June 2021 Licensure Exchange

Read the latest issue of Licensure Exchange, the NCEES publication dedicated to opinions and ideas regarding the licensure of engineers and surveyors.

  • Committee Focus: ACCA proposes adding NCEES past president to each committee and task force
  • Member Board Brief: Is there a need for state-specific surveying exams?
  • Committee Focus: Task force recommends formation of young engineers and surveyors group
  • From the President: Virtual meetings help boost member board engagement
  • NCEES zones honor distinguished service
  • NCEES announces new Records option for military families seeking comity licensure
  • Enforcement Beat: Policing our own is part of protecting the public
  • HQ Update: Improving license mobility is key to ensuring licensure’s safeguards for the public
  • Advocacy Resources: ARPL/Oxford Economics report highlights value of professional licensing
  • NCEES outreach
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • NCEES annual meeting registration opening in June

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April 2021 Licensure Exchange

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  • From the President: NCEES adapts zone and annual meetings for COVID-19
  • Enforcement Beat: Unlicensed practice as a construction manager may not be obvious
  • Member Board Brief—Board operations: business as usual in unusual times
  • Exam News: Virtual meetings keep exam development moving forward
  • Headquarters Update: State of the Council presentations introduced to keep member boards informed
  • NCEES preparing to select winners for the 2021 Engineering and Surveying Education awards
  • NCEES outreach
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • NCEES continues centennial celebration
  • NCEES annual report and Squared now available

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February 2021 Licensure Exchange

Read the latest issue of Licensure Exchange, the NCEES publication dedicated to opinions and ideas regarding the licensure of engineers and surveyors.

  • PE Structural grading goes virtual in response to COVID-19
  • NCEES moves to virtual zone interim meetings for 2021
  • Member Board Brief: Changing lanes and looking for new opportunities when facing pandemic roadblocks
  • From the President: Virtual meetings keep NCEES moving forward
  • Enforcement Beat: New member orientation essential to understanding law enforcement guidelines
  • HQ Update: NCEES explores new avenues for surveying outreach
  • NCEES publishes history book to celebrate centennial
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • NCEES Engineer and Surveyor Profiles put faces to the professions

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December 2020 Licensure Exchange

Read the latest issue of Licensure Exchange, the NCEES publication dedicated to opinions and ideas regarding the licensure of engineers and surveyors.

  • From the President:  Work of NCEES continues during pandemic
  • Member Board Brief: Navigating the legislative process
  • NCEES launches podcast series
  • Future City moves to virtual format for 2021
  • NCEES opens 2021 Engineering Education and Surveying Education awards
  • Enforcement Beat: COVID-19 presents training opportunities
  • Committee Focus: NCEES committees and task forces begin work on 2020–21 agenda
  • Exam News: Board approves 2020–21 exam item costs
  • HQ Update: NCEES resources can facilitate interstate practice
  • Moments in NCEES history
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • MBA Webinar Resource Program available to assist with virtual outreach

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October 2020 Licensure Exchange

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  • NCEES holds virtual annual meeting to address key issues 
  • From the President: Knotts accepts presidency, outlines vision for year ahead
  • HQ Update: Adaptation key to addressing change
  • NCEES installs 2020–21 board of directors
  • Enforcement Beat: COVID-19 pandemic impacts enforcement activities
  • NCEES expands member board outreach support with webinar resource program
  • Statement of ownership, management, and circulation
  • Moments in NCEES history
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • Nominations open for 2021 service awards

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August 2020 Licensure Exchange

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  • Member Board Brief: Member boards respond to global pandemic
  • HQ Update: NCEES welcomes new staff to coordinate advocacy efforts and surveying outreach
  • From the President: The next generation of professional engineers and surveyors
  • Enforcement Beat: Expungement in the digital age
  • NCEES honors 2020 service award recipients
  • NCEES moves ahead transition of PE Electrical and Computer: Power exam to computer-based testing to December 2020
  • NCEES prepares for virtual annual business meeting
  • Moments in NCEES history
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • Remembering Past President Morton Fine

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June 2020 Licensure Exchange

Read the latest issue of Licensure Exchange, the NCEES publication dedicated to opinions and ideas regarding the licensure of engineers and surveyors.

  • Headquarters Update: NCEES moving ahead with COVID-19 response and headquarters relocation
  • From the President: NCEES leadership responds to criticism over efforts to support surveying licensure
  • Member Board Brief: Emerging technologies shape the future of regulating engineering licensure
  • Committee Focus: NCEES considers equivalency of degree programs from Washington Accord signatories
  • Enforcement Beat: Preparation is key for expert witness testimony
  • Moments in NCEES history
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • Remembering Past President Albert Kersich

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April 2020 Licensure Exchange

Read the latest issue of Licensure Exchange, the NCEES publication dedicated to opinions and ideas regarding the licensure of engineers and surveyors.

  • New survey: Consumers concerned about rush to eliminate professional licensing
  • From the President: NCEES responds to COVID-19
  • Enforcement Beat: Considering the rules of professional conduct during board investigations
  • HQ Update: Advocacy Resources provide new ARPL tools for member boards
  • Licensed civil engineers’ professional expertise and advice needed for NCEES study
  • Member Board Brief: MBA Committee develops mentorship plan for new administrators
  • Moments in NCEES history
  • Member board news and upcoming events
  • NCEES annual report and Squared now available

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February 2020 Licensure Exchange

Read the latest issue of Licensure Exchange, the NCEES publication dedicated to opinions and ideas regarding the licensure of engineers and surveyors.

  • Arizona introduces universal recognition for out-of-state licenses
  • HQ Update: Celebrating 100 years of advancing licensure
  • From the President: NCEES looks forward to a productive new year
  • NCEES funding for first-time annual meeting attendees
  • Zones prepare for 2020 interim meeting
  • Enforcement Beat: Boards face many of the same enforcement challenges
  • Member Board Brief: Outreach efforts strengthen our mission
  • Moments in NCEES history
  • Member board news, upcoming events, and NCEES outreach
  • Save the date for the 2020 NCEES annual meeting

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December 2019 Licensure Exchange

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  • From the President: Striving for 2020 vision
  • Enforcement Beat: The key to ethics is recognizing the gray area
  • Committee Focus: NCEES committees and task forces begin work on 2019-20 agenda
  • Member Board Brief: Refining our recipes for public protection
  • HQ Update: Make a difference during Engineers Week and Surveyors Week
  • Judges for Future City regionals surveying award needed
  • Board approves 2019-20 exam item costs
  • NCEES preparing for treasurer election in 2020
  • Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
  • Upcoming events, member board news
  • NCEES publishes 2019 Engineering Award Book, opens 2020 competition

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