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.

Fees

Fees	Amount
National Professional Practice Exam	$241.50*

*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

Exam Schedule

Exam Window (AM or PM)	Registration Deadline END OF DAY
September 9, 2019 September 10, 2019 September 11, 2019	July 12, 2019
November 25, 2019 November 26, 2019 November 27, 2019	October 11, 2019
February 3, 2020 February 4, 2020 February 5, 2020	December 16, 2019
April 6, 2020 April 7, 2020 April 8, 2020	February 28, 2020
June 8, 2020 June 9, 2020 June 10, 2020	May 1, 2020
September 9, 2020 September 10, 2020 September 11, 2020	July 17, 2020
November 16, 2020 November 17, 2020 November 18, 2020	October 2, 2020

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 of $230 + GST. Please email exams@aset.ab.ca to reschedule your exam.

If you are required to rewrite the exam, you will be charged the full exam fee of $230 + GST. Applicants may attempt the exam a maximum of 3 times within one year from the date of application.

IMPORTANT EXAM INFORMATION:

The NPPE exam is written in exam windows. The exam will be written one of these three days, either in the morning or the afternoon. Your preference will be forwarded to APEGA and Yardstick, who administer the examination. You will be booked into one of the six exams in this window based on your preference and availability, but ultimately the final decision on date/time is made by Yardstick. You will be provided with details of the exact date, time and testing location by Yardstick approximately three to four weeks prior to the exam window.

If you do not receive the email from Yardstick, please contact highstakes@getyardstick.com. ASET does not have the exam details and cannot provide them to you.

Special Accommodation Requests

If applicants with disabilities need to request accomodations to write the NPPE, a notice of 7 week before the exam date of their choice, must be given in writing to the ASET Registration Staff with the appropriate documentation (email exams@aset.ab.ca).

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 accomodation and determine if it can be supported.

Exam Resources

The following is a list of study materials required for the National Professional Practice Exam:

ASET NPPE Legislation Handbook
National Professional Practice Exam Syllabus
- Please note: ASET Members must contact the ASET office to Register for the NPPE
NPPE Study Materials Information Sheet
Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience Third Canadian Edition by Samuels & Sanders (2011 Copyright)
- Second Canadian Edition can still be used to prepare, but is no longer printed by the publisher.
Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice and Ethics - Sixth Edition by Gordon C. Andrews (2019 Copyright)
- The Fifth Edition can still be used to prepare.
APEGA is transitioning the NPPE to an online format. For more information, please click here. Note: ASET applicants must register for the NPPE through ASET. However, ASET applicants will be able to take advantage of the new online test format and centers offered by APEGA.
Click here to purchase a new practice test to assist with preparing to write the NPPE.