Professional Development and Registration of Engineers in T&T and the Caribbean

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Professional Development and Registration of Engineers in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean

The 2025 Joint Seminar cum Forum on “Professional Development and Registration of Engineers in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean” is being held on Saturday 17th May 2025, at Lecture Theatre 3, Block 13, the Faculty of Engineering Building, The University of the West Indies (UWI) frrom 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.  
 
This is a FREE Joint Public Seminar, co-hosted by the UWI-Faculty of Engineering and supported by the IET Trinidad and Tobago Local Network (IET TT LN), the Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT), the Association of the Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT), The Society of Caribbean Industrial Engineers (SCIE), and the TEMS and the EdS Chapters of the IEEE Trinidad and Tobago (IEEEtt) Section.
 
This seminar forum aims to facilitate the nation-wide awareness the need and the importance of engineers’ professional development and their routing towards recognitions and practices in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.
 
Highlights of Seminar:
  • “The Ministry’s Initiatives under New Stewardship of Tertiary Education and Skills Training for the Nation” – by Minister Professor Prakash Persad, The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  • “Empowering Engineers, Elevating Standards: Advancing Professional Development through Recognition and Lifelong Learning” – by Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, Registrar – BOETT
  • “Understanding Qualifications and Their Relation to Professional Engineer Status” – by Eng. Dr. Tagore Ramlal, Chair, IET Trinidad and Tobago Local Network, and Chair, IEEE Trinidad and Tobago
  • “Professional Registration - The Role of the Professional Registration Advisor” - by Eng. David Drakes, Treasurer, IET Trinidad and Tobago Local Network
  • “The Business Side of Engineering: Beyond Technical Skills” – by Eng. Sachin R.B. Ganpat, Secretary, IEEE Trinidad and Tobago Section
  • “The APETT’s way of Professional Development” – by Eng. Lendel Bethelmy, President, APETT,
  • Welcoming Address and Open Forum Discussion – by Professor Bheshem Ramlal, Dean, UWI – Faculty of Engineering
Target audiences are executives, industry practitioners, academics, engineers, and engineering professionals, and particularly our engineering students (current and past) and fresh engineering graduates in 2024 and 2025.

Date and Time

  • Date: 17 May 2025
  • Time: 09:00 AM AST to 01:00 PM AST
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Location

  • The Faculty of Engineering
  • The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus
  • St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Building: Max Richards Building (Block 13)
  • Room Number: Lecture Theatre 2

Hosts

Registration


Speakers

Vaughn I. Lezama

 

Topic:

Empowering Engineers, Elevating Standards: Advancing Professional Development through Recognition and Lifelong Learning

Minister Professor Prakash Persad

 

Topic:

The Ministry’s Initiatives under New Stewardship of Tertiary Education and Skills Training for the Nation



Agenda

8:30- 9:00 Registration
9:00- 9:50 National Anthem, Welcoming and Keynote Addresses: (50 MIN.)
Professor Bheshem Ramlal, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UWI
Minister Professor Prakash Persad, Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training, T&T

9:50-10:40 Session I (50 MIN.)

1) “Empowering Engineers, Elevating Standards: Advancing Professional Development
through Recognition and Lifelong Learning "
by Eng. Vaughn I. Lezama, Registrar – Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago
2) “To be confirmed "
by Eng. Lendel Bethelmy, President, Association of Professional Engineers of T&T

10:40-11:00 Break (Networking – Venue: Design Office 3)

11:00-12:15 Session II: (75 MIN.)

3) “The Business Side of Engineering – Beyond Technical Skills”
by Eng. Sachin R.B. Ganpat, Secretary, IEEE Trinidad and Tobago Section (IEEETT)
4) “Professional Registration - The Role of the Professional Registration Advisor (PRA)”
by Eng. David Drakes, Treasurer, IET Trinidad and Tobago Local Network (IET TT LN)
5) “Understanding Qualifications and Their Relation to Professional Engineer Status”
by Eng. Dr. Tagore Ramlal, Chair, IEEE Trinidad and Tobago 2024-2025 and Chair, IET TT LN, 2022-2025

12:15-12:55 Open Forum/Discussion (40 MIN.)

Facilitator: Professor Bheshem Ramlal, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UWI

12:55-01:00 Closing and Vote of Thanks
Eng. Kit Fai Pun, Chair, IEEEtt-Technology and Engineering Management Society Chapter

01:00 Lunch and Networking


Attachments:
Trinidad And Tobago Section Chapter,E25
Trinidad And Tobago Section Chapter,TEM14
Trinidad And Tobago Section : http://sites.ieee.org/tt/
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