Congratulations LIEP Cohort 1!

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Licensing International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP) Program
News and updates for the LIEP Program Special Edition - October 2013
Congratulations LIEP Cohort 1!
On
September
19th, almost 100
family members,
friends and wellwishers attended
a ceremony to
honour a group of
40 individuals who
have moved a step
closer
towards
their career goals
in Ontario. They are the first set of graduates from an innovative program offered at the University of Toronto – Licensing
International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP) program.
fessional Engineers Ontario (PEO) academic requirements
to become a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in Ontario.
These 40 engineering professionals have successfully completed this one-year part-time program, which fulfills the Pro-
- Phil Schalm, Associate Director, University of Toronto
School of Continuing Studies
LIEP is a partnership between the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) and Faculty of Applied Science
and Engineering (FASE) with multi-year funding from
the Government of Ontario.
LIEP has strong support from PEO, Bombardier Aerospace, OSPE, and
an array of other employers and community agencies.
I am thrilled with the success of this program, but, I know I am
not as thrilled nor as relieved as the grads and their families!
Congratulations to them, their instructors, our industry and
community partners who have made this program a success.
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What
made
this program
stand out to
me and be so
unique
are
two
things:
First, the short
length of the
program to complete the courses. This conciseness
gave me a clear vision of when I could graduate,
complete my goals, and meet PEO’s requirements.
Second, the combination of the LIEP program,
FASE and SCS put me at the forefront of other candidates and opened the door for me with employers.
I have now completed my major hurdles towards
my goal of becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer and satisfy my employer’s requirements.
The LIEP program was not easy.
But I had faith and believed in
myself that nothing is impossible.
It sure did take a lot of hard work
and dedication to be successful
and now I feel more confident
about myself than I ever was.
I sincerely thank my family, colleagues and the faculty at
the University of Toronto for all their help and support at all times.
- Nadeem Siddique, Cohort 1 Alumnus
A year has passed since the
University of Toronto has
launched the LIEP Program.
A year of memories, hopes,
strong-will, sincere efforts,
and a mix of emotions and reactions from the participants.
Thank you to my fellow classmates and study
group members who helped make all this possible.
And here we are celebrating together, feeling the certificate in our hands, smiling to a brighter future for us in Canada.
Last but not least, a special thanks to the Dean
of FASE, LIEP Program Manager, the Dean of
SCS, and everyone else for contributing their
efforts to making my experience and those of
my fellow students successful and enjoyable.
We must all acknowledge the incredible efforts made by the program’s stakeholders, the University of Toronto, and the LIEP
Program team, and we must tell them: “you have made a wonderful achievement and made this a memorable day for us.”
- Osama Abdalilah, Cohort 1 Alumnus
- Mohamed El-Khouly, Cohort 1 Alumnus
The Mechanical Engineering Cohort 1 was a diverse but motivated
group that rapidly became a team.
We are students originally from Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, China,
Colombia, India, Iran and Syria.
Combined with the engineering subjects
we also had the opportunity to be familWebsite: learn.utoronto.ca/liep
iarized with the Canadian Workplace
Culture and be prepared for the next
step, the Professional Practice Exam.
On the other hand, the friendships
we established during this year will
be treasured for the rest of our lives.
By the last lectures of Summer 2013,
we came to realize that this LIEP
journey was coming to an end. But
at the same time we were jubilant
over the accomplishment, we felt a
heavy heart as our almost daily interaction with friends and colleagues
was going to be less frequent.
- Augusta Marinho-De Sousa, Cohort 1
Alumna
The gift of receiving this education from
the University of Toronto, supported by
PEO and the Industry; along with a
grant from the Ontario Government is
something we will be grateful forever.
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Thank you!
The LIEP Program would like to say a special thank you to MCI, PEO, our stakeholders
and supporters, and our participants for making this program such a success!
For more information about the LIEP Cohort
1 Award Ceremony, please visit:
http://learn.utoronto.ca/life-at-scs/scscongratulates-the-first-liep-graduates
Email: [email protected]
LIEP is funded by:
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