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7. The Role of Government
7. The Role of Government
Pages 64-67
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About 25 percent of the states have become involved in activities focusing either on repeal of the industry exemption to engineering registration laws, as in Montana, or on laws mandating continuing education, as in Iowa. In addition, New Jersey and Wisconsin have voluntary professional development programs for registered professional engineers wherein credits are granted for activities such as college-level and short courses, seminars, inventions, technical society meetings, research papers, trade shows, and home study.
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The National University Extension Association is on record as recommending that continuing education programs be subject to the same review process extended to other accredited collegiate activities Burnett, 1979~. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and several technical societies have studied accreditation or validation of continuing education programs for engineers [Atiyeh and Young, 1983~.
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Comparative Policies Mintzes, in his comparative study of technical personnel trends and competitiveness in the United States, Japan, West Germany, and France; 1982J, concluded that "industry, with government encouragement, is more involved in upgrading obsolescent skills of older scientific and technical personnel abroad than in the United States." France and West Germany have laws requiring periodic formal retraining, and the lifetime employment policies of the larger Japanese firms generate the same result. Although considerable training takes place in the United States, this country has no systematic policy for upgrading the skills of older workers.
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Klus and Jones conclude that "it is doubtful whether mandatory continuing education for licensees would have any positive effect on continuing education." Federal Programs In Continuing Education Federal civil service regulations provide for support by federal agencies of continuing professional development of engineers employed directly by the federal government. Support under these regulations falls into two major categories.
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