Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.)

Applicants who have not graduated from a technical program will need to successfully complete the PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition) application in order to apply for the ASET C.E.T. designation.

Applicants can use their journeyperson certificate to apply for the C. Tech. designation. Once approved for C.Tech., the member can submit an application to reclassify to C.E.T.

Applicants with a military background can use their experience to apply for the C.Tech. designation. Once approved for C.Tech., the member can submit an application to reclassify to C.E.T.

No, these individuals only need to be professional references who have direct knowledge of the applicant’s technical work experience.

Contact ASET Registration at registration@aset.ab.ca.

Yes, but applicants with international education are required to provide an academic evaluation as part of their application. You will supply your academic credentials to one of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada organizations (IQAS, WES1, ICES, ICAS, CES, MIDI) for a basic document-by-document assessment. See ASET's International Applicants page for further information.

Using the definitions of Technician and Technologist in conjunction with the competency indicators located in the discipline-specific competency summaries, you can align your experience.

Applicants who have not graduated from a TAC-accredited program are required to successfully complete the ASET Certification Exam as part of their C.E.T. application.

The average application process timeline is four – six months.

The system is designed to lock once the competency summary is submitted, to allow the document to be reviewed. No further changes can be made at this time.

Yes, the applicant can use a combination of projects to demonstrate work experience within the competency summary. However, each project within the competency summary must be signed by the attesting supervisor. 

If you started the year as a T.T. (with no outstanding dues) and are now certified as a C.E.T., pro-rated annual dues are issued in the year you become certified (crediting the current year's T.T. dues against the pro-rated certified member dues).