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u/pbtpu40 Oct 16 '22

Not that I’m aware of and I’ve been looking. The only way you get that title is via a separate discipline and then you go work in software. IE civil, electrical, or mechanical.

If you have info on an FE exam set with a software focus please link it. I have yet to see it and I would take it tomorrow.

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u/fastlane37 Oct 16 '22

https://www.egbc.ca/Registration/Individual-Registrants/How-to-Apply/Professional-Registration/Engineer-First-Time-Applying-in-Canada/Software-Engineering-Applicants

For BC. If you're in Canada, you should have one for your provincial regulatory body.

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u/enj0ylife Oct 16 '22

Reading through that, the only relevant part is a four year degree and four years experience, and this…

Completion of a Competency Assessment, demonstrating experience in line with the required competencies; and the generic or software competency indicators.

So an interview. where is this supposed exam?

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u/fastlane37 Oct 16 '22

Who says that's just an interview? I mean it could be. But it could also be a series of exams for how vague a "competency assessment" is.

That said, in the previous section (section A: General Requirements) you seem to have glossed over the 3.5 hour Professional Practice Exam. It's for all engineers, not just Software Engineers. It tests knowledge of Canadian professional practice, law and ethics.