Section 35Sec./Art. 35

National Career Progression and Specialization Program. - There shall be an institutionalized national agricultural and biosystems engineering career progression and specialization program to be formulated by the Board in consultation with the AIPO, Civil Service Commission and concerned government agencies: Provided, That any agricultural and biosystems engineer before being allowed to work in specialty areas to perform beyond generalist function or have specific specialties, must finish the formal education or training towards specialization, possess recognized practice competencies and must be certified by the Board and must be a member of a relevant and accredited agricultural and biosystems specialty organization; Provided, further, That agricultural and biosystems engineering specialty organizations shall be recognized and certified by the Board.

The Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Specialization shall include, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Agricultural and Biosystems Power and Machinery;

(b) Irrigation and Drainage Engineering;

(c) Soil and Water Conservation Engineering;

(d) Agricultural and Biosystems Buildings and Structures;

(e) Agricultural and Bio-process Engineering;

(f) Food Engineering;

(g) Renewable/Bio-Energy and Farm Electrification;

(h) Agricultural and Biological Waste Management;

(i) Aquacultural Engineering;

(j) Forest Engineering;

(k) Agricultural and Biosystems Automation and Instrumentation;

(l) Agricultural and Bio-Information System;

(m) Agrometeorology; and

(n) Agricultural and Biological Resource Conservation and Management.