is post graduation in canada(MSc ,Meng) good ?

[ledzap2]

hi,
i am a chemical engineer & i have worked in a petrochemical industry for 2 years & working in the field of process controls(advanced process controls) since 1 year. i am thinking of going for post graduation in canada but i am confused weather to do it in chemical or petroleum engineering or specialise in other fields like process controls etc.....i had read too many good things about canada regarding education,job vaccancies... moreover universities are offering me scholarships . are the canadian degrees really valued good across the globe & what are my prospects of working in canada after MSc.

 

[moltenmetal]

I'm a Canadian working in Canada so others will be better qualified to tell you how our degrees are viewed internationally.

As to employment opportunities here in Canada: they're VERY regional. Alberta is hot right now but with oil prices slumping that may not last forever. Ontario is not nearly so good, since so many manufacturing jobs were lost in the past two years due to the run-up in the Canadian currency. Toronto is still working off the glut of foreign-trained engineers who came earlier this decade. If you want to see the stats on the supply-side situation, have a look at

http://www.geocities.com/martinsmoltenmetal/index.html

. There are still engineers driving taxis here, and it's not by choice.

As to licensure: they won't care about your Canadian Master's much- they'll only care about your undergrad. Unless it's from a university and engineering program which the provincial licensure authorities accept, you'll have a hard time getting a license. Note that we accredit universities and programs as an alternative to making everybody write all ten 3-hour technical exams, so the system may be cumbersome for some but it's extremely efficient for most. Licensure is not essential to finding work but it helps- employers aren't all able to tell a good foreign school from a bad one, so if you have a license it at least tells them that someone who knows more about foreign degrees has said you meet the basic standard here.

To a prospective employer here, a non-local undergrad plus two years experience outside of Canada plus a Masters doesn't look all that appealing. I see resumes like that all the time. If you like your job, stay put. You can still do your Masters later if the oil boom goes bust.