International Applicants

Internationally-educated graduates may apply for C.Tech. or C.E.T. certification while outside of Canada if immigration is imminent (copy of a visa approval letter or valid work permit is required). If your visa has not yet been approved, you may prepare your certification documentation, apply to ASET and register for the required exam(s). However, please note that your application will not be reviewed by the Board of Examiners until you receive approval notification from Immigration and Citizenship Canada and have provided ASET with the approval notification. Please note, you have one year from the date of application to submit all required documentation.

While the exams required for certification can be written outside of Canada with a virtual proctor, exams are offered in MST (Mountain Standard Time) only and will be impacted by time zone differences. It is recommended that you select an exam date that allows you sufficient time to study for the exams. 

It is highly recommended that you obtain official copies of your academic credentials, obtain supervisory signatures, and collect contact information for your work references before leaving for Canada, as this information can be difficult to obtain once you are abroad.  

1. You will supply your academic credentials to one of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Service organizations (IQAS, WES*, ICES, ICAS, CES, MIDI) for a basic document-by-document assessment. An official copy of this assessment must then be mailed to ASET. 
2. You will prepare a resume, job description and competency summary to demonstrate your professional experience. ASET provides templates to help you complete these documents. The job description and competency summary should be signed by your supervisor. 
3. You will need contact information for at least three professional references. One of these references should be your supervisor.
4. You must be able to demonstrate English language proficiency sufficient to practice competently and safely in Alberta by providing your IELTS or CELPIP-G test results from the immigration process (see the English Language Proficiency section below for more information). 

Note: Documents in a language other than English must be officially translated into English. Applicants must submit the original document that was translated and the official translated document.

*World Education Services (WES) Credential Assessment: ASET will accept the electronic submission of a completed assessment through WES’s secure online delivery system, thus reducing the need to mail it. See here for more information if you have already completed a WES assessment (not in progress). Please do not email the assessment to ASET personally; rather request it to be sent from WES directly for ASET to accept it officially.

Internationally-educated graduates must write the ASET Professional Practice Exam, which tests applicants on Alberta-specific legislation and professional ethics, and the ASET Certification Exam (if applying for the C.E.T. designation), which tests applicants on their technical competency.

Alberta’s legislation requires P.Tech. applicants to have two years of engineering or geoscience work experience under the supervision of a professional engineer (P.Eng.) or professional geoscientist (P.Geo.). An applicant must first be certified as a C.E.T. and obtain at least two years of work experience in Alberta before applying for the P.Tech. designation.

Applicants without academic documentation may apply for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). The PLAR is a pre-assessment portfolio process that allows you to demonstrate the academic benchmarks through your work experience and other professional documentation. Once approved, you can then apply for certification.

For refugees seeking to attain an ASET designation, application fees will be waived. Refugee status must be confirmed by Immigrant and Refugee Services Canada. Waived application fees include the following:

• application fee
• PLAR application fee
• exam fees