{"id":2445,"date":"2019-10-02T19:53:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/shop\/update-on-activities-of-the-national-association-of-state-boards-of-geology-asbog-and-the-licensing-of-geologists-in-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2020-02-24T18:17:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:17:39","slug":"update-on-activities-of-the-national-association-of-state-boards-of-geology-asbog-and-the-licensing-of-geologists-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/shop\/update-on-activities-of-the-national-association-of-state-boards-of-geology-asbog-and-the-licensing-of-geologists-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on activities of the National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG) and the licensing of geologists in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membership growth of the National Association of State Boards of Geology<br \/>\n(ASBOG) has been relatively steady, adding approximately two states each year since<br \/>\nits inception in 1988, with an initial composition of five southeastern states. During<br \/>\nthis growth, the influence of ASBOG on the licensing activities of geologists in the<br \/>\nUnited States has dramatically increased. Currently 29 of the 31 states that have some<br \/>\nform of geological licensure are members of ASBOG. These states oversee approximately<br \/>\n44,000 licensed geologists. Projections for future growth in the number of new<br \/>\nstates adding licensure are small and less rapid than in past years based on a review<br \/>\nof current interest in states without licensure.<br \/>\nThere is the expectation that the number of states implementing the licensing of<br \/>\ngeologists will continue to grow although probably not at the past rate. Currently the<br \/>\nstates of New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and New Hampshire are considering<br \/>\nlegislation for the licensing of geologists. Given that ASBOG is the only<br \/>\nnational organization providing examination services for the licensing of geologists, it<br \/>\nis anticipated that when (if) these states implement licensing, they will elect to become<br \/>\naffiliated with ASBOG and use its examinations.<br \/>\nInterest in the licensing of geologists is becoming worldwide. Currently the European<br \/>\nFederation of Geologists provides licenses for appropriately educated and experienced<br \/>\nindividuals. Canadian provinces do similarly. Canadian provincial<br \/>\nregistration is similar to individual US state registration\u2014the main difference is in<br \/>\nthe test. The professional test is all about ethics and business law\u2014there is no technical<br \/>\ncomponent to the test. ASBOG is working to become aligned with these organizations<br \/>\nto coordinate requirements to make it easier for individuals wishing to become<br \/>\nlicensed in a variety of countries. Adraft letter of understanding addressing the issues<br \/>\nof mutual recognition of licenses is being developed between Canada and ASBOG.<br \/>\nASBOG has participated in a number of international conferences to facilitate communication<br \/>\nand coordination of activities including the first and second International<br \/>\nProfessional Geology Conferences in Spain and England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":""},"product_cat":[154],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2445"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsnv.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}