(f) engineering. Generally, engineers meet the mandatory requirements for learned leave. Professional engineering usually involves the application of fundamental technical knowledge such as analysis of strength and deformation of materials and engineering structures, physical and chemical properties of engineered materials such as yield strengths, maximum unit stresses, expansion coefficients, processability, hardness, fatigue tendency, corrosion resistance, technical adaptability and engineering design and processing methods. Exempt professional engineering includes equivalent work performed in one of the specialized branches of engineering (e.g., electrical, mechanical or materials engineering). In unusual cases, engineering technicians performing work comparable to that of professional engineers based on advanced knowledge may also be exempt. In such cases, the worker effectively performs the work of an occupation that generally requires a specialized university degree and performs essentially the same work as the graduate worker, but has acquired the same advanced knowledge through a combination of professional experience and intellectual education that has provided theoretical and practical knowledge of the field. including knowledge of related disciplines and new developments in the field. (f) the areas in which a derogation may be granted by professionals are extended. With the development of knowledge, university education is expanded and specialized degrees are offered in new and diverse fields, creating new specialists in specific areas of science or learning.
If an advanced technical degree has become a standard requirement for a particular occupation, that occupation may have acquired the characteristics of an occupation learned. Accreditation and certification bodies similar to those listed in paragraphs (e) (1), (e), (3), (e) (4), (e) (8) and (e) (9) of this section may also be established in the future. These organizations may develop specialized curricula and similar certification programs that, if a standard requirement for a particular occupation, may indicate that the profession has acquired the characteristics of a learned profession. 1. (2) Nurses. Nurses who are registered by the relevant state examination board generally meet the mandatory exemption requirements for scholarly professionals. However, licensed practical nurses and other similar health care workers generally do not qualify as exempt qualified professionals because possession of a specialized advanced university degree is not a standard requirement for access to these professions. (6) Chiefs.
Chefs, such as chefs and sous-chefs, who have earned a four-year honours university degree in a culinary arts program, generally meet the mandatory requirements for the earned professional exemption. The learned occupational exemption is not available to cooks who perform primarily routine mental, manual, mechanical or physical work. Medicine; Practice of medicine (profession learned, mastered by higher education in a medical school and devoted to the prevention, mitigation or cure of diseases and injuries) 2. An employee who holds the university degree required for the practice of general medicine and who completes a practicum or medical assistant program in accordance with the practice of the profession is exempt. Employees who participate in internship or residency programs, whether or not they are admitted to practice prior to the start of the program, qualify as exempt professionals if they participate in such internship or residency programs after obtaining the appropriate diploma necessary for the general practice of their profession. 1. A worker who holds a valid licence or certificate enabling him to practise medicine or one of its branches and who actually practises the practice of the profession is exempt. The exemption applies to physicians and other practitioners who are admitted and practising in the field of medical science and healing or in one of the medical specialties practised by physicians or practitioners. The term “physicians” includes physicians, including general practitioners and specialists, osteopathic physicians (doctors of osteopathy), podiatrists, dentists (doctors of dentistry) and optometrists (physicians of optometry or Bachelor of Science in optometry). (7) Paralegals.
Paralegals and legal assistants are generally not considered exempt qualified professionals, as an advanced specialized university degree is not a standard requirement for entering the field. While many paralegals hold four-year general advanced degrees, most specialized paralegal programs are two-year community college associate degree programs or equivalent. However, the learned exemption is available to paralegals who hold graduate degrees in other professional fields and who apply advanced knowledge in that field in the performance of their duties. For example, if a law firm hires an engineer as a paralegal to provide expert advice in product liability matters or to assist with patents, that engineer would qualify for an exemption. (5) Accountant. As a general rule, auditors meet the mandatory requirements for scholarly professional leave. In addition, many other accountants who are not auditors, but who perform similar tasks, may be considered exempt qualified professionals. However, accountants, accountants and other employees who usually do a lot of routine work are generally not considered exempt professionals. (4) Physician assistants. Physician assistants who have successfully completed four academic years of pre-professional and professional studies, including completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Board on Physician Assistant Education, and who are certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants, generally meet the mandatory requirements for the learned professional exemption. Law; Legal practice (scholarly profession mastered by graduate studies in a law school and responsible for the judicial system) (9) Funeral directors or embalmers.
Licensed funeral directors and embalmers who are licensed by a state and work in a state that requires successful completion of four academic years of preprofessional and professional studies, including graduation from a College of Corpse accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, generally meet the mandatory requirements for the learned professional exemption. (3) Dental hygienists. Dental hygienists who have successfully completed four academic years of pre-professional and professional studies at an accredited college or university approved by the Commission for the Accreditation of Dental Association of the American Dental Association and dental assistant training programs generally meet the mandatory learned professional exemption requirements. Hyponyms (each of the following is a type of “learned profession”): (2) Possession of an elementary or secondary school teacher certificate provides a clear means of identifying who is considered to fall within the teacher exemption. Certified teachers are eligible for an exemption regardless of the terminology (e.g., permanent, conditional, standard, provisional, temporary, emergency, or unlimited) used by the appropriate certification bodies. However, a teacher certificate is generally not required for post-secondary institutions. Whatever position I attain in society, through the learned profession of which I become an unworthy member, I will endeavour not to embarrass myself, and Mrs. Micawber will certainly be prepared.
We have been in this profession for many years, Mr. Pickwick, and have been honoured by the trust of many excellent clients. (g) architecture. As a rule, architects fulfil the mandatory conditions for acquired professional leave. Professional architectural work usually requires knowledge of architectural principles, theories, concepts, methods and techniques; a creative and artistic sense; and an understanding and ability to leverage relevant aspects of construction, engineering and natural sciences related to the design and construction of new buildings or improvements to existing buildings. (d) The phrase “generally acquired through extensive technical intellectual training” limits the exemption to occupations in which specialized university training is a standard condition for access to the profession.