Suppose you are an engineer or geoscientist with a burning desire to migrate to Saskatchewan through APEGS registration as a licensed engineering or geoscientist professional. In that case, you must have heard of NPPE. Here, in this blog, we will tell you more about this. So, read the whole article investing your undivided attention.
NPPE (National Professional Practice Exam):
NPPE, the professional practice exam tests the knowledge of Canadian law, ethics, and professionalism. You have to pass the professional practice exam before you become qualified for taking up responsibility for professional engineering or geoscientist work. You will have 5/2 (2.5) hours to complete the exam, and you have to attain 65% marks to pass this exam.
Before applying:
You have to be a member-in-training or an Engineering/Geoscience Licensee applicant.
Geoscience/Engineering Licensee candidates must have got a letter permitting them to write the APEGS NPPE exam.
Every member has to comply with continuing professional development (CPD) reporting for the previous year.
You are advised to read the National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) Candidate Guide before you register for the exam.
How to register:
Seminar Date
Exam Date
Registration Deadline
February 22 – April 6 (2022)
April 4-6 (2022)
February 18 (2022)
May 3 – June 8 (2022)
June 6-8 (2022)
April 29 (2022)
July 5 – August 24 (2022)
August 22-24 (2022)
June 30 (2022)
September 27 – November 9 (2022)
November 7-9 (2022)
September 23 (2022)
You need to complete the form to register for the exam and seminar.
You are advised to hire a professional APEGS expert so that you know all the necessary information and instructions. After that, you will do everything systematically.
NPPE blueprint:
The (2017) NPPE blueprint (exam specifications and blueprint) was developed using the collaboration of engineers and geoscience subject-matter experts (SMEs) all over Canada in a one-year consultation process. The NPPE blueprint content and question numbers in each area were developed by the SME members of PPEC (Professional Practice Examination Committee) based on their professional experience, judgment concerning the significance of each area, and correspondence with the national guideline on the professional practice examination given by Engineers Canada. The blueprint content and question weighting were then validated at a country level by every participating jurisdiction member of NPPEAC (the National Professional Practice Examination Advisory Committee).
Each National Professional Practice Exam administration has 100 operational questions that are used for computing candidate scores. The upper and lower total ranges for the question number in each topic area (for example, 7 to 10 questions) only indicate that the weights were symmetrical about the averages that would constitute the exams over time. For instance, in one exam administration, the Professional Law topic area may have 8 operational questions. In another exam administration, the Professional Law topics area may have 9 questions and the like.
It is expected for candidates to know and show an understanding of all material given in the NPPE blueprint. It is because any of the topics listed might be tested to a lesser or greater extent in each exam.