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Board Publications ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD - DECEMBER 1998
The Board continues to encourage employers of engineers in government ministries,
state enterprises and private organizations to make use of registered engineers in
positions of responsibility and leadership.
Wherever possible, documentation, articles, media presentations etc. are used on
the advantages of registration and direct letters have been written to individual
corporations to promote the concept. In these
efforts, the Board has again worked closely with APETT in making joint representation and
presentations. Such efforts have borne fruit at
Petrotrin and is now underway with the National Gas Company, PCS Nitrogen and the Ministry
of Works and Transport.
The Board acknowledges the valuable association it has had with APETT in all the
areas related to the development of the engineering profession in Trinidad and Tobago. 8.1
Recognition Awards This year the Board has decided
to make two awards in recognition of contributions made to the Board and to the
Engineering Profession in Trinidad and Tobago. The
awards are made to: -
Eng. Fenrick De Four
– the Founding Chairman and Chairman for the first twelve years of the Board’s
existence. The leadership of Eng. De Four has
been instrumental in creating the organizational culture of professionalism and
independence which the Board now enjoys. -
Eng. Derek Comissiong
– Founding Registrar of the Board who served the Board as Registrar from 1986 to
1998. 9.0 Administration and
Finance
The operations of the Board are managed by the Registrar/Secretary and the Board
employs an administrative secretary to deal with day-to-day activities. The Board funds
the expenses of its operations from the fees it receives from Engineers who register. The members of the Board and, at this time, the
Registrar/Secretary serve on the Board without remuneration. The Treasurer oversees the
finances and funding of the Board including income receipt and banking, payment of
expenses and other matters which are necessary for the transaction of the business of the
Board. Financial statements are prepared for the consideration of the Board at its monthly
meetings and arrangements made for the audit of the finances of the Board on an annual
basis. 10.0 Vision 2000
In the coming two (2) years and more specifically 1999, the Board expects to
complete and have brought into effect changes in the Registration Act. It is expected by then to have achieved the goals
of common regional registration legislation and reciprocity of registration.
The Board will continue to work with the Bureau of Standards and the Interim
National Physical Planning Commission to put in place a sufficient number of Codes and
Standards to allow for the new process of approvals which will incorporate the use of
listed professionals in the preparation, submission and approval of building and
infrastructure plans and the supervision and certification of construction. The aim of this is to make the process of
approvals more efficient and reduce the delays which have plagued construction activity in
the past.
The Board will of course continue its efforts to promote the registration of
practicing engineers and try to ensure that in both the public and private sectors, all
senior engineers are registered.
The Continuing Professional Development Programme which the Board and the
Association of Professional Engineers have introduced, will continue to be a major
activity. It is expected that the breath and
scope of this programme will be extended as a service of significance to our members.
Beyond 2000, the new millennium will make demands on all societies and more so on
small economies such as Trinidad and Tobago. Engineers
will as usual have to be the first to respond. The
Board of Engineering expects that by continuing to emphasize the development of the
profession, our engineers will be prepared for that response. |
