Membership Requirements
 

Alberta Professional Planners Regulation and the new Institute Bylaws
“This legal endorsement of our new regulation, designation and name change by the provincial government is the beginning of a new era for planners in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut,” says Gary Buchanan, President of the APPI Council.  “With this recognition of our organization’s professionalism, our members can move ahead with great confidence, knowing we have the tools to fulfill our important role now and in the future of land use planning and development in our communities.”

 The announcement makes official the new Alberta Professional Planners regulation and the new Institute bylaws, which replace the existing Alberta Community Planner regulation and AACIP bylaws. The changes include the designation used by full members from Alberta Community Planner (ACP) to Registered Professional Planner (RPP).  APPI is the professional association that serves a membership of over 800 private and public sector planners and academics practicing in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.    APPI supports its members as leaders of community planning and is committed to the development of professional planners, promotion of the planning profession and serves as an advocate for community planning. APPI is an affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP).

APPI Bylaws
Professional Planner Regulation

 

What is “Planning for the Future” all about?
 Following discussions at CIP Council, through the joint National/Affiliate Membership Committee, and in partnership with the provincial Affiliates, the project began in earnest in June 2006 with the release of a report entitled “New Horizons for the Profession.” The membership standards and process used by CIP and its Affiliates have not been intensively reviewed since the mid-1980s. The planning profession has evolved and gained prominence over the years and, at the same time, external influences have affected the range of skills and competencies required to be a professional planner. Among the many services provided by CIP and its Affiliates, the responsibility for setting, maintaining, and applying certification standards ranks among the most important. Our role in determining competencies and keeping them relevant as the profession moves forward is an important and challenging task, and a vital one for the future of the profession. CIP and its Affiliates worked together to develop credentialing standards that will serve the profession and its future members, and carry the planning profession into the future.

Planning for the Future The planning profession is changing
 New national standards demonstrate the planning profession’s commitment to excellence, provide planning students with a foundation for success, and will benefit professionals at all stages of their careers.  As a result of an extensive and effective consultation process involving CIP Council, through the joint National/Affiliate Membership Committee, and in partnership with our Affiliates, we are developing credentialing standards that will serve the profession and its future members. Through the "Planning for the Future" project, the whole profession will benefit from more consistent standards, efficient processes, and improved labour mobility for planners. To keep you updated as the planning profession undergoes this important transition, CIP launched the microsite http://www.planningincanada.ca/ earlier this year. The following draft reports have just been added to the site:

 


AACIP Explanatory Note

AACIP  final results of the 2009 AACIP Membership Survey

AACIP Bylaws
Alberta Community Planner Regulation

Services Provided to Members

Publications
A weekly enews bulletin and the Planning Journal is published three times a year.

Activities
The Institute sponsors luncheon presentations in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge to provide a forum for learning and informal discussion.

Education Sessions
The Institute sponsors two professional development sessions twice a year. Usually in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting and the APPI Conference.

Public Education Services
APPI established and supports the Danny Makale memorial Education Trust. This trust has a mandate to provide funding for programs which will result in a better public understanding of the planning profession.
 

Proposed Continuous Professional Learning Program
Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) cover the specific activities that members of a professional body actively engage in to further their knowledge, understanding, skills and abilities, relevant to the contemporary theory, methods, and practice of that profession.

 As professional planners, we live and practice our profession in a knowledge economy that rewards innovation and generates rapid change.  Our employers, clients and public have a growing need and expectation that Planners remain current, participate in that innovation and provide positive direction to direct that change.   

Download the AACIP Proposed CPL Program Guide here
Download the AACIP CPL Self-Report Form here
Download the AACIP Conference Reporting Form here
Download the AACIP CPL Newsletter Fall 2006  and Spring 2006 here
CPL On-Line Reporting Form  www.cip-icu.ca/English/academic/continue.htm

Monitoring Issues and Legislation
The Instiute monitors planning related issues and responds to the appropriate government departments and agencies with policy papers or briefs for various issues affecting the practice of planning and the public in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Representation on issues, panels and commissions that relate to Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut planning profession.

Awards
Outstanding achievements in the practice of planning are recognized through the Annual Awards program sponsored by APPI.

Student Services
Student members receive all services provided to members and are encouraged to participate in all activities. APPI has sponsored awards at the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge.