เฝคเฝบเฝฆเผเฝขเฝฒเฝเผเฝเฝเผเฝขเฝฒเฝเผเฝขเพฉเฝฃเผเฝเฝผเฝเผเฝ เฝเฝบเฝฃเผเฝฃเพทเฝเผเฝเฝเผ
Ministy of Education and Skills Development
๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐-๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ง เฝเฝเผเฝเฝฒเฝ (๐๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ ) ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ-๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
The Engineering Professionals Council (EPC), under the Bhutan Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority (BQPCA), launched its E-Learning Course on เฝเฝเผเฝเฝฒเฝ (Damtshig) in Engineering and Built-Environment Practices yesterday. The initiative represents an important step towards strengthening ethical conduct, professional responsibility and integrity alongside technical competence among engineering and built-environment professionals in Bhutan.
The course has been developed in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and is designed to provide professionals with accessible, practical and context-specific learning on ethical conduct, professional responsibilities and integrity in the engineering and built-environment sector. The course consists of four modules covering key areas including professional integrity, duties and responsibilities, public trust and corruption-free professional services, and ethical decision-making in professional practice.
The course places particular emphasis on เฝเฝเผเฝเฝฒเฝ (Damtshig), understood in this context as a commitment to uphold integrity, responsibility and ethical conduct in professional practice. For engineering professionals, this commitment is especially important given the direct impact of engineering and built-environment decisions on public safety, quality, the environment and the use of public resources. By connecting professional ethics with a Bhutanese value, the course seeks to encourage professionals to view ethical practice not only as a regulatory obligation, but also as a personal and professional commitment to society.
Speaking at the launch, Dr Ugyen Tshewang, Director of BQPCA, commended the EPC for this timely and meaningful initiative and highlighted the importance of embedding ethical values alongside technical competence in professional practice. He noted that engineering professionals are entrusted with responsibilities that have a direct bearing on public safety, infrastructure development, environmental sustainability and public resources, making integrity and accountability fundamental to the profession.
The e-learning course also supports the EPC’s broader efforts to promote continuous professional development and digital access to professional learning. Successful completion of the course will form part of the professional requirements for relevant EPC registration and certification processes and will contribute towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.
The launch is also aligned with BQPCA’s ongoing digital transformation efforts to make regulatory and professional services more accessible, efficient and responsive. Through the e-learning platform, engineering and built-environment professionals across the country will be able to access the course without the need for physical attendance, supporting wider participation and continuous learning.
The EPC will begin its registration drive from October 13, providing professionals with an opportunity to engage with the Council’s registration and certification processes and strengthen their professional standing.
The launch was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Thimphu Thromde, ACC and officials from the Ministry, reflecting the collaborative effort to strengthen professional ethics, accountability and quality within Bhutan’s engineering and built-environment sector.
The EPC encourages all relevant engineering and built-environment professionals to make use of the e-learning course and contribute towards building a professional culture grounded in เฝเฝเผเฝเฝฒเฝ, integrity, competence and responsibility.