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MEMBERSHIP REFERENCE FORM

Application of the Knowledge of Geoscience Principles and Practice

1. Application of Geoscience Theory

The skillful and practical application of geoscience knowledge is essential to earning a professional

registration or licence. An applicant’s experience shall include practical training and familiarization in

the application of geoscience theory, active and responsible participation in the development and

implementation of field or laboratory programs, mapping and systematic geoscientific evaluation (with

specific reference to bedrock, unconsolidated earth materials, snow, ice, groundwater, surface water,

introduced materials and constituents thereof), analysis of data and/or technology, integration and

synthesis of data, use and understanding of testing methods, implementation of processes and

technology and the identification of geologic hazards and risk to the public and the environment.

2. Understanding of Geoscience Process and Systems

An applicant shall have obtained an understanding of the function of components of geoscientific work

as part of the geosystem, development of geoscience concepts, the limitations of practical geoscience

and related human systems in achieving desired goals, and the significance of time in geoscientific

processes.

3. Management

Management in geoscience includes project leadership, supervision of staff, budgeting and awareness

of the societally responsible application of geoscientific principles and practices. Applicants must be

able to document reasonable progression toward increasing management involvement and

responsibility over time.

4. Communication Skills

Applicants are required to be able to communicate effectively with superiors, co-workers, government

regulators, clients and the general public. They should be proficient in the written and oral presentation

of geoscience, from daily record and note keeping to major reports and presentations.

5. Societal Implications of Geoscience

The practice of geoscience has significant impact on the public in the fields of public and environmental

safety, industry, finance and education. Applicants should be aware of the geoscientist’s role in society

and the social impact of projects in which they are involved. They should understand the role of the

geoscientist from these points of view, including, but not limited to, environmental, economic and the

advancement of knowledge. The objective is to foster an awareness of the need for critical thinking and

the geoscientist’s professional responsibility to guard against conditions which threaten life, property or

the environment and to call such conditions to the attention of those responsible.

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