CRPEG Stewards have been receiving many queries in regards to CRPEG Career & Professional Development (C&PD).

Please refer to the CRPEG bulletin of 2012 April 30^th and links to CRPEG Career Professional Development Guidelines, and CRPEG Career Professional Development Presentation on myAECL.

Please note that:

• CRPEG C&PD subtask .8111 is only for CRPEG members.Non-CRPEG staff should not be charging to this subtask. 
• CRPEG C&PD subtask .8111 is only for mutually-agreed C&PD.
  Unless there is prior agreement between the CRPEG member and their manager that the training opportunity is C&PD (such as an approved travel authorization form), then travel expenses, conference fees, or time should not be charged to the .8111 subtask.  If there is disagreement between the manager and member on whether or not the training opportunity is C&PD, a CRPEG Steward should be contacted for consultation.  Ultimately the member has the right to refuse a C&PD training opportunity if it is not in their agreed 3-yr plan.
• C&PD is intended to give CRPEG members the opportunity to attend professional development activities such as conferences, conventions, workshops and courses.
  Attending a working group or steering committee meeting may be considered C&PD for junior member becoming familiar with the technical area.  A senior member attending the same meeting would not be considered C&PD.

Other Examples of training which would not be considered C&PD:

• Basic MS Office Word, Power Point etc.
• Group 3 Radiation Protection
• Emergency Steward/Officer in Charge
• General and Safety Orientation

Please direct any questions regarding Career and Professional Development to the CRPEG Executive or CRPEG stewards.

CRPEG Executive
Working Together For The Public Good
Note:  Link to list of Executive embedded in CRPEG Executive.

The CRPEG membership ratified the tentative agreement that was reached on July 12^th.  See this link for further information.

The CRPEG Executive would like to thank Jamie Dunn (PIPSC negotiator) for his excellent leadership and guidance throughout negotiations, the CRPEG negotiating team for all of their hard work and long hours, and PIPSC for their support with the information picket, media releases and sponsoring the BBQ.

Thank you to the Organizing Committee and many volunteers who put on the BBQ last night, everything was excellent.

Thank you to Gary Corbett (PIPSC President), Debi Daviau (PIPSC Vice-President), and John Courtney (PIPSC NCR Director) for joining us at the ratification meeting.  Your presence was greatly appreciated.

Finally, thanks go to our members for their patience and understanding throughout this long negotiations round, and for their overwhelming support given to the Executive to achieve a settlement.