National Professional Practice Exam

The National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) tests applicants for P.Tech. on their knowledge of the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act and related regulations of the practice of engineering or geoscience in accordance with section 5(1)(c) of the Professional Technologists Regulations.

The NPPE is a different exam than the ASET PPE and is administered by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). It is a higher-level exam suitable for P.Tech. applicants seeking a license to practice engineering or geoscience. Only P.Tech. applicants may apply to write the exam.

More information about the P.Tech. application can be found here.

New: There is now an official website for the National Professional Practice Exam. Click the button below to visit the site.

NPPE WEBSITE

Fees

1. Please be advised that the exam fee is non-refundable.

Candidate Guide

Please download and complete the NPPE Candidate Guide for more information about the exam, including:

• Exam Syllabus
• Study Materials and Practice Exams
• Exam Time and Location
• Exam Results 

NPPE CANDIDATE GUIDE

Exam Schedule

*Note - Reschedules or cancellations of registered exams after the deadline date are subject to payment of the full exam fee.

Exam Confirmation

Applicants can expect an email from Meazure Learning three (3) to four (4) weeks prior to their registered exam date with instructions to confirm their seat within a specified timeframe. The anticipated date of this email is the start date of the "booking window" found here. If the email cannot be located (check junk mail), please email [email protected] to request that an exam grant email be resent, as ASET does not have access to this information.

Applicants who do not reconfirm their seat by the last day of the specific booking window (see here) will be unable to write the exam. As late confirmations are not possible, applicants are required to pay the full exam fee again to register for a new date. For this, please contact ASET at [email protected].

Rewrite/Reschedule Policy

Please be advised that if you wish to reschedule your exam date at any time after the registration deadline, you will be charged the full exam fee. Please email [email protected] to reschedule your exam. 

If you are required to rewrite the exam, you will be charged the full exam fee. Refer to the fee chart above to see the full exam fee.   
Applicants may attempt the exam a maximum of four times within one year from the date of application.

Special Accommodation Requests

1. Applicants with disabilities may request special accommodation(s) to write the ASET PPE, Certification Exam or the NPPE. Applicants must request special accommodation(s) at the time of application and at least seven weeks prior to the exam registration deadline date.
   
   Applicants will be required to provide documented evidence of the disability. Such evidence includes a formal detailed diagnosis of the specific disability from an appropriate professional (e.g. physician, psychologist, rehabilitation counsellor) and supporting documentation citing the need for exam accomodations and what accomodations the candidate received in the past.
   
   ASET will review the candidate's written request for accommodation(s) to determine if the request can be supported.
    
    
2. Internationally trained applicants who may need more than the allotted time when writing the PPE and/or ASET Certification Exam, may request additional time for writing the exam by completing and submitting this form to ASET. Applicants must request special accommodation(s) at the time of application and at least seven weeks prior to the exam registration deadline date.
   
   Applicants must submit the results of the English language competency proficiency to ASET before this special accommodation request will be granted.
   
   ASET will review the applicant’s written request for accommodation(s) to determine if the request can be supported.

EXAM ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM