Development Team

Coordination Program Development Support

Jean-Paul Bergeron Paul Beauchemin Bruno Landry

Coordinator, Buildings and Public Works Sector Teacher Teacher
Direction générale des programmes et du développement Collège de Sherbrooke Collège de Sherbrooke
Ministère de l’Éducation
Gilbert Beaupré Léger Lavoie
Design and Development Teacher Teacher
Cégep de Rimouski Collège de Sherbrooke

Pauline Rivard Linda Bourgeois Italo Liva

Teacher Engineer Teacher
Collège de Sherbrooke Groupe Teknika Collège de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
Jean-François Pouliot Robert Mailhot
Training Consultant Sylvain Carrier Teacher
Teacher Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Cégep Beauce-Appalaches
Louis Pilon
English Version Sylvain Cerminara Teacher
Chief Technician Collège de Sherbrooke
Direction de la production en langue anglaise GSI Environnement
Services à la communauté anglophone Sherbrooke Philippe Pinsonnault
Ministère de l’Éducation Commercial Development Manager
Jean-Maurice Fortin Ciment Saint-Laurent
Teacher Montréal
Collège de Sherbrooke
Bernard Turcotte
Jacques Gagnon Engineer
Technician Groupe SM inc.
Collège de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke
Alain Lacroix
Teacher
Collège de l'Outaouais

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Ministère de l’Éducation, 2004-00466

ISBN 2-550- 43056-5

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Acknowledgments
The Ministère de l’Éducation would like to thank the many people working in the field and in the education
community who helped in the development of this technical program, in particular the following individuals:

Representatives Employed in the Field

Linda Bergeron Yvon C. Dupuis

Chief Laboratory Technician Consultant Engineer, Illegal Practices
Groupe Maskimo Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
Trois-Rivières Montréal
France Bernard Réal Grondin
Chief Engineer Project Coordinator
City of Verdun Ministère des Transports du Québec
Verdun Trois-Rivières
Alain Bernier Guy Jobin
Vice-President, Administrative Affairs President
Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec Les consultants Jobin, Courtemanche inc.
Montréal LUQS international
Laval
Roger Calvé Jean-Pierre Kramer
Chief Designer Public Works Technician
Canam-Manac Ministère des Transports du Québec
Boucherville Laval
Sylvain Cerminara Richard Lacroix
Civil Engineering Technician Survey Technician
GSI - Environnement City of Verdun
Sherbrooke Verdun
Marco Corbin Mario Larouche
Civil Engineering Technician Technical Manager
Les carrières Castonguay ltée Laboratoires S.L.
Rock-Forest La Baie
Denis Courchesne Marc Lefebvre
Director, Urban Infrastructures Civil Engineering Technician
AXOR Expert-conseil Laboratoire de matériaux de Québec (1987) inc.
Montréal Shawinigan
Joël Crispin Simon Létourneau
Regional Manager Civil Engineering Technician
Laboratoire de matériaux de Québec (1987) inc. Les laboratoires Shermont
Shawinigan Sherbrooke
Guy Drolet René Moreau
Project Coordinator Public Works Technician
Le groupe Canam Ministère des Transports du Québec
Québec City Trois-Rivières
Charles Duguay Sylvain Nadon
Technical Manager Structural Technician
Le groupe Poly-Tech Groupe BPR
Sherbrooke Montréal
Philippe Pinsonnault
Commercial Development Manager
Ciment Saint-Laurent
Montréal

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Representatives Employed in Education

Yvan Beaumier Alain Lacroix

Educational Consultant Teacher
Collège de Limoilou Collège de l'Outaouais
Gilbert Beaupré Robert Mailhot
Teacher Teacher
Cégep de Rimouski Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Sylvain Carrier Jacques Pépin
Teacher Teacher
Cégep Beauce-Appalaches Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Jacques Gilbert Lucie Tremblay
Director of Studies Educational Consultant
Collège Shawinigan Cégep régional de Lanaudière, Joliette

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Table of Contents
Introduction to the Program........................................................................................................................... 1
Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Part I
Goals of the General Education Components .............................................................................................. 9
Educational Aims of the General Education Components.......................................................................... 11
General Education Component Common to All Programs commune ........................................................ 17
General Education Component Adapted to This Program ......................................................................... 29
Complementary General Education Component ........................................................................................ 36
Part II
Goals of the Program-Specific Component ................................................................................................ 51
Educational Aims of the Program-Specific Component.............................................................................. 53
Grid of Competencies ................................................................................................................................. 55
Harmonization ............................................................................................................................................. 57
Program-Specific Component
To analyze the occupation of civil engineering technician.......................................................................... 59
To solve mathematical problems related to buildings and public works..................................................... 61
To operate a computer environment........................................................................................................... 63
To review plans and specifications for buildings and public works............................................................. 65
To analyze civil engineering projects. ......................................................................................................... 67
To carry out a topometric survey. ............................................................................................................... 69
To draw a plan. ........................................................................................................................................... 71
To take responsibility for occupational health and safety. .......................................................................... 73
To calculate the forces and loads applied to engineering works. ............................................................... 75
To establish professional relationships. ...................................................................................................... 77
To implement construction works. .............................................................................................................. 79
To analyze the structural reactions of engineering works........................................................................... 81
To analyze construction materials. ............................................................................................................. 83
To do the technical design of structural elements. ..................................................................................... 85
To analyze soils. ......................................................................................................................................... 87
To do the technical design of infrastructure projects. ................................................................................. 89
To inspect public works and buildings. ....................................................................................................... 93
To propose environmental measures. ........................................................................................................ 95
To supervise site operations. ...................................................................................................................... 97
To estimate construction or repair costs. .................................................................................................... 99
To customize methods for producing construction materials.................................................................... 101
To participate in preparing bids and organizing site operations. .............................................................. 103
To participate in preparing construction and repair projects..................................................................... 105

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221.B0 Civil Engineering Technology

Year of approval: 2003

Certification: Diploma of College Studies

Number of credits: 91 1/3 credits
Total duration: 2 625 hours of instruction

General education components: 660 hours of instruction

Program-specific component: 1 965 hours of instruction

Conditions for Admission:

To be admitted to the program, students must meet the general conditions for admission set out
in section 2 of the College Education Regulations, as well as the following requirements, if
applicable:

• Mathematics 526
• Physical Science 436

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Introduction to the Program
The Civil Engineering Technology program is in keeping with the aims and orientations of technical
education that guide the Ministère de l’Éducation. Designed in accordance with the framework for
developing technical programs, this program is based on competencies, formulated in terms of objectives
and standards.

The Civil Engineering Technology program includes a general education component common to all
programs (16 2/3 credits), a general education component adapted to this program (6 credits), a
complementary general education component (4 credits) and a program-specific component of
64 2/3 credits.

The program-specific component was also designed according to the framework for developing technical
programs. This approach requires the participation of people working in the field and in education, and
takes into account training needs, the job analysis and the general goals of technical education. The
objectives and standards serve as the basis for the definition and the evaluation of learning activities, for
which the colleges are responsible.

By successfully completing this program of study, students acquire not only the entry-level competencies
required by the workplace to practise a trade or occupation, but also a range of knowledge, skills and
attitudes that will ensure the students’ versatility.

General Education Component Common to All Programs (16 2/3 credits)

0004 To analyze and produce various forms of discourse.

0005 To apply a critical approach to literary genres.
0006 To apply a critical approach to a literary theme.
00B2 To apply a logical analytical process to how knowledge is organized and used.
000G To apply a critical thought process to world-views.
0017 Appliquer les notions de base de la communication en français courant.
or
000A Communiquer en français avec une certaine aisance.
or
000B Communiquer avec aisance en français.
or
000C Traiter d’un sujet culturel et littéraire.
0064 To establish the role that being physically active plays amongst the lifestyle behaviours which
promote health.
0065 To improve one’s effectiveness when practising a physical activity.
0066 To demonstrate one’s responsibility for being physically active in a manner which promotes health.

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General Education Component Adapted to This Program (6 credits)

000L To communicate in the forms of discourse appropriate to one or more fields of study.
000U To apply a critical thought process to ethical issues relevant to the field of study.
0018 Appliquer des notions fondamentales de la communication en français, liées à un champ d’études.
or
000Q Communiquer en français dans un champ d’études particulier.
or
000R Communiquer avec aisance en français dans un champ d’études particulier.
or
000S Disserter en français sur un sujet lié au champ d’études.

Complementary General Education Component (4 credits)

000V To estimate the contribution of the social sciences to an understanding of contemporary issues.
000W To analyze one of the major problems of our time using one or more social scientific approaches.
000X To explain the general nature of science and technology and some of the major contemporary
scientific or technological issues.
000Y To resolve a simple problem by applying the basic scientific method.
000Z To communicate with limited skill in a modern language.
0010 To communicate on familiar topics in a modern language.
0067 To communicate with relative ease in a modern language.
0011 To recognize the role of mathematics or informatics in contemporary society.
0012 To use various mathematical or computer concepts, procedures and tools for common tasks.
0013 To consider various forms of art produced by aesthetic practices.
0014 To produce a work of art.

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Program-Specific Component (64 2/3 credits)

01X1 To analyze the occupation of civil engineering technician.

01X2 To solve mathematical problems related to buildings and public works.
01X3 To operate a computer environment.
01X4 To review plans and specifications for buildings and public works.
01X5 To analyze civil engineering projects.
01X6 To carry out a topometric survey.
01X7 To draw a plan.
01X8 To take responsibility for occupational health and safety.
01X9 To calculate the forces and loads applied to engineering works.
01XA To establish professional relationships.
01XB To implement construction works.
01XC To analyze the structural reactions of engineering works.
01XD To analyze construction materials.
01XE To do the technical design of structural elements.
01XF To analyze soils.
01XG To do the technical design of infrastructure projects.
01XH To inspect public works and buildings.
01XJ To propose environmental measures.
01XK To supervise site operations.
01XL To estimate construction or repair costs.
01XM To customize methods for producing construction materials.
01XN To participate in preparing bids and organizing site operations.
01XP To participate in preparing construction and repair projects.

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Glossary
Program
A program is an integrated set of learning activities leading to the achievement of educational objectives
based on set standards (College Education Regulations, section 1).

Competency
In the program-specific component of a technical program: a competency is the ability to act successfully
and evolve in order to adequately perform work-related tasks and activities based on an organized body
of knowledge, skills in a variety of fields, perceptions, attitudes, etc. (Élaboration des programmes
d’études techniques, Cadre-général – Cadre technique 2002, p. 15).

Objective
An objective encompasses the competency, skills or knowledge to be acquired or mastered (College
Education Regulations, section 1). It describes the competency to be acquired and includes the statement
of the competency as well as the elements needed to understand it.

Statement of the Competency

In the program-specific component of a technical program, a statement of the competency is derived from
the job analysis, the general goals of technical education and, in certain cases, other determinants. In the
general education components, the statement of the competency is the result of an analysis of general
education needs.

Elements of the Competency

In the program-specific component of a technical program, the elements of the competency include only
what is necessary in order to understand the competency. They specify the major steps involved in
carrying out a task or the main aspects of the competency.

In the general education components, the elements of the objective, formulated in terms of a competency,
specify the main aspects of the competency. They include only what is necessary in order to understand
and attain the competency.

Standard
A standard is the level of performance at which an objective is considered to be achieved (College
Education Regulations, section 1).

Achievement Context
In the program-specific component of a technical program, the achievement context corresponds to the
situation in which the competency is exercised at entry level on the job market. The achievement context
does not specify the context for learning or evaluation.

Performance Criteria
In the program-specific component of a technical program, the performance criteria define requirements
by which to judge the attainment of each element of the competency and, consequently, of the
competency itself. The performance criteria are based on the requirements at entry level on the job
market. The performance criteria are not the evaluation instrument but, rather, they serve as a reference
for the development of the evaluation instrument. Each element of the competency requires at least one
performance criterion.

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In the general education components, the performance criteria define the requirements for recognition of
the attainment of the standard.

All the criteria must be respected for the objective to be recognized as having been attained.

Learning Activities
In the program-specific component of a technical program, the learning activities are classes (or labs,
workshops, seminars, practicums or other educational activities) designed to ensure the attainment of the
targeted objectives and standards. Colleges are entirely responsible for defining the learning activities
and organizing the way in which programs are offered.

In the general education components, the elements of the learning activities that may be determined in
whole or in part by the Minister are the field of study, the discipline(s), the weightings, the total hours of
instruction, the number of credits and any details deemed essential.

