Section B

Section B
Assessment of Accredited Qualifications

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Introduction
Accredited qualifications are Australian and overseas of your degree, you will need to submit a CDR for
engineering qualifications which are recognised through assessment.
formal international agreements.

Engineers Australia is a signatory to three international Recognition of Prior Learning

agreements — the Washington Accord, the Sydney Accord If you have received credit/recognition of prior learning
and the Dublin Accord. (RPL) for prior studies towards your qualification, you will
also need to upload your original academic documents from
The assessment of Australian and Accord accredited the tertiary institution where those subjects were originally
qualifications is primarily based upon undergraduate completed.
qualifications. However, some postgraduate qualifications
have been accredited as standalone qualifications.
Accords Accredited
Please make sure your qualification is accredited through
Qualifications
the representative body of the signatory country by checking
the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) website here. Please note:
Only qualifications based in a signatory country can be

If your postgraduate qualification is not independently recognised under the Accords.

accredited and you do not have an accredited Only qualifications completed in or after the year in which the

undergraduate qualification, you will need to submit a country gained full signatory status to the Accord are

Competency Demonstration Report (CDR) assessment. The accredited.

CDR assessment will be based on your combined

qualifications so both the undergraduate and postgraduate 1. Australian Qualifications
qualifications must be submitted.
Graduates of accredited Australian engineering programs
are eligible for migration skills assessment via the Australian
The minimum academic requirement for assessment Engineering Qualifications application pathway.
with Engineers Australia is an Australian Advanced
Diploma or equivalent. Current listings of accredited programs at the level of
Professional Engineer, Engineering Technologist and
Engineering Associate are available here.
Occupational Outcome
The year shown after each program is the year in which that
The occupational outcome of your assessment generally
program was first accredited by Engineers Australia.
reflects the title and/or content of your degree. If you have
Students are deemed to have graduated from an accredited
completed a double major, the outcome will reflect the
program provided that they have commenced their studies
dominant major. Only one outcome is given per assessment.
within the period that full, ongoing accreditation applies. This
If you have a double major and you have a preference as to
is denoted by a (F) after the commencement date of an
which one is recognised, please upload a cover letter to
accredited program. Provisional accreditation is denoted by
explain your nomination. Please note that this does not
a (P) after the commencement date and indicates that full
guarantee an outcome in the occupation requested but
accreditation is expected but not guaranteed. Applicants
rather notifies us of your preference. If you are seeking
with provisionally accredited qualifications will be required
assessment in an occupation that is not the same as the title
to submit a Competency Demonstration Report for
assessment.

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Engineers Australia has accredited several engineering

programs delivered by Australian universities offshore. Applicants with qualifications from the UK

Please refer to our published list of accredited Australian

Please pay attention to the Public Notes on the
qualifications for information on the accreditation of offshore
accredited course list.
programs. Applicants with accredited Australian
qualifications obtained offshore are required to provide an
Some qualifications are listed with a Further Learning
IELTS, TOEFL iBT® or PTE ACADEMIC™ test result (see
Requirement for recognition as a Professional Engineer
Section A).
via the Washington Accord. Where further learning is
required and has not been obtained, the qualification is
2. The Washington Accord not accredited via the Washington Accord.

Only qualifications publicly listed as accredited by the

For applicants who have not undertaken further learning
relevant signatory will be considered for recognition via the
but have completed an Honours degree, there is a dual
Washington Accord. The title of your qualification must be
Accreditation provision
the same as the title on the published list of accredited
(see “Honours degrees and IEng (dual accreditation)”
qualifications for the relevant signatory.
on the Engineering Council Accredited Course Search
page which can be found here)
Accreditation applies for qualifications completed in or after
the year in which the relevant organisation gained full
All Honours degrees accredited from the intake year of
signatory status to the Washington Accord. Provisional
1999 are eligible for recognition via the Sydney Accord.
accreditation is not sufficient for assessment under this
Applicants with ordinary bachelor degrees and no further
pathway.
learning will be required to submit a Competency
Demonstration Report for assessment.
Please follow this link for relevant dates and signatory
details. Click on the relevant signatory web link for the
Programs that are ‘accredited for further learning for
published list of accredited programs for that country.
CEng’ require an accredited undergraduate qualification
to apply via the Washington Accord pathway.
The minimum academic requirements for an assessment via
the Washington Accord are qualifications which are broadly
comparable to an Australian 4 year bachelor degree in
3. The Sydney Accord
engineering.
Only qualifications publicly listed as accredited by the
The Washington Accord applies only to engineering degrees relevant signatory will be considered for recognition via the
accredited by the representative body of the signatory Sydney Accord. The title of your qualification must be the
country. (e.g. A Turkish qualification accredited by ABET will same as the title appearing on the published list of
not fall under the Washington Accord as MUDEK is the accredited qualifications for the relevant signatory.
representative body for Turkey).
Accreditation applies for qualifications completed in or after
Please ensure that you check the accreditation status of the year in which the relevant organisation gained full
your qualification with the relevant signatory. signatory status to the Sydney Accord. Provisional
Applications submitted under the incorrect pathway will accreditation is not sufficient for assessment under this
not be successful. pathway.

Please follow this link for relevant dates and signatory

details. Click on the relevant signatory web link for the
published list of accredited programs for that country.

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5. Checklist
The minimum academic requirements for an assessment via
the Sydney Accord are qualifications which are broadly  Recent passport-style photograph (35mm x 45mm)
comparable to an Australian 3 year Bachelor of Technology  Prime Identification Document (current passport,
degree in engineering.  only page including photo and name)
 Academic degree certificate (a letter of completion will
The Sydney Accord applies only to engineering degrees only be accepted as a substitute before graduation and
accredited by the representative body of the signatory only for Australian qualifications)
country.  Complete and official academic transcript (including
any recognition of prior learning)
Please ensure that you check the accreditation status of  Curriculum Vitae/Resume
your qualification with the relevant signatory.  IELTS, TOEFL iBT® or PTE ACADEMIC™ result
Applications submitted under the incorrect pathway will  Official Change of Name documents where applicable
not be successful.  (e.g. gazette publication, letter/certificate issued by
registry)
4. The Dublin Accord  Official English translations of above documents where
applicable
Only qualifications publicly listed as accredited by the
relevant signatory body will be considered for recognition via The documents listed above must be colour scans of the

the Dublin Accord. The title of your qualification must be the original documents. Please upload each document

same as the title appearing on the published list of separately (a document might consist of more than

accredited qualifications for the relevant signatory body. one page. DO NOT upload each page of the document
separately).

Accreditation applies for qualifications completed in or after

the year in which the relevant organisation gained full
Please DO NOT submit the following:
signatory status to the Dublin Accord. Provisional
 Certified copies of original document
accreditation is not sufficient for assessment under this
 Black and white scans
pathway.
 Scan of photocopy

Please follow this link for relevant dates and signatory  Low resolution scans. All scans must have a

details. Click on the relevant signatory web link for the resolution of at least 300 dpi
Please also refrain from uploading a document
published list of accredited programs for that country.
multiple times.

The minimum academic requirements for an assessment via Processing will be delayed if the above instructions are
not followed.
the Dublin Accord are qualifications which are broadly
comparable to an Australian 2 year Advanced Diploma or
Associate Degree in engineering.

The Dublin Accord applies only to engineering degrees

accredited by the representative body of the signatory
country.

Please ensure that you check the accreditation status of

your qualification with the relevant signatory.
Applications submitted under the incorrect pathway will
not be successful.

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Section C
Assessment of Non-Accredited
Qualifications and Engineering
Managers

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Skilled Employment
Introduction Evidence of employment, must be provided by
applicants whose career episodes are based on
This section provides instructions for compiling a
engineering experience and/or for Relevant Skilled
Competency Demonstration Report (CDR). The CDR
Employment services
assessment is based primarily upon the undergraduate
qualification and demonstrated graduate competencies
(refer to Appendix page 30 onwards).
Report
Applicants need to provide documentary evidence of BOTH: Prepare CPD Statement, Career Episodes and
Summary Statement
 The core technical engineering knowledge supporting
the nominated occupation AND;
 The demonstrated application of that knowledge in the
nominated occupation. Submit
Once all of the above are prepared, you are now ready
The CDR must be all your own work. All typed components to log into myPortal and lodge a
of the CDR must be done using a word processor and you CDR application
are strongly advised to keep a copy.

2. Components of the CDR Assessment

Your CDR will be assessed against the graduate
competency standards and the ANZSCO definition of the
occupational category nominated by you. Personal Information

2.1.1. Passport Style Photo:

1. Steps in Preparing a CDR You are required to provide a clear and current passport-
style photograph of yourself.
The flow chart below shows the steps you need to take in
preparing your CDR.
2.1.2. Prime ID:

Personal Information You will need to provide your current passport bio-data page

Prepare your personal documentation: A passport style (not the entire passport) and English language translation

photo, prime ID, name change documents, where applicable. Where this is not available a scan of your

CV/Resume and English language test results Birth Certificate and/or National Identity Card may be
acceptable in lieu.

