Regulation of the Practice of Geology in the United States
July 7, 2015 - Online event CA USCompliance4all
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This program offers an objective, thorough review of the common basics of state regulation of the profession of geology. Why should you Attend: Identifying and understanding the professional practice of the earth sciences is a daunting task in today's multidisciplinary environment. Earth sciences bring together a number of diverse professionals working in a common setting of the environment. As independence for our nation's energy needs becomes critical to our national security, geologists - and other professionals - provide a unique role in identifying, tapping, and extracting our nation's vast natural resources. Yet state laws vary from state to state and with overlapping scopes of practice between professions and even between independent professions and government services. While geology laws are enacted for the protection of the public, they impose significantly different regulation from state to state, and often in very different ways. Find out how to understand and navigate the practice of geology which requires specific education, training, and experience. This presentation looks at this body of practice of geology as presented from differing and conflicting state laws. Answer confusion with a fundamental, insightful examination of licensure in geology by the state - and identifying the states where geology is not regulated. Erase uncertainty in this program by knowing the state's power to regulate the profession of geology and by reviewing the basics of professional regulatory law as applied to geology. This program offers an objective, thorough review of the basics of state regulation of geology. Once completed, the successful knowledge gained during this seminar will empower one's broad overview of the geologic profession in the United States. Areas Covered in the Session: Sources of legal requirements for professional licensure as they relate to geology; Exemptions at the state level from the legal requirements for professional licensure as they relate to geology; The difference between government licensure in geology and private certification; Educational requirements and training common to the geologic professionals; State licensure mandates as applied to the practice of geology; State agency creation and implementation of the law of the practice of geology; Education versus training; theoretical knowledge versus practice; Examination of the national organization which owns and administers the key examination mandated by state laws in the profession of geology. Read more : http://www.compliance4all.com/control/w_product/~product_id=500425LIVE/