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Part I
Goals of the General Education
Components
Educational Aims of the General
Education Components
Objectives and Standards of the
General Education Components
Goals of the General Education Components
In Québec, college is the next stage after the compulsory years of schooling in elementary and secondary
school, during which students acquire basic knowledge and skills. It represents a major crossroads in that
it places greater emphasis on the cultural content of education and leads directly to the job market or to
university. The college system meets current needs with respect to technical and pre-university
education. It allows students to further their education without narrowing their options, since they may
switch from one type of program to the other. Finally, it provides students with a well-rounded, balanced
education.

General education is an integral part of every program and comprises three components: a component
common to all programs, a component adapted to the particular program and a complementary
component. The aim of general education is threefold: to provide students with a common cultural core, to
help them learn and develop generic skills, and to foster desirable qualities and attitudes. Its purpose is to
educate students as individuals, to prepare them for their role as responsible members of society and to
enable them to share in the common cultural heritage.

Common Cultural Core

The common cultural core is intended to help students:

• master the language of instruction as a tool for communication and reflection

• master the basic rules of rational thought, discourse and argumentation
• communicate in another language, primarily French or English
• be open to the world and to cultural diversity
• appreciate the riches of our cultural heritage through awareness of the accomplishments of human
civilization
• relate to major currents in the history of human thought
• think independently and critically
• develop personal and social ethics
• acquire the knowledge essential for their physical and intellectual well-being
• become aware of the need to develop habits conducive to good health

Generic Skills
General education allows students to acquire and develop the following generic skills:

• conceptualization, analysis and synthesis

• coherent reasoning
• critical judgment
• articulate expression
• the ability to apply what they have learned to the analysis of situations
• the ability to apply what they have learned to decision making
• work methods
• the ability to reflect on what they have learned

Desirable Qualities and Attitudes

The common cultural core and generic skills help students acquire and develop the following qualities and
attitudes:

• autonomy
• a critical sense
• awareness of their responsibilities toward themselves and others
• open-mindedness

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• creativity
• openness to the world

These goals apply to the three general education components:

• General education component common to all programs, which is allotted 16 2/3 credits distributed as
follows:

– language of instruction and literature: 7 1/3 credits

– humanities or philosophie: 4 1/3 credits
– physical education: 3 credits
– second language: 2 credits

• General education component adapted to programs, which introduces tasks or learning situations that
are relevant to the program-specific component of a program. The breakdown of credits, for a total of
6, is as follows:

– language of instruction and literature: 2 credits

– humanities or philosophie: 2 credits
– second language: 2 credits

• Complementary general education component, which provides students with learning activities chosen
to balance their training and complement the program-specific component. Students may choose
courses for a total of 4 credits in the following areas:

– social sciences
– science and technology
– modern languages
– mathematics and computer literacy
– art and aesthetics

The knowledge and skills acquired in the general education components should be emphasized and,
whenever possible, applied in the program-specific component, and vice versa. Thus, general education
and the program-specific component of a program enhance each other as they contribute to the students’
overall education.

Each college-level institution must provide general education through learning activities that are
consistent with its educational project, in keeping with the aims, subject areas and ministerial guidelines
provided.

The objectives and standards in the general education components were developed according to the
provisions of the College Education Regulations (R.S.Q., c. C-29, s. 18).

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Educational Aims of the General Education Components
The educational aims describe how each field of study in the common, adapted and complementary
components of general education contributes to achieving the goals of general education. For the
common and adapted components, the educational aims include a general statement of the role of each
field of study; the principles underlying this role; the expected outcomes that define, in terms of cultural
knowledge, generic skills, and qualities and attitudes, the contribution of each field to the achievement of
the goals of general education; and an explanation of the sequence of objectives and standards.

General Education Common to All Programs and General Education Adapted to Programs

English, Language of Instruction and Literature

General Education Common to All Programs

The three sets of objectives and standards in English, Language of Instruction and Literature, pursue two
general goals: mastery of the language of instruction and exploration of the riches of the literary heritage.
Achievement of these goals is intended to bring the students to a college level of proficiency in the areas
of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Building on the skills developed by students on completion of
secondary school, the English program places a marked emphasis on written production and reading
comprehension while at the same time consolidating listening and speaking skills.

The mastery of language skills will be achieved through regular and ongoing observance of the rules of
correct writing and speaking and the production of texts, supported by reading and the study of literature.
Students will also be encouraged to develop an appreciation of literature by becoming acquainted with a
number of significant literary works representative of various genres and periods and expressing a variety
of literary themes. Both the aesthetic and cultural value of these texts and their formal aspects will be the
objects of study.

All students entering college will begin their English studies with an introductory set of objectives and
standards. This set has two possible formats. While both provide a range of reading, writing and literary
activities, one includes additional reinforcement of reading and writing skills.

General Education Adapted to Programs

The set of objectives and standards for English, Language of Instruction and Literature, is placed in the
context of general education and is a complement to the general education common to all programs.
Students will develop the skills required in order to communicate in the forms of discourse appropriate to
their field of study.

Expected Outcomes
Students, who have achieved the general education objectives in English, Language of Instruction and
Literature, will be able to:

• demonstrate a college level of proficiency in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking
• develop their own ideas into arguments and theses, organize them and edit their work
• understand basic vocabulary and terminology used when discussing literature
• analyze literary works

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Humanities
Humanities, as part of the core curriculum, is intended to promote personal and social development and
to give students a foundation that will help them understand their roles in contemporary society as
members of the labour force, citizens and individuals. The three sets of objectives and standards in
Humanities propose common frameworks for understanding the experiences, ideas and values of human
beings and their diversity. They are aimed at developing critical thinking, reinforcing the ancillary skills
involved in careful reading, organized writing, and well-developed oral presentations, and, where
appropriate, improving media and computer literacy. Once students have mastered the three-stage
process of analysis, synthesis and evaluation, they will be able to reflect in an informed manner and to
communicate what they have learned in an organized and coherent fashion.

Principles
1) Humanities constitutes a thematic, multidisciplinary, at times transdisciplinary, exploration of the
human experience, including its accomplishments, failures, abilities, creations, ideas and values.
2) Humanities helps students to recognize, define and classify information and provides them with
common frameworks for diverse methods of analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating conceptions of
society, knowledge and values.
3) Humanities aims to prepare students for common civic responsibilities and the exercise of rights.
4) Humanities pursues the general goal of developing critical thought, valuing it and recognizing its
limitations.

Expected Outcomes
Students who have achieved the general education objectives in Humanities will be able to:

• describe, explain and organize main elements, ideas, values and implications of a world-view in a
coherent fashion
• compare world-views
• recognize the basic elements in a specific example of the organization, transmission and use of
knowledge
• define the dimensions, limits, and uses of knowledge in appropriate historical contexts
• identify, organize and synthesize the salient elements of a particular example of knowledge
• situate important ethical and social issues in their appropriate historical and intellectual contexts
• explain, analyze and debate ethical issues in a personal and professional context

Sequence of Objectives and Standards

The first two sets of objectives and standards in Humanities, which are part of the general education
component common to all programs, develop similar skills in a recursive fashion.

In the first set the emphasis is on how knowledge is defined, acquired, classified, transmitted and applied.
Students examine both messages and media to identify the strengths and limitations of each. Students
learn to situate knowledge in a social, historical and personal context, a skill they will need in order to
become lifelong learners.

The second set focuses on how individuals, groups, societies or nations organize ideas, perceptions and
values into explanatory patterns. Students explore major ideas and value systems by which diverse
individuals, groups, societies or nations seek to explain the world and their place in it.

The third set, which is part of the general education component adapted to programs, is aimed at
deepening and reinforcing the critical thinking skills developed in the first two sets. It is, therefore,
sequenced so that students can build on the critical skills, knowledge and insights developed in the first
two sets. By situating these issues in their appropriate world-view and knowledge contexts, students

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develop a critical and autonomous approach to ethical values in general and to the values involved in
their own fields of interest in particular. This final set also provides students with an opportunity to
consolidate personal and social values.

Français, langue seconde

L’enseignement du français, langue seconde, contribue à la formation fondamentale de la personne, en
même temps qu’il a pour objet de lui permettre de communiquer efficacement avec ses concitoyens et
concitoyennes.

Principes
1) La maîtrise du français, langue seconde, est essentielle pour quiconque veut participer pleinement à
la vie de la société québécoise, dont le français est la langue officielle. En conséquence, la formation
générale en français, langue seconde, a pour finalité de rendre les étudiants et les étudiantes aptes à
utiliser de façon efficace les moyens dont dispose la langue pour communiquer en société. À cette fin,
ils devront acquérir des connaissances en vue de les déployer dans les formes de discours qu’il leur
faudra pratiquer.
2) À leur arrivée au collégial, les étudiants et les étudiantes ont déjà acquis des compétences dans les
quatre habiletés langagières, à savoir : parler, lire, écouter et écrire, mais sont, de façon générale,
plus compétents en matière d’expression orale. En conséquence, la formation porte sur le
développement des quatre habiletés langagières tout en mettant l’accent sur la lecture et l’écriture.
3) En tant que partie intégrante de la formation générale, le français, langue seconde, contribue au
développement de la pensée critique et de l’expression structurée.

Résultats attendus
Tout étudiant ou toute étudiante qui a atteint les objectifs de formation générale en français, langue
seconde, pourra, selon son niveau de compétence, montrer :

• que, sur le plan des connaissances, il ou elle :

– sait faire une présentation orale structurée;
– connaît les différentes formes du discours;
– connaît les différentes techniques de lecture et d’écriture;

• que, sur le plan des habiletés, il ou elle :

– est capable de questionner, d’analyser, de juger, et d’argumenter en français;
– est apte à entretenir des rapports sociaux et à partager la vie culturelle du Québec;
– est apte à établir, à poursuivre et à pratiquer des rapports professionnels en français;

• que, sur le plan des qualités et des attitudes à développer, il ou elle :

– fait preuve d’ouverture par rapport aux différents aspects de la culture québécoise;
– a conscience des différences et des similitudes entre sa culture d’origine et la culture québécoise
francophone;
– a la préparation voulue pour s’insérer dans la vie sociale et économique.

Séquence des objectifs et des standards

Pour répondre aux divers besoins d’apprentissage des étudiants et des étudiantes du collégial, les
ensembles en français, langue seconde, sont répartis selon quatre niveaux. Chacun de ces niveaux
permet d’amener les étudiants et les étudiantes à interpréter et à produire des textes de plus ou moins
grande complexité.

La formation générale en français, langue seconde, comporte deux ensembles prévus en séquence. Le
premier, qui fait partie de la formation générale commune à tous les programmes, a pour objet de

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consolider les connaissances linguistiques déjà acquises et de les développer pour amener les étudiants
et les étudiantes à communiquer de façon plus précise sur le plan tant du vocabulaire et de la syntaxe
que de l’organisation textuelle.

Le second ensemble, qui fait partie de la formation générale propre aux programmes, s’appuie sur les
acquis développés dans le premier ensemble en les enrichissant d’éléments de compétence liés aux
champs d’études de l’étudiant ou de l’étudiante. On cherche à développer la précision de l’expression
dans des situations de communication particulières qui relèvent du champ d’études de l’étudiant ou de
l’étudiante.

Physical Education
Physical Education is aimed at promoting the development of the whole person and encouraging students
to acquire responsible behaviours with respect to their health and quality of life.

Principles
1) Physical Education introduces students to different ways of being physically active with a view to
making them aware that they are responsible for their health. Students learn concepts and acquire
knowledge drawn from research, and methodically apply them to physical activities that will lead them
to adopt healthy lifestyle practices.
2) Physical Education enables students to improve their efficiency in an activity and, in doing so, serves
to increase their motivation and perseverance to remain physically active, and makes them aware of
the contributing factors. To this end, students use a learning process designed to enhance their
aptitudes (i.e. their skills and attitudes) for a given physical activity.
3) Physical Education helps students take responsibility for their own health through the maintenance
and improvement of their physical fitness and through the sensible practice of physical activity.
Students learn to combine being physically active in an effective manner with other factors that
promote health.
4) Physical Education makes students aware of the importance of sharing the knowledge and
behaviours they have acquired. The pleasure and sense of well-being students get out of Physical
Education classes motivate them to encourage others to be physically active and to adopt healthy
practices.

