About the Professional Development System
As part of its executive work for the General Commission for Professional Development (CGAP), the Professional Training Department is responsible for coordinating the evaluation of CFIA members to verify that their professional skills are up to date, based on the criteria and procedures established in the corresponding regulations.
The Professional Development System is a voluntary evaluation procedure that determines whether an engineering or architecture professional registered with the CFIA has undergone a valid process of professional development, training, and experience, demonstrating that they possess the up-to-date skills required for professional practice in their field of expertise.
Professional updating is general in nature and focuses on the engineering or architecture discipline in which the member being evaluated is incorporated.
Objective
To assure the national and international community that members incorporated into the CFIA, who hold professional updating status, possess the updated professional competencies for relevant professional practice in their field of competence.
- It provides engineering and architecture professionals with the opportunity to confirm and guarantee to society that they are up to date in their field of professional competence.
- Contributes to promoting the socioeconomic well-being of professionals affiliated with the CFIA.
- It gives CFIA member engineering and architecture professionals public recognition that contributes to their professional competitiveness.
- It helps prevent problems arising from professional obsolescence.
- Before making the certification payment, we recommend that you send us all the necessary documentation so that we can carry out a preliminary assessment. This review will allow us to confirm whether you meet the necessary requirements to move forward with the process, or whether any corrections need to be made to the documents you submit. Once this initial review is complete, we will inform you about the feasibility of continuing with the certification process, ensuring that your investment is not in vain.
- Once you have corrected the indicated issues, you may pay the established fee and formally submit your application.
- The Professional Training Department forwards the application to the appropriate committee according to the branch of incorporation (CIC, CACR, CIEMI, CIT, CITEC).
- The relevant Committee will have one month to issue its opinion on the application and communicate it to the Professional Training Department. If the Committee identifies the need for additional information in order to make a decision, the professional will be notified so that they can provide it.
- Once the requested corrections have been made, the relevant committee forwards the agreement to the General Professional Development Committee for approval.
- The General Professional Development Committee reviews and endorses the decision made by the respective Committee. Finally, the Committee will submit the decision to the CFIA General Board of Directors for ratification. The General Board of Directors issues a resolution, which determines the start of the certification for the next five years of its validity.
- The Professional Training Department will manage the publication of the professional's details in the official list on the CFIA website and will prepare their certificate, which will be sent to their email address.
Yes. It is the same process described in the section How is Professional Development carried out?
For more information, please contact the Department of Vocational Training
