Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Resolution NO. 03, S. OF 2007)
The resolution is titled "Rules and Regulations Implementing the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Engineering Services - Professional Agricultural Engineering Services."
The objectives are to facilitate mobility of agricultural engineering services professionals and to exchange information to promote adoption of best practices on standards and qualifications.
Accreditation refers to quality assurance of graduate agricultural engineers by the Board of Agricultural Engineering or its equivalent national bodies in other ASEAN countries.
Agricultural Engineering Services refer to the practice activities covered by the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act of 1998, including consultation, design preparation, research, testing, management, teaching agricultural engineering subjects, and employment with government positions requiring agricultural engineering expertise.
Qualifications include completing an accredited agricultural engineering degree, possessing a valid professional registration in the Philippines, seven years of practical experience with two years in responsible charge, compliance with CPD policies, and certification from the Board of Agricultural Engineering and PRC with no serious violations.
The PRA, composed of the Board of Agricultural Engineering and the PRC, authorizes ACPAE to work as Registered Foreign Professional Agricultural Engineers, monitors compliance, reports developments, maintains professional standards, notifies violations, and exchanges information regionally.
The MC is composed of the Board of Agricultural Engineering as Chairman, representatives from the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers, and the Commission on Higher Education. It develops and maintains the ASEAN Chartered Professional Agricultural Engineers Register and certifies qualifications and experience.
ACPECC has the authority to confer and withdraw the title of ASEAN Chartered Professional Agricultural Engineer and may delegate this authority to national Monitoring Committees.
No, they can work in collaboration with local Professional Agricultural Engineers but not engage in independent practice, subject to Philippine laws and regulations.
The PRA must notify ACPECC Secretariat, and such violations can lead to deregistration, suspension from practice, or withdrawal from the ASEAN Chartered Professional Agricultural Engineers Register.