Expected Outcomes
Students who have achieved the general education objectives in Physical Education will be able to
demonstrate:

• their knowledge of:

– the relationship between physical activity, lifestyle and health based on the findings of scientific
research
– the scientific principles for improving or maintaining physical fitness
– ways to assess their abilities and needs with respect to activities that can improve their health
– the rules, techniques and conditions involved in different types of physical activity
– a method for setting goals
– the factors that help make physical activity part of their lifestyle

• the skills that will enable them to:

– choose physical activities on the basis of their motivation, abilities and needs
– establish relationships between lifestyle and health
– apply the rules, techniques and conditions involved in different types of physical activity
– set goals that are realistic, measurable, challenging, and situated within a specific time frame

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 – improve their mastery of the basic techniques, tactics and strategies associated with sports,
outdoor and expression-oriented activities
– use their creative and communication skills, particularly in group activities
– evaluate their skills, attitudes and progress with respect to different forms of physical activity
– maintain or increase their level of physical activity and fitness on their own
– manage a personal physical activity program and assume responsibility in the organization of
physical activities

• the attitudes and qualities that will enable them to:

– understand the importance of taking responsibility for their health
– be aware of the need to evaluate and respect their abilities and the conditions for carrying out an
activity, before undertaking the activity
– recognize the importance of self-confidence, self-control, respect for others and cooperation,
through knowledge they have acquired and through participation in physical activity
– respect the environment in which the activities are held
– appreciate the aesthetic and play value of physical activity
– promote a balanced and active lifestyle as a social value

Sequence of Objectives and Standards

The three sets of objectives and standards in Physical Education are designed in a learning sequence.
The first two are prerequisites for the third.

The first set focuses on the relationship between health and physical activity as related to a healthy
lifestyle. Students are required to try one or more activities and to relate them to their abilities, needs,
motivation, lifestyle and knowledge of health prevention. This enables them to make an appropriate and
justified choice of activities.

The second set looks at the improvement of effectiveness through the use of a goal-oriented approach in
a sports, outdoor or expression-oriented activity. After making an initial assessment of their abilities and
attitudes, students are called upon to evaluate them with respect to a physical activity, to set goals and to
interpret their progress.

The third set is aimed at helping students integrate physical activity into their lifestyle, more particularly
through more effective management of factors that facilitate such integration. During the hours of
instruction, students apply the knowledge they have acquired in the first two sets of objectives. This is
done through the safe and effective practice of physical activity and through the development, realization
and evaluation of a personal physical activity program, which students follow and validate under their
teacher’s supervision. The hours allotted for individual work enable students to complete their personal
programs.

Complementary General Education

Social Sciences
The two sets of objectives and standards aim to familiarize students with the social sciences and their
particular approach to the human condition.

The first set supports learning activities that allow students to look at one or more of the social sciences in
relation to major contemporary issues: subjects studied in the social sciences; contribution of the social
sciences to an understanding of contemporary issues; issues facing the social sciences in the future.

The second set supports learning activities in the social sciences that allow students to rigorously analyze
one of the major problems of our time, using one or more social scientific approaches.

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Science and Technology
In Science and Technology, the educational aim is to present science and technology as a specific
approach to reality in order to familiarize students with this field of knowledge. This general intention can
take several forms, such as helping students gain experience with the scientific method or study the
evolution, challenges and consequences of scientific and technological discoveries.

The first set of objectives and standards emphasizes the general nature and scope of science and
technology. The second set emphasizes using the scientific method.

Modern Languages
The three sets of objectives and standards in Modern Languages introduce students to the basic
language structures and vocabulary of a third language while making them aware of the culture of the
people who speak the language.

Because some modern languages use different structures and writing systems, the three sets of
objectives and standards have been designed accordingly. The degree of competency acquisition will
therefore vary according to how distant the language is from our own language or system of thought.
Furthermore, awareness of the culture of the people using a modern language does not figure as an
element of competency, since learning a modern language necessarily implies developing such
awareness.

Mathematics and Literacy Computer Science

In Mathematics and Literacy Computer Science, the two sets of objectives and standards are based on
the aim of developing mathematical and computer culture.

The educational aim of the first set is to lead students to consider the place, role and evolution of this
knowledge and these tools in our society and to describe their different uses. It consists of general
education about the language of mathematics or computers, and does not include specialized training.

The second set targets the understanding and use of the language of mathematics or computers for
everyday purposes. This intention refers mainly to the concepts, tools and general uses of mathematical
or computer language in daily life.

Since the objectives and standards for the field of mathematics literacy and computer science are quite
general, they can be used to define various learning activities that foster the development of
competencies in mathematics or computer science, or in a combination of these two areas.

Art and Aesthetics

The educational aim of Art and Aesthetics is to help students to acquire general cultural knowledge by
exploring various forms of art in one or more artistic fields. This basic education is intended to develop an
artistic sensibility through exposure to works of art or experimentation in an artistic medium. Furthermore,
it aims to teach the basic elements of the language of art and to enable students to make connections
between those elements.

Through the first set of objectives and standards, students are introduced to works of art from
contemporary culture and from other periods. This allows them to develop an appreciation for the
dynamics of the imagination in art and to learn methods of analyzing artistic production.

Though the second set, students engage in creative or interpretive activities in a given artistic medium. As
well, students are introduced to artistic works in that medium so that they may learn to recognize its
primary forms of expression.

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General Education Component Common to All Programs commune

Language of Instruction and Literature Code: 0004

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To analyze and produce various forms of discourse.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To identify the characteristics and functions of • Accurate explanation of the denotation of words
the components of discourse. • Adequate recognition of the appropriate
connotation of words
• Accurate definition of the characteristics and
function of each component

2. To determine the organization of facts and • Clear and accurate recognition of the main idea
arguments of a given discourse. and structure
• Clear presentation of the strategies employed to
develop an argument or thesis

3. To prepare ideas and strategies for a projected • Appropriate identification of topics and ideas
discourse. • Adequate gathering of pertinent information
• Clear formulation of a thesis
• Coherent ordering of supporting material

4. To formulate a discourse. • Appropriate choice of tone and diction

• Correct development of sentences
• Clear and coherent development of paragraphs
• Formulation of a 750-word discourse

5. To edit the discourse. • Thorough revision of form and content

Learning Activities

Discipline: English
Weighting: 2-2-4 or 1-3-4
Credits: 2 2/3

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Language of Instruction and Literature Code: 0005

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To apply a critical approach to literary genres.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To distinguish genres of literary discourse. • Clear recognition of the formal characteristics of

a literary genre

2. To recognize the use of literary conventions • Accurate recognition of the figurative

within a specific genre. communication of meaning
• Adequate explanation of the effects of significant
literary and rhetorical devices

3. To situate a discourse within its historical and • Appropriate recognition of the relationship of a
literary period. text to its period

4. To explicate a discourse representative of a • Selective use of appropriate terminology

literary genre. • Effective presentation of a 1000-word integrated
response to a text

Learning Activities

Discipline: English
Weighting: 2-2-3
Credits: 2 1/3

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Language of Instruction and Literature Code: 0006

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To apply a critical approach to a literary theme.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To recognize the treatment of a theme within a • Clear recognition of elements within the text
literary text. which define and reinforce a theme and its
development
• Adequate demonstration of the effects of
significant literary and rhetorical devices

2. To situate a literary text within its cultural context. • Appropriate recognition of a text as an
expression of cultural context
• Adequate demonstration of the effects of
significant literary and rhetorical devices

3. To detect the value system inherent in a literary • Appropriate identification of expression

text. (explicit/implicit) of a value system in a text

4. To explicate a text from a thematic perspective. • Selective use of appropriate terminology

• Effective presentation of a 1000-word integrated
response to a text

Learning Activities

Discipline: English
Weighting: 2-2-3
Credits: 2 1/3

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Humanities Code: 00B2

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To apply a logical analytical process to how

knowledge is organized and used.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To recognize the basic elements of a field of • Appropriate description of the basic elements
knowledge. • Appropriate use of terminology relevant to fields
of knowledge

2. To define the modes of organization and • Adequate definition of the dimensions, limits and
utilization of a field of knowledge. uses of fields of knowledge

3. To situate a field of knowledge within its • Accurate identification of the main components in
historical context. the historical development of fields of knowledge
• Accurate description of the effects of historical
development and societal milieu on the
limitations and uses of a field of knowledge

4. To organize the main components into coherent • Coherent organization of the main components
patterns.

5. To produce a synthesis of the main components. • Appropriate analysis of the components

• Coherent synthesis of the main components
• Appropriate expression, including a significant
individual written component, of an analysis of
the context, importance and implications of the
organization and uses of knowledge

Learning Activities

Discipline: Humanities
Weighting: 3-1-3
Credits: 2 1/3

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Humanities Code: 000G

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To apply a critical thought process to world-views.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To describe world-views. • Accurate description of a society or group with a

distinctive world-view
• Appropriate use of terminology relevant to these
societies or groups

2. To explain the major ideas, values and • Adequate explanation of the salient components
implications of a world-view. of a world-view

3. To organize the ideas, values and experiences of • Coherent organization of ideas about a world-
a world-view into coherent patterns. view
• Appropriate expression, including a significant
individual written component, of an analysis of
the context, importance and implications of
world-views

4. To compare world-views. • Comparative analysis of these world-views

• Appropriate inclusion of central elements,
relationships and organizational principles of the
societies or groups in the analysis

Learning Activities

Discipline: Humanities
Weighting: 3-0-3
Credits: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau I) Code: 0017

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Appliquer les notions de base de la communication

en français courant.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Dégager le sens d’un message oral simple. • Repérage précis des difficultés de
compréhension du message.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques d’écoute
choisies.
• Distinction précise du sens général et des idées
essentielles du message.
• Description précise du sens général et des idées
essentielles du message.

2. Émettre un message oral simple. • Repérage précis des difficultés d’expression.

• Utilisation pertinente des techniques
d’expression orales choisies.
• Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire courant.
• Expression intelligible du propos.

3. Dégager le sens d’un texte. • Repérage précis des difficultés de

compréhension du texte.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques de lecture
choisies.
• Distinction claire des principaux éléments du
texte.
• Description précise du sens général et des idées
essentielles d’un texte de 500 mots.

4. Rédiger un texte simple. • Repérage précis des difficultés d’écriture.

• Utilisation pertinente des techniques d’écriture
choisies.
• Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire courant.
• Formulation claire et cohérente d’un texte de
100 mots.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Pondération: 2-1-3
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau II) Code: 000A

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Communiquer en français avec une certaine

aisance.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Interpréter un texte oral simple de trois minutes • Distinction claire des principaux éléments du
en français courant. texte oral.
• Explication précise du sens des mots dans le
texte.
• Repérage précis des idées et des sujets traités
dans le texte.

2. Produire un texte oral planifié de cinq minutes en • Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire courant.
français courant. • Respect du niveau de langue, du code
grammatical et des règles de la prononciation.
• Formulation claire et cohérente du propos.

3. Interpréter un texte écrit en français courant. • Distinction claire des principaux éléments du
texte.
• Explication précise du sens des mots dans le
texte.
• Repérage précis des idées principales et de la
structure d’un texte de 700 à 1000 mots.

4. Rédiger un texte simple en français courant. • Respect du code grammatical et orthographique.

• Utilisation judicieuse des principaux éléments du
corpus.
• Formulation claire et cohérente des phrases.
• Articulation cohérente des paragraphes.
• Rédaction d’un texte de 200 mots.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Pondération: 2-1-3
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau III) Code: 000B

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Communiquer avec aisance en français.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Produire un texte oral planifié de cinq minutes de • Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire courant.
complexité moyenne. • Adaptation à l’interlocuteur ou à l’interlocutrice
• Respect du niveau de langue, du code
grammatical et des règles de la prononciation.
• Formulation claire et cohérente du propos.
• Agencement pertinent des idées.

2. Commenter un texte écrit de complexité • Distinction claire des principaux éléments d’un
moyenne. texte comprenant entre 2 500 et 3 000 mots.
• Explication précise du sens des mots dans le
texte.
• Distinction précise des idées principales et
secondaires, des faits et des opinions.
• Formulation d’éléments implicites.

3. Rédiger un texte de complexité moyenne. • Respect du code grammatical et orthographique.

• Adaptation au lecteur ou à la lectrice.
• Utilisation judicieuse des principaux éléments du
corpus.
• Formulation claire et cohérente des phrases,
dont au moins trois sont complexes.
• Articulation cohérente des paragraphes.
• Rédaction d’un texte de 350 mots.

