GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE:
- TO PROVIDE AN ASSOCIATION FOR QUALIFIED PLANNING TECHNICIANS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THEIR STATUS AND WELFARE
- TO PROVIDE A FORUM TO ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT, PROFICIENCY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
- TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND ENFORCE STRICT RULES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSO
CIATION.
- TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE PURPOSE AND AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION
DIRECTION:
-THE ASSOCIATION WILL WORK TO DEVELOP AN AWARENESS AMONG EMPLOYERS, OTHER PLANNING PERSONNEL AND NON-PLANNERS OF WHAT A PLANNING TECHNICIAN IS AND WHAT HE/SHE IS QUALIFIED TO DO.
- AS EVIDENCED BY THE JOBS MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE NOW HOLDING WITH PRIVATE CONSULTING FIRMS, MUNICIPALITIES, PROVINCIAL MINISTRIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES (I.E. OTHERS CAN BECOME SIMILARLY KNOWLEDGEABLE THROUGH CACPT PUBLICATION OF VARIOUS JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF TECHNICIAN COURSE OUTLINES AND MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS.
- PLANNING TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS OFFER DESIGN AND TECHNICAL COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS SOLID PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.
- THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED TO KEEP AWARE OF NEW METHODS AND IDEAS AND OF CHANGES IN PLANNING LEGISLATION AND DESIGN STANDARDS AND ZONING REGULATIONS . MANY PLANNING TECHNICIAN DO NOT HAVE PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE SENT DIRECTLY TO THEM AND HAVE TO RELY ON SECOND-HAND INFORMATION TO KEEP THEMSELVES CURRNT. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION IS THAT IT PROVIDES A VEHICLE WHERE MEMBERS CAN SHARE INFORMATION AND IDEAS .
- THE VERY NATURE OF THEIR TRAINING PREPARES A PLANNING TECHNICIAN TO BECOME, IN SOME INSTANCES, A “ONE PERSON SHOW” MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH OTHER PLANNING PERSONNEL. THROUGH ITS COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, CACPT CAN MAKE ITS MEMBERS AWARE OF PERTINENT COURSES WHICH ARE BEING OFFERED BY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
