From the Executive Director: Session Is Over, Time to Move On
The 2018 Florida Legislative Session ended on March 9, and the engineers can breathe easy. No new laws were passed that would appear to affect engineers or the practice of engineering.
Chair’s Corner: Mentoring Strengthens the Engineering Profession
I challenge all experienced engineers: Take time to mentor those young engineers in your company who are recent graduates. They will appreciate it, and it will be quite rewarding for both you as a mentor and your company through increased productivity.
Two Appointed to Florida Board of Professional Engineers
Two new members have been named to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. Dylan Albergo, PE, and Scott Drury, PE, were appointed by Gov. Rick Scott.
Demonstrating Qualifying Engineering Experience for Licensure
One of the least understood areas of the engineering licensure process relates to the question of what constitutes acceptable qualifying engineering experience for the purposes of licensure.
FBPE Staff Volunteers at ASCE Conference, MathCounts
FBPE staff recently volunteered at the three-day 2018 Southeast Student Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers and at the 2018 Florida MathCounts Competition.
NCEES Ending Software Engineering Discipline Exam
NCEES plans to stop offering the Software Engineering discipline for the Principles & Practice of Engineering exam as of April 2019.
NCEES Reaches Settlement in Copyright Allegations
NCEES and a test preparation company for certain NCEES exams have reached an $800,000 settlement agreement regarding allegations of the unauthorized use of copyrighted practice questions belonging to NCEES.
Special Recognition: Congratulations, Examinees
FBPE applauds all of the candidates who passed their engineering exams. We wish them much success as they move toward the next step in their engineering careers.