Activités d’apprentissages

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Weighting: 2-1-3
Credits: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau IV) Code: 000C

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Traiter d’un sujet culturel et littéraire.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Analyser un texte culturel ou littéraire. • Formulation personnelle des éléments principaux

du texte.
• Inventaire des thèmes principaux.
• Relevé d’indices qui permettent de situer le texte
dans son contexte socioculturel et historique.
• Repérage des valeurs véhiculées.
• Repérage juste de la structure du texte.
• Articulation claire d’un point de vue personnel.

2. Rédiger un texte sur un sujet culturel ou littéraire. •Respect du sujet.

•Respect du code grammatical et orthographique.
•Adaptation au lecteur ou à la lectrice.
•Utilisation judicieuse des principaux éléments du
corpus.
• Formulation claire et cohérente d’un texte de 500
mots.
• Articulation claire d’un point de vue personnel.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Pondération: 3-0-3
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Physical Education Code: 0064

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To establish the role that being physically active

plays amongst the lifestyle behaviours which
promote health.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To establish a relationship between their lifestyle • Appropriate use of documentation

and their health. • Appropriate connections between their lifestyle
and their health

2. To be physically active in a manner that • Observance of the rules involved in physical

promotes health. activities, including safety rules
• Respect for their abilities when engaging in
physical activities

3. To recognize their needs, abilities and • Appropriate use of quantitative and qualitative
motivational factors with respect to regular physical data
physical activity. • Statement of their main physical needs and
abilities
• Statement of their main motivational factors with
respect to regular physical activity

4. To propose physical activities that promote • Appropriate and justified choice of physical
health. activities according to their needs, abilities and
motivational factors

Learning Activities

Discipline: Physical Education

Weighting: 1-1-1
Credits: 1

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Physical Education Code: 0065

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To improve one’s effectiveness when practising a

physical activity.

Element of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To use a process designed to improve their • Initial assessment of their skills and attitudes in
effectiveness during a physical activity. relation to a physical activity
• Statement of their expectations and needs with
respect to their ability to carry out the activity
• Appropriate formulation of personal objectives
• Statement of the means selected to achieve their
objectives
• Observance of the rules involved in the physical
activity, including safety rules
• Periodic evaluation of their skills and attitudes in
relation to the activity
• Meaningful interpretation of the progress
achieved and the difficulties experienced during
the activity
• Appropriate, periodic adjustments of their
objectives or the means used to achieve them
• Appreciable improvement of the motor skills
required by the activity

Learning Activities

Discipline: Physical Education

Weighting: 0-2-1
Credits: 1

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Physical Education Code: 0066

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To demonstrate one’s responsibility for being

physically active in a manner which promotes
health.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To make physical activity part of a healthy • Practise of a physical activity while maintaining a
lifestyle. balance between effectiveness and the factors
promoting health

2. To manage a personal physical activity program. • Statement of their priorities according to their
needs, skills, and motivational factors in relation
to regular physical activity
• Proper formulation of the objectives for their
personal programs
• Appropriate choice of activity or activities for their
personal programs
• Appropriate planning of the conditions in which
the activity or activities in their personal programs
are carried out
• Appropriate choice of criteria for measuring the
attainment of their personal programs
• Periodic assessment of the time invested and the
activities carried out during the program
• Meaningful interpretation of the progress
achieved and difficulties experienced during the
activities
• Appropriate, periodic adjustment of their
objectives or the means used to attain them

Learning Activities

Discipline: Physical Education

Weighting: 1-1-1
Credits: 1

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General Education Component Adapted to This Program

Language of Instruction and Literature Code: 000L

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To communicate in the forms of discourse

appropriate to one or more fields of study.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To identify the forms of discourse appropriate to • Accurate recognition of specialized vocabulary

given fields of study. and conventions
• Accurate recognition of the characteristics of the
form of discourse

2. To recognize the discursive frameworks • Clear and accurate recognition of the main ideas
appropriate to given fields of study. and structure
• Appropriate distinction between fact and
argument

3. To formulate a discourse. • Appropriate choice of tone and diction

• Correctly developed sentences
• Clearly and coherently developed paragraphs
• Appropriate use of program-related
communication strategies
• Formulation of a 1000-word discourse
• Thorough revision of form and content

Learning Activities

Discipline: English
Hours of instruction: 60
Credits: 2

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Humanities Code: 000U

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency

To apply a critical thought process to ethical issues

relevant to the field of study.

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To situate significant ethical issues in appropriate • Accurate recognition of the basic elements of
world-views and fields of knowledge. ethical issues
• Appropriate use of relevant terminology
• Adequate identification of the main linkages with
world-views and fields of knowledge

2. To explain the major ideas, values, and social • Adequate description of the salient components
implications of ethical issues. of the issues

3. To organize the ethical questions and their • Coherent organization of the ethical questions
implications into coherent patterns. and their implications
• Appropriate expression, including a significant
individual written component, of an analysis of
the context, importance and implications of the
issues

4. To debate the ethical issues. • Adequate development of substantiated

argumentation including context and diverse
points of view
• Clear articulation of an individual point of view

Learning Activities

Discipline: Humanities
Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau I) Code: 0018

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Appliquer des notions fondamentales de la

communication en français, liées à un champ
d’études.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Dégager le sens d’un message oral simple lié à • Repérage précis des difficultés de
un champ d’études. compréhension du message.
• Distinction juste des caractéristiques du
message.
• Repérage juste du vocabulaire spécialisé.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques d’écoute
choisies.
• Distinction claire des principaux éléments du
message.
• Description précise du sens général et des idées
essentielles du message.

2. Dégager le sens et les caractéristiques d’un • Repérage précis des difficultés de

texte lié à un champ d’études. compréhension du texte.
• Distinction juste des caractéristiques du texte.
• Repérage précis du vocabulaire spécialisé.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques de lectures
choisies.
• Distinction claire des principaux éléments du
texte.
• Description précise du sens général et des idées
essentielles du texte.

3. Émettre un message oral simple lié à un champ • Repérage précis des difficultés d’expression
d’études. orale.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques
d’expression orale choisies.
• Utilisation pertinente du vocabulaire courant et
spécialisé.
• Expression intelligible du propos.

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Langue seconde (niveau I) Code: 0018

4. Rédiger un court texte lié à un champ d’études. • Repérage précis des difficultés d’écrire.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques d’écriture
choisies.
• Utilisation pertinente du vocabulaire courant et
spécialisé.
• Formulation claire et cohérente du texte.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Nombre d’heures-contact: 45
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau II) Code: 000Q

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Communiquer en français dans un champ d’études

particulier.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Distinguer les types de textes propres au champ • Distinction précise des caractéristiques formelles
d’études. de chacun des principaux types de textes et des
conventions utilisées.

2. Interpréter des textes représentatifs du champ • Distinction claire des principaux éléments du
d’études. texte.
• Interprétation claire du vocabulaire spécialisé.
• Repérage précis des idées et des sujets traités.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques de lecture et
d’écoute.

3. Utiliser des techniques de production de textes • Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire spécialisé et des
appropriées au champ d’études. conventions.
• Respect du niveau de langue et du code
grammatical.
• Formulation claire et cohérente du propos.
• Utilisation pertinente des techniques
d’expression.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Nombre d’heures-contact: 45
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau III) Code: 000R

Objectif Standard

Énoncé de la compétence

Communiquer avec aisance en français dans un

champ d’études particulier.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Commenter des textes propres au champ • Distinction précise des caractéristiques formelles
d’études. des principaux types de textes et des
conventions utilisées.
• Explication précise du sens des mots dans le
texte.
• Repérage précis de la structure du texte.
• Reformulation juste des idées principales et
secondaires, des faits et des opinions.
• Emploi juste du vocabulaire spécialisé.

2. Produire un texte sur un sujet lié au champ • Respect du sujet.

d’études. • Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire spécialisé et des
conventions.
• Respect du niveau de langue et du code
grammatical.
• Formulation claire et cohérente du propos.
• Agencement pertinent des idées.
• Adéquation entre forme et fond.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Nombre d’heures-contact: 45
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Langue seconde (niveau IV) Code: 000S

Objectif Standard
Énoncé de la compétence

Disserter en français sur un sujet lié au champ

d’études.

Éléments Critères de performance

1. Analyser un texte lié au champ d’études. • Distinction précise des caractéristiques formelles
des types particuliers de textes.
• Formulation personnelle des éléments
principaux.
• Inventaire des thèmes principaux.
• Repérage juste de la structure du texte.
• Relevé d’indices qui permettent de situer le texte
dans son contexte.
• Articulation claire d’un point de vue personnel, s’il
y a lieu.
• Association juste des éléments du texte au sujet
traité.

2. Rédiger un texte sur un sujet lié au champ • Respect du sujet.

d’études. • Emploi pertinent du vocabulaire spécialisé et des
conventions.
• Choix judicieux des principaux éléments du
corpus en fonction du type de texte.
• Formulation claire et cohérente du texte.
• Respect du code grammatical et orthographique.
• Articulation claire d’un point de vue personnel, s’il
y a lieu.

Activités d’apprentissage

Discipline: Français, langue seconde

Nombre d’heures-contact: 45
Nombre d’unités: 2

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Complementary General Education Component

Social Sciences Code: 000V

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To estimate the contribution of the social sciences • Working alone

to an understanding of contemporary issues. • In an essay of approximately 750 words on the
contribution of the social sciences to an
understanding of contemporary issues
• Using documents and data from the social
sciences

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Recognize the focus of one or more of the social • Formulation of the focus specific to one or more
sciences and their main approaches. of the social sciences
• Description of the main approaches used in the
social sciences

2. Identify some of the issues currently under study • Association of these issues with the pertinent
in the social sciences. areas of research in the social sciences

3. Demonstrate the contribution of one or more of • Presentation of contemporary issues by

the social sciences to an understanding of emphasizing the interpretation of the social
contemporary issues. sciences
• Illustration of the interaction between certain
social changes and the contribution of the social
sciences

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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Social Sciences Code: 000W

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To analyze one of the major problems of our time • Working alone

using one or more social scientific approaches. • In an essay of approximately 750 words on a
topic related to human existence
• Using reference materials from one or more
disciplines in the social sciences

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Formulate a problem using one or more social • Presentation of the background to the problem
scientific approaches. • Use of appropriate concepts and language
• Brief description of individual, collective,
spatiotemporal and cultural aspects of the
problem

2. Deal with an issue using one or more social • Clear formulation of an issue
scientific approaches. • Selection of pertinent reference materials
• Brief description of historical, experimental and
survey methods

3. Draw conclusions. • Appropriate use of the selected method

• Determination of appropriate evaluation criteria
• Identification of strengths and weaknesses of the
conclusions
• Broadening of issue studied

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Science and Technology Code: 000X

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To explain the general nature of science and • Working alone

technology and some of the major contemporary • Given a written commentary on a scientific
scientific or technological issues. discovery or technological development
• In an essay of approximately 750 words

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Describe scientific thinking and the standard • Brief description of the essential characteristics
method. of scientific thinking, including quantification and
demonstration
• Organized list and brief description of the
essential characteristics of the main steps in the
standard scientific method

2. Demonstrate how science and technology are • Definition of terms and description of the primary
complementary. ways in which science, techniques and
technology are interrelated: logical and temporal
connections, and mutual contributions

3. Explain the context and the stages related to • Pertinent and coherent explanation of the
several scientific and technological discoveries. relationship between the determining contexts of
several scientific and technological discoveries
• List of the main stages of scientific and
technological discoveries

4. Deduce different consequences and questions • Brief description of important consequences (of
resulting from certain recent scientific and different types) and the current major challenges
technological innovations. resulting from several scientific and technological
discoveries
• Formulation of relevant questions and credibility
of responses to the questions formulated

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Science and Technology Code: 000Y

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To resolve a simple problem by applying the basic • Working alone or in groups

scientific method. • Given a simple scientific and technological
problem that can be resolved by applying the
standard scientific method
• Using common scientific instruments and
reference materials (written or other)

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Describe the main steps of the standard scientific • Organized list and brief description of the
method. characteristics of the steps of the standard
scientific method

2. Formulate a hypothesis designed to solve a • Clear, precise description of the problem

simple scientific and technological problem. • Observance of the principles for formulating a
hypothesis (observable and measurable nature
of data, credibility, etc.)

