Substandard Professional Engineer (P.E) License Requirements in the U.S. Virgin Islands
August 20th, 2009How low are the standards for becoming a licensed Professional Engineer in the U.S Virgin Islands?
· Any bona fide resident “Native Son” of the Virgin Islands who has the curriculum required and worked for two years does not need to prove their competency to safeguard the welfare of the public by passing the Fundamental of Engineering Exam and the Principals and Practice Exam (P.E) to obtain a license as a Professional Engineer.
· Any applicant who has not earned an engineering degree but has 12 years of experience can become a licensed Professional Engineer in the U.S Virgin Islands.
· Any applicant who has been employed by the Government of the Virgin Islands as an architect, engineer, or land surveyor and writes to the Board for a license shall be issued a license as an architect, Professional Engineer, or surveyor without passing an examination to prove their competence.
· How much worse do you think it gets when we talk about the qualifications for becoming a “Draftsman” in the U.S Virgin Islands. By the way, no other place in the world would honor a “Draftsman” license. No other place in the world allows any draftsman to seal plans for any structure to validate that its components have been designed in accordance with the requirements of the applicable building codes; Why is a Draftsman license not recognized anywhere else in the world? Because the Draftsman in the U.S Virgin Islands has not passed the necessary exams (FE and PE) recognized by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). http://www.ncees.org/
· Any engineer that has not passed all the necessary exams recognized by the (NCEES) cannot obtain reciprocity of their U.S Virgin Islands P.E license in any other state. Thus the “Native Son” engineer can only maintain job security as a Professional Engineer in the U.S Virgin Islands; while never proving their competence of engineering concepts or fundamentals by passing the required exams, but earning a high salary.
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