Canadian Pipeline Competency System (CPCS)

1 | WHAT IS CPCS?

Demographic change and the evolution of industry regulation is driving a focus on competency management within the industry. To minimize the impact of these drivers, and provide clarity regarding technical career paths, the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association's (APGA's) Pipeline Engineer Competency System was adapted by industry in 2021 for use in Canada.  APGA is now working with Jiva Consulting to continue expanding adoption of CPCS in the Canadian market. The benefits of adopting CPCS are described below in Figure 1.


2  | BENEFITS OF ADOPTING CPCS: 

Company Specific Benefits. Industry BenefitsIndustry Personnel Benefits

 Figure 1: Benefits of Expanded Use of CPCS


3  | CPCS OVERVIEW:

The CPCS has several components within three main categories, described in Figure 2:

Competency Lists and Standards

 

Tools for Users

 

Tools for Managing Systems

Figure 2: Components of CPCS


4  | WHAT IS COMPETENCY?

Competency can be considered as having 3 components, described in Figure 3:

Theoretical KnowledgeExperienceExpertise

Figure 3: Defining Competency

 5  | HOW CAN CPCS BE USED? 

Applications of CPCS are described in Figure 4:

IndividualsOrganisations

Career PlanningDemonstration of Current Competency Establishing Current Development GoalsFuture Development GoalsTailored Job Applications

Succession Planning for Technical RolesDemonstration of Meeting Regulatory RequirementsClear Role DescriptionsIndividual or Group Competency AssessmentProject Team Structure

 

Figure 4: Application of CPCS

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