3. Verify a hypothesis by applying the fundamental • Pertinence, reliability and validity of the
principles of the basic experimental method. experimental method used
• Observance of established experimental method
• Appropriate choice and use of instruments
• Clear, satisfactory presentation of results
• Validity of the connections established between
the hypothesis, the verification and the
conclusion

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Modern Languages Code: 000Z

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To communicate with limited skill1 in a modern • For modern Latin-alphabet languages:

language. – during a conversation consisting of at least
eight sentences of dialogue
– in a written text consisting of at least eight
sentences
Or
• For non-Latin-alphabet languages:
– during a conversation consisting of at least six
sentences of dialogue
– in a written text consisting of at least six
sentences
• Based on learning situations on familiar themes
• Using reference materials

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

Learning a modern language requires becoming

aware of the culture of the people who use the
language.
1. Understand the meaning of a verbal message. • Accurate identification of words and idiomatic
expressions
• Clear recognition of the general meaning of
simple messages
• Logical connections between the various
elements of the message

2. Understand the meaning of a written message. • Accurate identification of words and idiomatic
expressions
• Clear recognition of the general meaning of
simple messages
• Logical connections between the various
elements of the message

1. This refers to the limited use of the structures, grammar and vocabulary of the language studied. This
limitation varies depending on the complexity of the modern language.

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Modern Languages Code: 000Z

3. Express a simple message verbally. • Appropriate use of language structures in main
and subordinate clauses
• Appropriate application of grammar rules
• Use of verbs in the present indicative
• Appropriate use of basic vocabulary and
idiomatic expressions
• Comprehensible pronunciation
• Coherent sequence of simple sentences
• Spontaneous, coherent sequence of sentences
in a dialogue

4. Write a text on a given subject. • Appropriate use of language structures in main

and subordinate clauses
• Appropriate application of basic grammar rules
• Use of verbs in the present indicative
• Appropriate use of basic vocabulary and
idiomatic expressions
• Coherent sequence of simple sentences
• Acceptable application of graphic rules for
writing systems that do not use the Latin
alphabet

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Modern Languages Code: 0010

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To communicate on familiar topics in a modern • During a conversation consisting of at least 15

language. sentences of dialogue
• In a written text consisting of at least 20 sentences
for Latin-alphabet languages
• In a written text consisting of at least 10 sentences
for non–Latin alphabet languages
• Based on:
– situations in everyday life
– simple topics from everyday life
• Using reference materials

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

Learning a modern language requires becoming aware

of the culture of the people who use the language.
1. Understand the meaning of a verbal • Accurate identification of words and idiomatic
message. expressions
• Clear recognition of the general meaning and
essential ideas of messages of average complexity
• Logical connection between the various elements of
the message

2. Understand the meaning of a written • Accurate identification of words and idiomatic

message. expressions
• Clear recognition of the general meaning and
essential ideas of messages of average complexity
• Logical connection between the various elements of
the message

3. Express a simple message verbally, using • Appropriate use of language structures in main or
sentences of average complexity. subordinate clauses
• Appropriate application of grammar rules
• Use of verbs in the present indicative
• Appropriate use of enriched basic vocabulary and
idiomatic expressions
• Comprehensible pronunciation
• Coherent sequence of sentences of average
complexity
• Coherent dialogue of average complexity

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Modern Languages Code: 0010

4. Write a text on a given subject, using • Appropriate use of language structures in main or
sentences of average complexity. subordinate clauses
• Appropriate application of grammar rules
• Use of verbs in the present and past indicative
• Appropriate use of enriched basic vocabulary and
idiomatic expressions
• Coherent sequence of sentences of average
complexity
• Acceptable application of graphic rules for writing
systems that do not use the Latin alphabet

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Modern Languages Code: 0067

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To communicate with relative ease in a modern • Working alone

language. • During a conversation consisting of at least 20
sentences of dialogue
• In a written text of medium length (at least 25
sentences for Latin-alphabet languages and 15
sentences for other languages)
• Given documents of a sociocultural nature
• Using reference materials for the written text

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

Learning a modern language requires being aware

of the culture of the people who use the language.
1. Understand the meaning of a verbal message in • Accurate explanation of the general meaning and
everyday language. essential ideas of the message
• Clear identification of structural elements of the
language

2. Understand the meaning of a text of average • Accurate explanation of the general meaning and
complexity. essential ideas of the text
• Clear identification of structural elements of the
language

3. Have a conversation about a subject. • Appropriate use of the structural elements of the
language according to the message to be
expressed
• Appropriate use of everyday vocabulary
• Accurate pronunciation and intonation
• Normal flow in a conversation in everyday
language
• Coherence of the message expressed
• Pertinent responses to questions

4. Write a text of average complexity. • Appropriate use of the structural elements of the
language according to the text to be written
• Accurate vocabulary
• Coherence of the text as a whole
• Observance of presentation and writing rules

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Mathematics Literacy and Computer Science Code: 0011

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To recognize the role of mathematics or informatics • Working alone

in contemporary society. • In an essay of approximately 750 words
• Using several concrete examples selected by the
student demonstrating the competency

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Demonstrate the acquisition of basic general • Identification of basic notions and concepts
knowledge in mathematics or informatics. • Identification of main branches of mathematics or
informatics
• Appropriate use of terminology

2. Describe the evolution of mathematics or • Descriptive summary of several major phases

informatics.

3. Recognize the contribution of mathematics or • Demonstration of the existence of important

informatics to the development of other areas of contributions, using concrete examples
knowledge.

4. Illustrate the diversity of mathematical or • Presentation of a range of applications in various

informatics applications. areas of human activity, using concrete examples

5. Evaluate the impact of mathematics or • Identification of several major influences

informatics on individuals and organizations. • Explanation of the way in which mathematics or
informatics have changed certain human and
organizational realities
• Recognition of the advantages and
disadvantages of these influences

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Mathematics Literacy and Computer Science Code: 0012

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To use various mathematical or computer concepts, • Working alone

procedures and tools for common tasks. • While carrying out a task or solving a problem
based on everyday needs
• Using familiar tools and reference materials

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Demonstrate the acquisition of basic functional • Brief definition of concepts

knowledge in mathematics or informatics. • Correct execution of basic operations
• Appropriate use of terminology

2. Select mathematical or computer tools and • List of numerous possibilities available with
procedures on the basis of specific needs. mathematical and computer tools and
procedures
• Analysis of concrete situations and recognition of
the usefulness of mathematical or computer tools
and procedures
• Appropriate choice according to needs

3. Use mathematical or computer tools and • Planned, methodical process

procedures to carry out tasks and solve • Correct use of tools and procedures
problems. • Satisfactory results, given the context
• Appropriate use of terminology specific to a tool
or procedure

4. Interpret the quantitative data or results obtained • Accurate interpretation, given the context
using mathematical or computer tools and • Clear, precise formulation of the interpretation
procedures.

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Art and Aesthetics Code: 0013

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To consider various forms of art produced by • Working alone

aesthetic practices. • Given a specified work of art
• In a written commentary of approximately 750
words

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Develop an appreciation for the dynamics of the • Precise explanation of a creative process
imagination in art. connected to the construction of an imaginary
universe

2. Describe art movements. • Descriptive list of the main characteristics of

three art movements from different periods,
including a modern movement

3. Give a commentary on a work of art. • Coherent organization of observations, including

identification of four basic elements of form and
structure related to the language used as well as
a justified description of the meaning of the work
of art

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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 Complementary General Education Component

Art and Aesthetics Code: 0014

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To produce a work of art. • Working alone

• During a practical exercise
• In the context of a creation or an interpretation
• Using the basic elements of the language and
techniques specific to the medium selected

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. Recognize the primary forms of expression of an • Identification of specific features: originality,

artistic medium. essential qualities, means of communication,
styles, genres

2. Use the medium. • Personal, coherent use of elements of language

• Satisfactory application of artistic techniques
• Observance of the requirements of the method of
production

Learning Activities

Hours of instruction: 45
Credits: 2

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Part II
Goals of the Program-Specific
Component
Educational Aims of the Program-
Specific Component
Grid of Competencies
Harmonization
Objectives and Standards of the
Program-Specific Component
Goals of the Program-Specific Component
The Civil Engineering Technology program prepares students to practise the occupation of civil
engineering technician.

Graduates of this program will be able to work in the structural engineering, municipal engineering, road
engineering, geotechnical engineering and environmental sectors. Their employers and clients will
include engineering consulting firms, testing laboratories, government departments, municipalities and
regional county municipalities, manufacturers of building materials or products, and building contractors.

Civil engineering technicians carry out survey work and soil or material analyses; contribute to the
technical design of structural or infrastructure construction or repair projects; organize work on-site;
monitor construction or repair work; inspect civil engineering works; and adapt the methods used to
manufacture building materials. Civil engineering work is covered by the provisions of legislation and
regulations governing construction, repair, environmental protection and occupational health and safety.

Civil engineering technicians are required to work as part of multidisciplinary teams, within the area of
competency defined by the legislation and regulations governing professional occupations. Depending on
the type of organization, they may be called upon to work with engineers, contractors or people from the
municipal and manufacturing communities. They may also be self-employed.

The program meets the need for training in the design and execution of construction and repair work. To
adjust to new labour market requirements, the program has also been designed to include environmental
considerations.

One of the principal objectives of the program is to help students develop versatility. The general and
program-specific competencies have therefore been formulated to incorporate various applications of civil
engineering, within the limits of the profession.

The goals of the program-specific component of the Civil Engineering Technology program are based on
the general goals of vocational and technical training. These goals are:

• To help students develop effectiveness in the practice of a trade or occupation, that is:
– to teach students to perform roles, functions, tasks and activities associated with the trade or
occupation upon entry into the job market
– to prepare students to progress satisfactorily on the job (which implies having the necessary
technical and technological knowledge and skills in such areas as communication, problem solving,
decision making, ethics, health and safety)

• To help students integrate into the work force, that is:

– to familiarize students with the job market in general and the context surrounding the occupation
they have chosen
– to familiarize students with their rights and responsibilities as workers

• To foster students’ personal development and acquisition of occupational knowledge, skills,

perceptions and attitudes, that is:
– to help students develop their autonomy and the desire to learn, and acquire effective work
methods
– to help students understand the principles underlying the techniques and the technology used in
the trade or occupation
– to help students develop self-expression, creativity, initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
– to help students adopt the attitudes required to successfully practise the trade or occupation, and
instill in them a sense of responsibility and a concern for excellence

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• To promote job mobility, that is:
– to help students develop positive attitudes toward change
– to help students develop the means to manage their careers by familiarizing them with
entrepreneurship

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Educational Aims of the Program-Specific Component
Educational aims are based on important values and concerns and serve as guidelines for interactions
with students. As a general rule, educational aims focus on important aspects of the students’
professional and personal development, such as attitudes, work habits and intellectual skills, which have
not been explicitly formulated in the program’s goals, objectives and standards.

The following is a description of the aims of the program-specific component of the Civil Engineering
Technology program:

• To solve problems
• To adapt to change
• To develop the ability to work independently
• To develop a sense of responsibility
• To respect the needs of clients

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Grid of Competencies
The grid of competencies provides an overview of a technical program. It brings together all of the
components of a program and shows the relationship among the competencies.

The grid of competencies includes:

• the general competencies of the program-specific component, which deal with work-related activities
common to various tasks or situations

• the specific competencies, which deal with tasks directly related to the practice of the trade or
occupation

The grid of competencies shows the relationship between the general competencies on the horizontal
axis and the specific competencies on the vertical axis. The symbol () indicates a correlation between a
general and a specific competency.

The order in which the competencies are presented reflects the program’s design; it does not dictate the
course sequence. The grid of competencies is provided for information purposes only.

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To supervise site operations
To implement construction works
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

To inspect public works and buildings

To do the technical design of structural elements

Civil Engineering Technology

To do the technical design of infrastructure projects

To participate in preparing construction and repair projects

To customize methods for producing construction materials

To participate in preparing bids and organizing site operations

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Competency Number
Competency Number

23
22
21
19
17
16
14
11
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To analyze the occupation of civil engineering technician.

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To solve mathematical problems related to buildings and public works

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To operate a computer environment.

