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Have you ever been browsing the internet and run  into a complete train of alphabet soup titles   after an engineer's name? Or see it on someone's  email signature or business card? New card.   What do you think? Welcome to the channel, my  name is Byron, and I'm a traffic engineer in   California, USA. When it comes to the licenses  and certifications of transportation and traffic   engineers, there are many that are available  and because of that, we can't have a lot of them   listed after our name. I'll admit, sometimes it  looks like we are getting carried away. But what   is the significance and what do they all mean? Is  this some kind of contest to see who could have   the most titles? Or is there some inner need to  gotta collect them all. Took me a couple of years   to collect them all. No matter the intent chances  are, most people don't know what all these titles   mean. In this video, I'm going to talk about  the most common ones you may see and what they   signify. If you are an engineer, you're going to  have a better understanding of all the licenses   and certifications that are available to you so  that you can level up. If you're not an engineer,   you'll get to see a little bit about the process  and requirements for engineers to get these titles   and what they could mean. And to make this  a little fun I'm gonna count how many times   I say an acronym in this video, because I'm  going to be saying a lot. Let's get started.   The first one I would talk about is actually  the first certification I obtained. The EIT   or EI certification stands for the Engineering in  Training or Engineering Intern certification. In   the USA, engineers can be licensed, but before you  do that, you have to show that you understand a   base level of knowledge of engineering principles.  Those who obtain this EIT certification has taken   the first step in a multi-step process to  becoming a licensed engineer. Obtaining the   EIT certification requires passing an exam. This  exam is the Fundamentals of Engineering exam,   or the FE exam. The purpose of this 110 question  5-hour exam is to test someone's knowledge   of basic engineering principles, which you're  expected to learn in a typical four-year degree of   engineering. What are some of the topics of this  exam? Some example topics in this exam include   mathematics, surveying, physics, and engineering  economics. But also specialized courses like   water resources, transportation, geotechnical,  structural. Some of the civil engineering topics   that you're expected to learn, just like the name  says. If someone gets the Engineer in Training or   Engineering Intern certification, which they're  practically the same, it means they are training   to become a professionally licensed civil  engineer in the future. Not everyone can get   this certification. You have to meat certain  requirements, which is offered three years of   engineering related work experience or three years  of engineering related college post-secondary   education. Specific requirements can vary between  different states. What can you expect with someone   who has this title? Someone whose EIT and EI  certification has passed the FE exam and has   a foundation of fundamental engineering knowledge  and principles. They are most likely working under   a professional engineer so they can get the  work experience to take the next step, which   is to become a fully licensed engineer. So they  are not a professionally licensed engineer yet. Next up we have the PE title, which is commonly  known as the professional engineer's license. When   you see this after someone's name, it means that  there are a professionally licensed engineer. In   order to get the license, there are some key steps  that they had to take. The first is that they had   to get their EIT or EI certification, which  is what I talked about earlier in this video.   But after they get their EIT certification, they  also have to show that they have a minimum amount   of work experience, and the work experience is  typically three to four years, but it also needs   to be under the supervision of a professionally  licensed engineer. And once someone has all that,   then they can apply to take the Principles and  Practices of Engineering Exam, or the PE exam.   The PE exam is a long exam with eighty questions  over eight hours, testing the knowledge of what   a professionally licensed engineer is expected to  know. Only after all these steps are completed can   one obtain their PE license. The actual license  is administered by the state and the license   holder will then have the ability to practice  professional engineering in the state. Note   that some states have additional requirements or  exams that a license holder will need to complete.   For example, here in California, I needed to take  two additional exams, one for seismic and one for   surveying, to get my PE license. Each exam was  two and a half hours long. How the EIT and PE   interact is once someone gets their PE, they do  not need to show that they have an EIT anymore,   because the PE supersedes the EIT. What can you  expect with someone who has a PE designation in   their name? Someone who has a PE in their name  has likely fulfilled the requirements to become   a licensed engineer. The most common path is to  have four years in an engineering degree and also   four years of working experience, and they've  also passed the PE exam which shows that they   have the minimum level of competency to practice  civil engineering. PE license grants a license   holder the ability to practice engineering in the  state that they got the license in, so they could   certify or stamp engineering plans or documents.  Getting the Civil PE is a big achievement for   a civil engineer. It opens many doors in the  industry. The next one I'm going to talk about is   a rare one, because most engineers don't have the  opportunity to take this exam. Sometimes you'll   see someone with a TE after the name. That stands  for a traffic engineer's license. The reason why I   said it's rare is because it's actually only  offered in one state- California. Turns out   California as a state created and administered  their own traffic engineer license exam. So   if someone has it, it means they've earned the  ability to display their name as a professional   traffic engineer or officially advertise their  service as professional traffic engineer it's   one designation that I prioritized after I got  my PE license because I am a traffic engineer,   so it made sense to get my traffic engineer's  license too. How does this relate to having a   PE license? Well it doesn't. You could have a PE,  a TE, or both. Similar to getting a PE license,   to get a TE, you also have to show that you meet  the minimum requirements and work experience. You   also have to pass a TE exam. the TE exam test  is similar to PE exam, being eight hours long,   but it is all focused on traffic engineering.  