The Institution Board/Council recognizes and establishes appropriate Branches throughout Papua New Guinea with the objective to:
- Enhance the character and status of the engineering profession and advance the interest of the profession of engineering and those engaged therein;
- Promote honorable practice and mutual respect, and to decide all questions of engineering practice and issues affecting Members of the Branch;
- Provide opportunity for continuing professional development and promote fellowship among Members; and;
- Promote engineers involvement in charity and community development.
The Branches are meant to cover engineering professionals working in the area. The residing members elect a Committee who manage the activies of the Branches. Below map of Papua New Guinea shows the current established Branches and the areas it covers:
The Branch Committee is comprised of volunteers and is divided into two groups, the Executive Committee and the Committee with another group who take up a role on their own interest to help with Branch activities who are the Volunteers.
Executive Committee: Comprises of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. They are tasked to approve proposed activities, allocate budget, secure funding and monitor the implementation of the activities.
Committee: Comprises of Members of the Branch who are elected / appointed during the Branch Annual General Meeting (AGM) or by the Executive Committee to carry out specific task for the branch and also propose activities to be approved by the Executive Committee.
Volunteers: Whenever there is a need to help with execution of Branch activities, the Committee reaches out to any engineer or able minded professional who is interested to take part in the activities.
General Branch activities per yearly schedule below:
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Activity |
Intent |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Committee Meeting |
Committee activity updates and stewardship (financial update every other meeting) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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Annual General Meeting (AGM) |
Report out to Branch Members on progress and plans for following year. Announcement of new Committee. |
✔
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Welcome and Handover Workshop |
To ensure proper handover of responsibilities and welcome new committee members with planning and assigning of activities |
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Planning Workshop |
To plan for the following year activities |
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Engineering School Talks |
Corporate Strategic Objective: To increase the number of young Papua New Guineans to develop a career in engineering and technology |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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Engineering Technical Talks |
Corporate Strategic Objective: Acquiring, sharing, providing and promoting engineering knowledge to improve the profession and to continuously sustain engineering competency throughout an engineering professional’s career |
✔
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✔ |
✔ |
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Community Project (as required) |
Corporate Strategic Objective: To create an environment where each member or potential member and each staff member feels that their contribution will be valued on merit and their needs understood regardless of their professional or personal background. |
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