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To review plans and specifications for buildings and public works

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To analyze civil engineering projects

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GRID OF COMPETENCIES

To carry out a topometric survey

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7

To draw a plan

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To take responsibility for occupational health and safety

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To calculate the forces and loads applied to engineering works

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GENERAL COMPETENCIES

To establish professional relationships

10

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To analyze the structural reactions of engineering works

12

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To analyze construction materials

13

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To analyze soils
15

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To propose environmental measures

18

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To estimate construction or repair costs

20

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Program-Specific Component
Harmonization
The Ministère de l’Éducation harmonizes its vocational and technical programs by establishing similarities
and continuity between secondary- and college-level programs within a particular sector or between
sectors, in order to avoid overlap in program offerings, recognize prior learning and facilitate the students’
progress.

Harmonization establishes consistency between training programs and is especially important in ensuring
that the tasks of a trade or occupation are clearly identified and described. Harmonization makes it
possible to identify tasks requiring competencies that are common to more than one program. Even if
there are no common competencies, training programs are still harmonized.

Harmonization is said to be “inter-level” when it focuses on training programs at different levels, “intra-
level” when it focuses on programs within the same educational level, and “inter-sector” when carried out
between programs in various sectors.

An important aspect of harmonization is that it allows the common features of competencies to be

identified and updated as needed. Common competencies are competencies that are shared by more
than one program; once acquired in one program, they can be recognized as having been acquired in
another. Competencies with exactly the same statement and elements are said to be identical. Common
competencies that are not identical but have enough similarities to be of equal value are said to be
equivalent.

Harmonization of the Civil Engineering Technology program has resulted in identifying competencies that
are shared with other programs. Detailed information on the harmonization of this program and its results
are presented in the document entitled Tableaux d’harmonisation, Technologie du genie civil.

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 Program-Specific Component

Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X1

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To analyze the occupation of civil engineering • Using recent information on occupational

technician. functions and on companies and institutions
related to civil engineering
• Using current laws, regulations, standards and
codes

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To describe the job function and the working • Relevance of the information obtained
conditions. • Review of the fields in which civil engineering is
applied
• Complete examination of the characteristics of
the occupation and the working conditions
• Recognition of the contribution of specialists in
the field of civil engineering or related fields
• Recognition of the potential for
entrepreneurship

2. To examine the tasks and operations related to • Complete examination of the operations,
the job function. conditions and performance criteria for each
task
• Precise assessment of the relative importance
of each task

3. To examine the professional conduct related to • Review of the laws, regulations and codes in
the job function. force
• Clear description of the values governing the
profession

4. To examine the skills and behaviours • Complete examination of the qualities required
necessary to carry out the job function. to exercise the profession
• Importance of the relationship between the
skills and behaviours required and the tasks
inherent to the occupation

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X2

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To solve mathematical problems related to • On the basis of data from projects involving
buildings and public works. structural or infrastructure elements
• Using computer applications or a graphic
display calculator

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To examine the elements of a problem • Statement of data

situation. • Accurate determination of the operations to be
performed
• Pertinent and adequate graphical
representation of the problem

2. To establish quantity ratios and percentages. • Appropriate choice of a problem solving method
• Proper application of the method selected

3. To apply trigonometric methods. • Appropriate choice of trigonometric tools

• Accurate conversion of the problem into
trigonometric or algebraic equations
• Trigonometric and algebraic calculations in
accordance with the rules

4. To apply vector calculation methods. • Appropriate choice of vector operations

• Accurate conversion of the problem into
algebraic equations or linear equation systems
• Careful choice of a method to solve the linear
equations
• Algebraic calculations in accordance with the
rules
• Proper application of the problem solving
methods

5. To calculate distances, areas and volumes. • Appropriate choice of a problem-solving method

• Proper application of the method selected

6. To present the results and justify the problem- • Correct use of terminology and syntax
solving process. • Presentation of results with the required level of
detail
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results
• Accurate interpretation of the results

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X3

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To operate a computer environment. • Using software applications and peripherals

• Using technical documentation
• In collaboration with resource people

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To ensure that the computer workstation is • Identification of potential risks to health and
designed ergonomically. safety when using a computer workstation
• Pertinence of the preventive measures

2. To check that the computer hardware is in • Appropriate consultation of user guides and
working order and make any corrections resource people
required. • Appropriate verification of the hardware and
connections
• Correct setting of the operating system
parameters and peripheral applications
• Appropriate use of software verification,
maintenance and upgrading procedures

3. To create local or network directories. • Proper organization of the directory trees

• Compliance with classification rules
• Appropriate use of the operating system

4. To enter and manipulate texts. • Appropriate use of the software application’s

basic functions
• Compliance with layout standards
• Saving and printing of the file

5. To produce tables and diagrams. • Choice of an appropriate representation method

• Appropriate use of the software application’s
basic functions
• Compliance with table and diagram creation
standards
• Compliance with the rules of spelling and
grammar
• Saving and printing of the file

6. To consult a database. • Appropriate use of the software application’s

basic functions
• Pertinence of the search
• Proper application of the rules of formal logic

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X3

7. To exchange files. • Identification of file formats

• Appropriate conversion of the files
• Judicious use of compression software
• Appropriate use of telecommunications and
browser applications

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X4

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To review plans and specifications for buildings • On the basis of plans and specifications for
and public works. construction projects and for structural and
infrastructure repair projects
• Using data from the International System of
Units and the Imperial System
• Using measuring instruments
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To interpret the plan. • Identification of plan, elevation, detail and

sectional views of the work
• Accurate interpretation of the working perimeter
• Accurate interpretation of graphic symbols
• Accurate interpretation of annotations and
dimensions
• Pertinent connections between the views

2. To check the consistency of the plan and • Appropriate consultation of resource people
specifications. • Systematic comparison of the information
contained in the plan and the specifications
• Statement of inconsistencies
• Statement of missing or incorrect information

3. To make the necessary changes to the plan. • Appropriate consultation of resource people
• Appropriate use of scales
• Appropriate use of measuring instruments
• Precise measurement or detailed calculation of
dimensions not shown
• Appropriate corrections to incorrect information

4. To make the necessary changes to the • Appropriate consultation of resource people

specifications and the general notes on the • Appropriate corrections to incorrect information
plan. • Production of a clearly worded version of the
missing information

5. To obtain approval for the plan and • Clear presentation of the changes made to the
specifications. plan and specifications
• Appropriate corrections to the plan and
specifications

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X5

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To analyze civil engineering projects. • On the basis of construction projects and

structural or infrastructure repair projects
• Using the laws, regulations, standards and
codes applicable to construction and repairs
• Using material data profiles
• Using equipment technical sheets

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To examine the request of the order giver. • Identification of the order giver’s socio-
economic characteristics
• Review of needs or the problems encountered
• Review of the order giver’s expectations and
requirements
• Review of the conditions for completion of the
project

2. To identify the type of work. • Identification of the type of structure or

infrastructure
• Identification of a construction or repair project
• List of the distinctive features of the work

3. To analyze the technical characteristics of the • List of the types of structural materials and their
materials. physical and chemical properties.
• List of the types of processing and protection
materials and their physical and chemical
properties.
• Pertinent relationships between the materials,
their use and their physical and chemical
properties.
• Appropriate use of the fact sheets.

4. To analyze the construction or repair • List of the on-site activities to be carried out
method(s). • List of the materials required
• Accurate matching of activities and equipment
to the construction or repair method(s)

5. To examine the legal provisions of the project. • Review the applicable laws, regulations and
standards
• Review the project elements covered by legal
provisions
• Review the applicable sections of the codes
• Accurate interpretation of the vocabulary used

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X5

6. To explain the project. • Pertinent relationships between the order

giver’s request, the type of work, the materials,
the construction or repair methods applied, and
the legal provisions
• Use of appropriate vocabulary
• Clarity of the information given

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X6

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To carry out a topometric survey. • Using conventional and non-conventional

surveying equipment
• Using surveying instruments
• Using specialized software
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To plan the survey work. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate analysis of the survey request
• Assessment of the level of precision required
• Appropriate determination of the survey
perimeter
• Consultation of appropriate documentation
• Appropriate choice of a survey method
• Appropriate choice of equipment
• Verification and appropriate calibration of
instruments

2. To establish the work area. • Appropriate choice of the physical components

to be surveyed
• Choice of control stations, according to the
survey method
• Appropriate choice of control points
• Respect for private property

3. To take measurements according to the survey • Appropriate handling of the equipment

method. • Proper instrument setup
• Precise and complete measurement of the
relative positions of control points
• Precise and complete measurement of the
relative positions of the physical components
• Appropriate choice and use of a verification
method
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X6

4. To fill out the field book. • Clarity of the location sketches

• Clarity of the field book
• Agreement between the points surveyed and
the notes taken
• Compliance with the symbols and codes used
for the elements measured and the industry
standards

5. To maintain and store the equipment. • Appropriate maintenance of the equipment

• Proper storage of the equipment

6. To transfer data from the field survey into a • Complete transfer of data
processing application. • Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with file exchange formats

7. To calculate the survey data. • Accurate calculation of the circuit closure

• Appropriate choice of a correction method
• Appropriate distribution of circuit measurement
correction
• Accurate calculation of coordinates
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results
• Appropriate use of the software application

8. To transfer the final coordinates into a graphics • Complete transfer of coordinates

application. • Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with file exchange formats

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 Program-Specific Component

Code: 01X7

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To draw a plan. • Using sketches of construction and repair work

for building and infrastructure projects
• Using data calculated from topometric surveys
• Using data from the International System of
Units and the Imperial System.
• Using drafting standards
• Using CAD software
• Using an electronic library of objects and
symbols

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To prepare the drawing setup. • Proper interpretation of the sketch(es)

• Review of the views and sections to be drawn
• Review of the descriptive data to be shown
• Precise determination of the geometric
elements to be represented
• Choice of an appropriate paper format
• Choice of an appropriate scale or scales

2. To structure the drawing file. • Judicious use of a prototype drawing, a library

of symbols or a basic plan template
• Accurate generation of missing symbols and
attributes
• Setting of the drawing software application’s
parameters based on the data, the
organization’s own standards, the scale and the
measurement units
• Adequate personalization of the graphics
interface
• Compliance with drafting standards and
conventions
• Appropriate use of the software application

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3. To represent the geometric elements. • Judicious choice of a real or symbolic

representation of each element
• Accurate vectorization of the reference lines
and contour lines of each element
• Proper application of symbolic representation
standards
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Consistency of the drawing with the initial
information
• Compliance with the file structure
• Compliance with the rules of readability
• Compliance with drafting standards and
conventions

4. To complete the drawing. • Complete dimensioning, tailored to construction

requirements
• Clear and accurate notes
• Accurate drafting of the title block
• Proper application of standards for using
symbols
• Judicious use of cross-hatching
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the rules of readability
• Compliance with the rules of spelling

5. To finalize the page layout and print the • Correct layout of views, cross-sections, border
drawing. lines and title block
• Proper application of scale(s)
• Correct printer settings
• Appropriate use of the software application and
peripherals

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Code: 01X8

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To take responsibility for occupational health and • Using a prevention program

safety. • Using the laws, regulations and codes
governing site safety issues
• Using WHMIS documentation and documents
on hazardous materials

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To recognize hazardous situations and assess • Review of actual or potential sources of danger
their consequences. • Clear description of the risks associated with
on-site work
• Clear description of the risks associated with
the presence of contaminants and hazardous
products
• Accurate interpretation of the laws, regulations
and codes governing occupational health and
safety
• Precise assessment of the gravity of the
situation and the consequences for one’s own
health and the health of others

2. To prevent workplace accidents. • Recognition of individual responsibility

• Appropriate and judicious use of a prevention
program
• Relevance of personal protection measures
• Relevance of worker protection measures
• Relevance of public protection measures
• Proper application of WHMIS standards
• Compliance with the laws, regulations and
codes governing occupational health and safety

3. To take action when workplace accidents • Recognition of the seriousness of the accident
occur. • Pertinence of the decision to help the person
concerned or call for outside help
• Appropriate and judicious application of an
emergency plan

4. To prepare accident and incident reports. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Consultation of appropriate documentation
• Clear, accurate and objective information
• Compliance with the rules of spelling, grammar,
syntax and punctuation

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Code: 01X9

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To calculate the forces and loads applied to • On the basis of projects involving structural and
engineering works. infrastructure elements
• Using software applications or a graphic display
calculator
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To make a schematic diagram of the work. • List of the strategic points of the various
elements
• Judicious choice of elements for inclusion in the
diagram
• Appropriate representation of the significant
elements of the work
• Proper application of standards for using
symbols
• Clarity of the drawing

