, etc., should be placed under Other Educational;
    • Giving a presentation, technical talk, etc. could be placed under Presentations (including the hours that went into the preparation for the presentation); and,
    • Attending a board meeting or AGM of a technical/scientific, professional or learned society held in conjunction with a conference, etc., would be placed under Participation.

The APGO CPD Guideline does state that CPD hours should be placed under Other Educational Activity if they are obtained by “…. attending technical talks and lectures, conferences, seminars, trade shows and field trips which do not comprise a set syllabus with assignments or an exam”.  Nevertheless, due to the various ways in which one participates at a conference, there will be a variety of categories that may apply.

The APGO apologizes if the November/December 2007 issue article caused any confusion and hopes that the above clarifications are useful to members. Please contact the APGO with any questions.



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