So what can you expect with someone who has a TE   license? Someone who has a TE after their name has  met the requirements to become a licensed traffic   engineer in the state of California. They have  worked and gained at least four years of traffic   engineering experience and they've also passed  the 8 hour TE exam administered by the state.   TE license in California falls under the title  act, which means it allows someone to display   their title as a licensed traffic engineer. This  is unlike the PE, which is under a practice act,   because a PE can stamp and certify plans while  a TE does not have that additional power. One   may wonder well then what's the point of getting  it? What's the point? I will say that it's still   useful to have because having a TE, people still  recognize that you have specialized knowledge in   traffic engineering. It's a license that's backed  by the state, but I'm also seeing it mentioned   more in job postings, especially government  job postings. So now that we talked about   the state licenses and certifications, let's  talk about some other certifications that are   from other organizations. [Music] One that you may  see some transportation engineers have is the PTOE   or the Professional Traffic Operations Engineer  Certification. It is administered by the TPCB or   the Transportation Professional Certification  Board. The TPCB is an independent non-profit   organization and is supported by the funds from  the Federal Highway Administration or FHWA. You   may not heard of the TPCB but you may have heard  of another organization called ITE or Institute of   Transportation Engineers. ITE provides support  for TPCB, and if you ever hear of the PTOE,   it's probably from an ITE publication or an ITE  member who has the PTOE. The TPCB is a credible   organization and the PTOE is available for already  professionally licensed engineers in the USA or   Canada who want to take their knowledge to the  next level. In order to get this certification,   an applicant has to pass a six hour exam on  many topics of traffic operations, including   road safety, marking, signage, and traffic flow  principles. What can you expect with someone who   has a PTOE designation? To me, this has a lot of  overlap with the traffic engineer's license in   California, although that was a more comprehensive  exam, the PTOE kind of serves a similar purpose,   and a lot of the topics overlap. So to me,  I've always seen the PTOE certification as   kind of like the TE but for other states  that don't offer an actual TE license.   Although there are some major differences from a  state-backed license like the TE versus the PTOE,   which is a certification offered by an independent  organization, having a PTOE shows that an engineer   has taken steps to definitely broaden their  knowledge and deepen it in professional traffic   operations engineering related topics. And  also, in order to maintain the certification,   the TPCB requires that certification holders  take 45 hours of professional development every   three years. So the last certification that I'm  going to talk about is an interesting one because   it's the new kid on the block. You may see some  professionals have the RSP designation, [Music]   which stands for the Road Safety Professional  Certification. Because road safety has been a   big focus here in the USA and Canada in the past  decade, the RSP certifications were made available   for those professionals who want to deepen their  understanding in road safety topics. Emerging   and specialized topics like Vision Zero, human  behavioral factors, and employee safety programs   are examples of topics that are included in RSP  examinations. What further separates the RSP   designation from other certifications that I've  seen is that there are actually two levels to the   certification. RSP1 is the first level and focuses  on the foundation of the current safety practices.   On order to get the RSP1 certification, one has  to pass the RSP1 exam. The RSP2 certification is   focused on developing and implementing engineering  or behavioral programs that are designed to reduce   fatal or serious injury crashes on the road.  Therefore, there are actually two different   RSP2 exams you can choose from, one that's  focused on infrastructure, and the other   that's focused on behavioral. So when one gets an  RSP2 certification, it is understood as an RSP2   with an infrastructure specialty or an RSP2 with a  behavioral specialty. If you see someone with any   of these RSP certifications, it means they spent  the extra time to learn and understand specialized   road safety design and practice. Just like the  PTOE, in order to maintain a RSP certification,   road safety professionals will need to pursue  continued learning. An RSP1 certification requires   24 hours over a three-year period, while an RSP2  certification requires 45 hours. Furthermore,   if you want to get the RSP1 certification in  Saudi Arabia or one of the other Gulf countries,   the TPCB offers a version of the RSP1, but  it is named the RSP SA. Created in 2021,   the RSP SA was designed to meet the standards of  the RSP1 certification, but also be sensitive to   some of the practices in the Gulf countries. What  can you expect with someone who has any of these   types of RSP certifications? A professional  with any of these RSP certifications will have   the deeper knowledge of road safety principles  and practices and have passed the appropriate   exam to get the certification. Not only had  they shown that they know this knowledge,   they are also up to date with emerging trends  because the requirement to continually learn   and fulfill professional development hours  to maintain this certification. So that was a   quick overview of the many titles that you may see  that are associated with transportation engineers,   I hope this helps in understanding the additional  knowledge an engineer has pursued if you see one   of these licenses or certifications after an  engineer's name. And if you're an engineer,   these licenses and certifications are a  great opportunity for you to expand your   knowledge and expertise. Don't forget to like and  subscribe if you'd like to see more content like   this in the future. Thank you so much for  watching. I'll see you next time. Bye bye.