2. To analyze the forces and loads applied to the • List of the forces and loads present
work. • Appropriateness of the vector showing the
position and intensity of localized forces
• Appropriateness of the geometric figure
showing the position and variation in intensity of
a distributed load
• Accurate determination of the direction of forces
and loads
• Recognition of the static or dynamic nature of
the phenomenon

3. To establish the stresses and moments present • Selection of an appropriate calculation method
in the work. • Proper representation of the work’s reactions at
the supports or joints
• Accurate calculation of the stresses and
moments
• Proper application of the principles of statics
• Accurate determination of the position and
direction of the stresses and moments
• Accurate and appropriate conversion of
measurement units
• Critical appraisal of the reasonableness of the
results

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Code: 01X9

4. To establish the hydraulic energy present in • Identification of the energies present at strategic
water support, distribution and capture works. points
• Selection of an appropriate calculation method
• Accurate calculation of potential energy, motive
flow, pressure energy or pressure drops
• Proper application of the principles of dynamics
• Accurate and appropriate conversion of
measurement units
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results

5. To have the calculations approved. • Detailed presentation of results

• Appropriate correction of calculations

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Code: 01XA

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To establish professional relationships. • In the presence of coworkers, clients, members

of the public and site staff
• On the basis of current laws, regulations and
codes
• According to the fields of competency
established by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To present and receive professional • Appropriate use of communications techniques

information. • Relevance and exactness of the information
• Appropriate note-taking
• Compliance with the rules of professional ethics
• A clearly demonstrated willingness and ability to
listen

2. To defend a professional opinion. • Accuracy of remarks

• Clear arguments
• Use of appropriate professional language
• Respect for the opinions of others
• Respect for professional boundaries and the
expertise of other professions
• A clearly demonstrated objective approach and
an open-minded attitude

3. To appraise professional dilemmas. • Accurate analysis of the situation

• Accurate identification of codes, laws and
regulations
• Appropriateness of the decision
• Compliance with the rules of professional ethics

4. To assess relationships in light of professional • Identification of appropriate and inappropriate

requirements. attitudes and behaviours
• Accurate analysis of own strengths and
weaknesses
• Suggestions for ways of improving relationship
quality

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Code: 01XB

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To implement construction works. • On the basis of plans and specifications for

construction projects and data drawn from the
topometric survey
• Using conventional and non-conventional
surveying equipment
• Using surveying tools
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To plan the work. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate analysis of the project
• Accurate interpretation of the plan
• Identification of control points from the
topometric survey
• Accurate identification of any constraints
applicable to the construction work
• Accurate identification of the elements to be
implemented

2. To calculate implementation data. • Accurate calculation of the coordinates of points

to be implemented
• Accurate, pertinent calculation of the
coordinates of points to be offset
• Consideration of the constraints applicable to
the construction work

3. To prepare the move to the site. • Appropriate choice of equipment

• Clarity of the sketch
• Relevance of the annotations
• Complete transfer of implementation data and
data calculated from the field survey in the
logbook
• Appropriate testing and calibration of the
instruments

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4. To proceed with implementation. • Clear agreement on the type of work to be done

• Relevant choice of referencing points
• Appropriate handling of equipment
• Accurate instrument setup
• Precise placing of points
• Clear identification of points
• Relevance and accuracy of construction
instructions on stakes
• Selection and use of an appropriate verification
method
• Clear, detailed notes
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules

5. To situate the required batter boards. • Judicious choice of batter board locations
• Proper installation of batter boards
• Points accurately attached to the batter boards
• Compliance with any constraints on the
construction work
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules

6. To maintain and store equipment. • Appropriate maintenance of equipment

• Proper storage of equipment

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Code: 01XC

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To analyze the structural reactions of engineering • On the basis of construction and repair projects
works. • On the basis of calculated loads and moment
data
• Using steel, concrete and wood codes
• Using the regulations and standards governing
construction and repair work
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To examine data on the work. • List of data on the materials used

• List of structural element dimensions
• List of data on loads and moments
• List of strategic points in the structure

2. To establish the internal stresses of the • Selection and appropriate use of a calculation
structural elements. method
• Accuracy of tension, compression, shear and
deflection calculations for strategic points
• Correct association of internal stresses with
strategic points
• Relevant and accurate conversion of
measurement units
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results

3. To determine the strength of structural • Appropriate consultation of resource people

elements. • Appropriate use of materials codes
• Full and accurate determination of breaking
points
• Brief description of cracks

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Code: 01XC

4. To determine any deformations in structural • Appropriate consultation of resource people

elements. • Accurate calculation of deflection, buckling,
spillage or thermal movement at strategic points
of structural elements
• Relevant and accurate conversion of
measurement units
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results
• Appropriate use of standards
• Complete determination of locations of
excessive deformation

5. To have the analysis results approved. • Detailed presentation of the results

• Appropriate corrections to the calculations

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Code: 01XD

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To analyze construction materials. • Following a request for an analysis

• Using samples of construction materials
• Using standards, test procedures and technical
documentation on quality control for granular
materials, cement concretes, bitumen coatings,
steel and membranes
• Using laboratory equipment
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To define the needs of the analysis. • Identification of material type

• Identification of the client’s quality requirements
• Identification of the context in which the material
is used
• Accurate determination of the mechanical
characteristics and physico-chemical properties
to be analyzed
• Appropriate choice of the tests required or the
pertinence of the decision to use a specialized
laboratory

2. To prepare the tests. • Accurate interpretation of standards and test

procedures
• Choice of appropriate equipment
• Proper verification and calibration of the
equipment
• Proper planning of the steps in the test
procedure
• Proper application of appropriate sample
preparation techniques

3. To carry out the tests. • Appropriate use of the equipment

• Proper application of standards and test
procedures
• Accuracy of manoeuvres
• Clear and detailed notes on the data
• Proper equipment maintenance
• Compliance with laboratory health and safety
rules

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Code: 01XD

4. To process the data. • Proper use of data processing procedures

• Appropriate use of statistical tools
• Accuracy of calculations
• Relevant, accurate conversion of measurement
units
• Determination of test reliability
• Clear and detailed notes on the results.
• Presentation of the results according to the
equipment precision level, standards and test
procedures
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results

5. To establish whether or not the materials are • Appropriate consultation of resource people
acceptable. • Consultation of appropriate technical
documentation
• Determination of the consistency of the results
• Accurate interpretation of the standards, test
procedures and quality requirements
• Appropriateness of the recommendation
• Complete, clearly-worded analysis report

6. To have the analysis report approved. • Detailed presentation of the analysis report
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to the report

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Code: 01XE

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To do the technical design of structural elements. • On the basis of construction and repair project
briefs
• Using steel, concrete and wood codes
• Using the regulations and standards governing
construction and repair work
• Using software applications
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To analyze the documents making up the • Accurate analysis of the project

project brief. • Accurate interpretation of the preliminary
plan(s)
• List of principal and secondary load-bearing
elements and non load-bearing elements
• Accurate determination of the applicable
regulations
• Identification of project constraints

2. To determine the technical characteristics of • Appropriate consultation of resource people

the principal and secondary elements. • Proper use of material codes
• Accurate calculation of forces and loads
• Accurate analysis of structural reactions
• Appropriate choice of structural element shapes
• Accurate dimensioning of the elements
• Relevant and accurate conversion of
measurement units
• Accurate determination of the number of
structural elements
• Appropriate use of the software application

3. To specify the technical characteristics of the • Appropriate consultation of resource people

connection components. • Appropriate use of material codes
• Choice of appropriate connection method
• Precise positioning of connection components
• Accurate determination of the number of
connection components
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Consideration of stresses due to loads

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Code: 01XE

4. To detail the structural elements and • Appropriate use of material codes

connection components. • Accurate positioning of structural elements and
connection components
• Consideration of clearance during erection and
construction
• Clarity and precision of shop drawings and
tables
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Preparation of all required bills of materials

5. To specify the construction or repair work. • Accurate identification of steps in the work
process
• Preparation of all specifications
• Clarity and precision of the plan
• Compliance with the construction or repair
method
• Consideration of work constraints
• Compliance with regulations and standards
applicable to construction or repair work

6. Have the plans and specifications approved. • Detailed presentation of the plans and
specifications
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to the plans and
specifications

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Code: 01XF

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To analyze soils. • Following a request for a soil analysis

• Using regulations, standards and technical
documentation governing construction, repairs
and environmental protection
• Using sampling instruments and laboratory
equipment
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To define the needs for the analysis. • Identification of the significant elements in the
request for analysis
• Accurate identification of the mechanical
features and the physical and hydraulic
properties to be analyzed
• Appropriate choice of tests, or pertinence of the
decision to use specialized laboratories
• Choice of appropriate sampling instruments

2. To observe and describe the significant • Identification of soil type

elements of the site. • Identification of contamination indicators
• Clear and detailed notes
• Respect for private property

3. To collect samples and carry out the required in • Appropriate choice of sampling site(s)
situ tests. • Proper application of sampling techniques
• Pertinence and compliance of in situ tests
• Clear and detailed notes
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules
• Respect for private property and the
environment

4. To prepare the tests. • Accurate interpretation of test standards

• Choice of appropriate instruments
• Verification and calibration of the instruments
• Proper planning of steps in the test procedure
• Proper application of sample preparation
techniques

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5. To carry out the tests. • Appropriate use of the instruments

• Proper application of test standards
• Precision of manoeuvres
• Clear and detailed notes on the data
• Proper instrument maintenance
• Compliance with laboratory health and safety
rules

6. To process the data. • Proper application of data processing

procedures
• Appropriate use of statistical tools
• Accuracy of the calculations
• Pertinent, accurate conversion of measurement
units
• Determination of test reliability
• Clear and detailed notes on the results
• Presentation of the results according to the
instrument precision level and the test
standards used
• Critical assessment of the reasonableness of
the results

7. To establish the geotechnical and • Appropriate consultation of resource people

environmental constraints. • Consultation of appropriate technical
documentation
• Determination of the consistency of the results
• Accurate interpretation of the regulations and
test standards
• Correct soil classification
• Clear identification of the mechanical features
and the physical and hydraulic properties of the
soil
• Complete, clearly-worded analysis report

8. To have the analysis report approved. • Detailed presentation of the analysis report
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to the analysis report

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Code: 01XG

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To do the technical design of infrastructure • On the basis of construction or repair project

projects. preliminary documents
• Using the regulations and standards governing
construction or repair work
• Using technical documentation on material
quality control and environmental protection
• Using measuring instruments
• Using sampling instruments and laboratory
equipment
• Using charts
• Using software applications
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To analyze the preliminary documents for the • Accurate analysis of the project
project. • Accurate analysis of the preliminary plan(s)
• List of the infrastructure elements and their
features
• Accurate determination of the applicable
regulations
• Accurate determination of the information
required

2. To collect complementary data. • List of existing structures and infrastructures

• Relevance and precision of the topometric
survey
• Relevance and compliance of soil or water
sampling
• Relevance and compliance of in situ tests
• Respect for private property and the
environment
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules

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3. To stipulate any constraints on the work. • Accurate analysis of field data

• Complete and detailed description of the
problems between the draft project footprint and
on-site elements
• Proper identification of the geotechnical and
environmental constraints
• Compliance with the order-giver’s needs
• Compliance with current regulations and
standards governing construction or repair work

4. To stipulate the characteristics of the • Appropriate consultation of resource people

infrastructure components and the specific • Accurate calculation of the hydraulic and
elements. geometric characteristics of the work
• Choice of appropriate point features
• Precise location of infrastructure components
and the specific elements
• Proper application of the regulations and
standards governing construction or repair work
• Relevant and accurate conversion of
measurement units
• Clarity of the plan view
• Clearly-worded specifications
• Appropriate use of charts
• Appropriate use of software applications
• Compliance with symbology
• Compliance with constraints

5. To determine the infrastructure profile. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate calculation of elevations, lengths and
slopes
• Choice of appropriate horizontal and vertical
scales
• Proper application of the regulations and rules
applicable to construction or repair work
• Relevant, accurate conversion of measurement
units
• Clarity of the longitudinal and transverse profile
views
• Clearly-worded specifications
• Appropriate use of charts
• Appropriate use of software applications
• Compliance with standards for the use of
symbols
• Compliance with constraints

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6. To determine the earthworks required. • Complete description of the materials to be

added, moved or excavated
• Precise location of earthworks
• Accurate calculation of material volumes and
masses
• Clearly-worded, complete bill of materials
• Relevant, accurate conversion of measurement
units
• Appropriate use of software applications
• Compliance with the construction or repair
method
• Compliance with constraints
• Compliance with the regulations and standards
applicable to construction or repair work

7. To have the plans and specifications approved. • Detailed presentation of the plans and
specifications
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to plans and
specifications

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Code: 01XH

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To inspect public works and buildings. • Using an inspection checklist or criteria

• Using the regulations, standards and technical
documentation applicable to:
– construction or repair work
– material quality control
– environmental protection
– occupational health and safety
• Using measuring instruments
• Using sampling instruments and laboratory
equipment
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To plan inspection work. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• List of public works or buildings to be inspected
• List of legal provisions
• Appropriate use of technical documentation
• Identification of the strategic points to be
inspected
• Choice of appropriate instruments and
apparatus

2. To meet the people concerned. • Clear explanation of the purpose of the

inspection
• Clarity of questions and answers
• Relevance and objectivity of the information
given and received
• Use of correct terminology
• Compliance with professional ethics

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3. To observe and record anomalies. • Record of cracks

• Evidence of deterioration of materials
• Evidence of subsidence
• Evidence of contamination
• Record of breakage in roadwork features,
network components and specific elements, as
well as public facilities
• Identification of poorly situated or missing
features
• Use of appropriate reference documents
• Clear and detailed notes
• Pertinence and clarity of sketches
• Respect for private property
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules

4. To collect the necessary data. • Choice and use of appropriate assessment

techniques
• Relevance of recording an image of the site or
work
• Relevance and accuracy of the topometric
survey
• Relevance and representativeness of material,
soil and water sampling
• Relevance and quality of in situ tests
• Appropriate use of measuring instruments and
apparatus
• Respect for private property and the
environment
• Compliance with occupational health and safety
rules

5. To establish the conformity of the public work or • Appropriate consultation of resource people
building. • Accurate analysis of field data
• Accurate interpretation of legal provisions
• Precise evaluation of the status of the work
• Accuracy of the verdict
• Appropriate use of standards, codes and
technical documentation
• Clear and objective inspection report

6. To have the inspection report approved. • Detailed presentation of the inspection report
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to the inspection report

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Code: 01XJ

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To propose environmental measures. • On the basis of environmental impact

assessments
• Using documents from the construction or repair
project to which the impact assessment relates
• Using laws, regulations, standards and technical
documentation concerning the environment
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To analyze the environmental impact • Appropriate consultation of resource people

assessment. • Identification of significant elements from the
assessment
• List of environmental laws, regulations and
directives
• Relevant connections between the features of
the project and the significant elements from the
assessment

2. To select the environmental protection • Appropriate consultation of resource people

measures or corrective measures required for • List of the advantages and disadvantages of the
the work. current environmental measures
• Accurate interpretation of environmental laws,
regulations and directives
• Appropriate use of technical documentation
• Selection of appropriate environmental
measures

3. To explain the environmental impacts and the • Relevant connections between the project, the
protection or corrective measures envisaged. environmental impacts, the proposed measures
and the legal provisions applicable to the
environment
• Use of correct terminology
• Clarity of the information
• Compliance with professional ethics

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Code: 01XK

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To supervise site operations. • On the basis of plans and specifications for

construction and repair projects involving
structural or infrastructure elements
• Using regulations and standards governing:
– construction or repair work
– material quality control
– environmental protection
– health and safety on construction sites
• Using material data profiles
• Using equipment technical sheets
• Using appropriate administrative documents
• Using measuring instruments
• Using sampling instruments and laboratory
equipment
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To analyze the documents related to the work. • Accurate analysis of the project
• Accurate interpretation of the plans
• List of accident prevention and environmental
protection measures
• Accurate analysis of loads
• List of supervision targets
• List of steps in the work procedure

2. To meet with the people involved in the project • Recognition of individual responsibilities
on the site. • Pertinence of remarks
• Appropriateness of professional relationships
• Clear and detailed notes

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3. To supervise operations. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate interpretation of plans
• Accurate interpretation of laws, regulations,
standards and directives
• Appropriate verification of the accident
prevention and environmental protection
measures applied
• Accurate measurement of material quantities
• Appropriate verification of material quality, or
relevance of material sampling
• Appropriate verification of compliance with the
schedule
• Relevance and accuracy of the topometric
survey
• Relevance and representativeness of on-site
soil sampling or testing
• Production of appropriate, clearly-worded work
supervision documents
• Compliance with health and safety rules on
construction sites

4. To make decisions concerning work in progress • Appropriate consultation of resource people

and to give instructions. • Appropriateness of the decision to accept or
refuse work
• Appropriateness of the decision to accept or
refuse materials
• Relevance of the corrective measures and
supervision
• Quality of communications
• Appropriateness of professional relationships
• Production of appropriate, clearly-worded work
supervision documents

5. To participate in end-of-work activities. • List of elements not in conformity with the plans,
specifications, regulations or standards
• Pertinence of notices concerning corrections
• Production of appropriate administrative reports
• Clarity and precision of the as-built plan

6. To have the end-of-work documents approved. • Detailed presentation of the end-of-work

documents
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to end-of-work
documents

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Code: 01XL

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To estimate construction or repair costs. • On the basis of bidding documents for

construction and repair projects involving
structural or infrastructure elements
• Using a data bank containing information on the
company’s prices, labour costs and overheads
• Using catalogues and material data profiles
• Using equipment technical sheets
• Using spreadsheets or estimating software
applications

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To establish the cost of the materials. • List of construction materials to be used or

transported
• Accurate calculation of lengths, areas, volumes
and weights
• Minimization of losses
• Appropriate conversion of measuring units
• Use of appropriate technical documentation
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the client’s needs
• Compliance with the construction or repair
method(s)

2. To estimate the cost of using equipment. • Choice of appropriate equipment

• List of equipment production and usage rates
• Approximate calculation of usage time
• Appropriate use of technical sheets
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the construction or repair
method(s)

3. To estimate labour costs. • Accurate identification of the type of site staff

required
• Approximate calculation of labour time
• Use of appropriate technical documentation
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the construction or repair
method(s)

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Code: 01XL

4. To produce the estimate report. • Accurate calculation of overhead expenses

• Clear presentation of the results, in the form of
overall cost and unit cost
• Use of appropriate technical documentation
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the company’s standards

5. To have the estimate report approved. • Detailed presentation of the estimate report
• Appropriate corrections to the estimate report

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Code: 01XM

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To customize methods for producing construction • Using standards, test procedures and technical
materials. documentation on preparation and quality
control for granular materials, portland cement
concrete, asphalt cement concrete and recycled
materials
• Using laboratory equipment
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To analyze a material production order. • Accurate analysis of the technical features of

the material to be produced
• List of constraints applicable to the construction
or repair project
• Identification of the context in which the material
will be used
• List of the quantities of the material to be
produced
• Accurate identification of the applicable quality
standards

2. To search for and analyze information on • Appropriate consultation of resource people

material production methods. • List of existing mixture formulas
• List of the procedures used to produce the
materials
• Accurate analysis of the technical features of
mixture components
• Appropriate verification of the availability and
cost of mixture components
• Appropriate identification of the advantages and
disadvantages of the mixtures
• Use of appropriate technical documentation

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3. To customize the mixture formula. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Appropriate choice of the mixture formula to be
customized
• Relevant choice of substitutes
• Accurate calculation of the particle-size
distribution
• Accurate calculation of the proportions of raw
materials, bonding agents, additives or other
materials

4. To produce the mixture. • Appropriate use of the equipment

• Proper application of the formula
• Precise handling
• Compliance with laboratory health and safety
rules

5. To control the quality of the material produced. • Choice of appropriate tests.

• Accurate decision as to whether or not the
material is acceptable
• Compliance with quality standards
• Compliance with laboratory health and safety
rules

6. To customize the material production process. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Choice of appropriate equipment
• Accurate decision concerning the production
line layout
• Accurate determination of the operational
parameters used in the production process
• Accurate calculation of the production volume
• Accurate estimate of production costs
• Compliance with the company’s production
standards

7. To have the production method approved. • Detailed presentation of the mixture formula
and the production process
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate corrections to the mixture formula
or the production process

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Code: 01XN

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To participate in preparing bids and organizing site • Working in a team

operations. • On the basis of bid documents for construction
or repair projects involving structural or
infrastructure elements
• Using regulations and standards governing:
– construction or repair work
– material quality control
– environmental protection
– health and safety on construction sites
• Using material data profiles
• Using equipment technical data sheets
• Using spreadsheets or management software
• In collaboration with resource people

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To analyze the call for tenders. • Accurate analysis of the project

• Accurate interpretation of the plan
• List of the responsibilities of the various people
involved in the project
• Accurate identification of the applicable
regulations
• Use of appropriate methods to test the accuracy
of information in the bidding documents

2. To choose a construction or repair method or • Appropriate consultation of resource people

methods. • Accurate identification of constraints on the
work
• Accurate identification of the logistics of the
work
• List of available equipment
• Identification of all the required activities
• Accurate analysis of the advantages and
disadvantages of the construction or repair
methods
• Choice of an appropriate method or methods
• Compliance with constraints
• Compliance with quality requirements

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3. To prepare the bid documents and have them • Appropriate consultation of resource people
approved. • Accurate estimate of construction or repair
costs
• Use of correct terminology
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the client’s requirements
• Compliance with the rules of spelling, grammar,
syntax and punctuation
• Compliance with deadlines
• Compliance with professional ethics
• Production of a clearly-worded bid and
appropriate corrections where required

4. To establish the work schedule. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate identification of the steps required to
carry out the work
• Appropriate use of a work management method
• Appropriate use of the software application
• Compliance with the construction or repair
method(s)
• Compliance with constraints

5. To establish work supervision targets. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate identification of the topometric surveys
required
• Precise determination of the quantities to be
checked
• Precise determination of the tests required
• Compliance with constraints
• Compliance with quality requirements
• Compliance with professional ethics

6. To plan on-site prevention and protection. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Accurate assessment of hazardous situations
• Relevance of workplace accident prevention
measures
• Relevance of environmental protection
measures
• Accurate interpretation of occupational health
and safety legislation, regulations and codes
• Accurate interpretation of environmental laws,
regulations and directives
• Compliance with professional ethics

7. To take the required steps prior to start-up of • Appropriate consultation of resource people
the work. • Ordering of materials, equipment and labour
according to the schedule
• Preparation of permit applications
• Collection of all required site documents
• Appropriate use of the software application

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Code: 01XP

Objective Standard

Statement of the Competency Achievement Context

To participate in preparing construction and repair • Working in a team

projects. • On the basis of a request for a structural or
infrastructure project
• Using regulations, standards and technical
documentation governing:
– construction or repair work
– material quality control
– environmental protection
– health and safety on construction sites
• Using software applications
• In collaboration with resource people
• According to the field of competency established
by current laws and regulations

Elements of the Competency Performance Criteria

1. To understand the client’s request and any • Appropriate consultation of resource people
existing information. • Complete analysis of the client’s request
• Complete analysis of the information available
on the site

2. To visit the site and record the information. • List of available services
• List of significant biotic and abiotic elements
• Clear and detailed note-taking
• Relevance and clarity of the sketch
• Respect for private property and the
environment
• Compliance with health and safety rules

3. To participate in the analysis of the information • Appropriate consultation of resource people

collected. • Verification to ensure that any new information
collected is consistent with existing information
• Correct classification of the information
• Use of appropriate technical documentation

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4. To participate in the preliminary project design. • Appropriate consultation of resource people

• Relevance of opinions concerning construction
or repair choices
• Relevance of opinions concerning the choice of
materials
• Relevance of opinions concerning the
construction or repair methods to be applied
• Relevance of opinions concerning the
environmental impacts
• Accuracy of calculations
• Preliminary estimate of the costs
• Clarity of the preliminary plan(s)
• Accurate interpretation of laws, regulations,
standards and codes
• Use of appropriate technical documentation
• Appropriate use of software applications

5. To participate in the presentation of the project. • Relevance of remarks

• Clear explanation of the project
• Use of correct terminology
• Clear demonstration of objective attitudes and
behaviours, and an open-minded approach
• Respect for the opinions of others
• Compliance with professional ethics

6. To produce a document supporting the decision • Appropriate consultation of resource people

to select the recipient. • Appropriate verification of conformity of bids
with the call for tenders
• Proper summary of the information submitted
by bidders
• Appropriate use of the software package

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