2.1.3. Name change documentation:

Application If your current name is not the same as that on your
Nominate your preferred occupational category academic documents, you must provide evidence of your
name change. This may include a gazette publication, an
official letter/ certificate issued by registry.

Education 2.1.4. Curriculum Vitae (CV)/ Résumé:

Prepare academic certificates, transcripts and any
A full summary of your engineering education and work
other relevant academic documentation
experience is required. Your CV must be a complete record
of your activities and must even include any periods of
inactivity. The CV is to be a chronological listing of

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employment, not projects. Your CV should be no more than language, both translation and original language documents
three A4 pages. must be provided. All translations must be carried out by an
For each workplace provide: authorised translator (see Item 4 Section A).

 organisation name and location, including contact

2.4.1. Standard Competency Demonstration Report
details Assessment:
 dates and duration of employment
Applicants who have claimed engineering employment for
 title of position occupied by you
more than 12 months or have based their career episode
 your defined role (provide a duty or appointment
upon professional experience must provide a reference
statement where available) and/or a brief description of
letter from the employer (reference letter on official company
your activities
letterhead, stating your title/position, commencement and
termination dates of employment, signed and dated by the
2.1.5. English Language Competency:
author).
Applicants applying to have their skills assessed by
Engineers Australia are required to provide evidence of their 2.4.2. Relevant Skilled Employment Assessment:
English language competency. See Item 2 of Section A for
Applicants seeking a relevant skilled employment
full details of the English competency requirements.
assessment, must provide both primary and secondary
documentary evidence. Refer to Section D for further details.
Application Information

2.2.1. Engineering Occupation: The Report

You must select the engineering occupation in which you are This section includes the Continuing Professional

seeking assessment. Please note, an outcome is not Development, three Career Episodes and Summary

guaranteed in the nominated occupation and will be Statement.

determined upon assessing. For further information on

ANZSCO occupations, please refer to the Australian Bureau 2.5.1. Identification of Continuing Professional
Development:
of Statistics website: www.abs.gov.au
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the means
2.2.2. Registration: by which you keep up-to-date with developments in your
field of engineering after you have gained your
You will need to upload any evidence of your professional
undergraduate qualification.
registration if applicable.

All relevant CPD must be included in your CDR application.

Education
This CPD must be provided in list format (title, date, duration,
You must provide your degree certificate and official
and venue) and may include details of:
academic transcript. If you have more than one engineering
qualification, all relevant additional qualifications must be  formal post-graduate study;
provided. If you are currently enrolled in any formal  conferences at which you have delivered papers or
educational program, please upload your enrolment letter attended;
and current transcript if available. Please ensure the name  short courses, workshops, seminars, discussion
of the educational institution is entered using the appropriate groups, technical inspections and technical meetings
upper and lower case letters (e.g. University of New South you have attended;
Wales).  preparation and presentation of material for courses,
conferences, seminars and symposia;
Employment  services to the engineering profession (volunteer work,
Applicants are required to provide documentary evidence of board or committee volunteering, mentoring, etc.);
work experience. If the reference is not in the English  private study (includes books, journals, manuals, etc.).

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Your CPD listing must not be more than one A4 page. Please do not include excessive technical details (photos,
It is not necessary to include certificates from each course. calculations, tables).

2.5.2. Writing your Three Career Episodes: Each career episode should emphasise any engineering

A career episode is an account of your engineering problems identified by you and any particular problem

education and/or work experience. Each career episode solving techniques you applied. The purpose of this is to

focuses upon a specific period or distinct aspect of your assess your personal contribution in meeting project and

engineering activity. Each career episode must focus on a task objectives.

different period or aspect of your engineering activity. Each

You must number each paragraph in each of your career
episode should focus on how you applied your engineering
episodes. This is necessary to construct the Summary
knowledge and skills in the nominated occupation.
Statement. The following system is recommended:

Career Episodes based on work experience must be

Career episode 1 (paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc.)
accompanied with evidence of employment. These should
Career episode 2 (paragraphs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc.)
be uploaded to the “Relevant Skilled Employment” section
Career episode 3 (paragraphs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 etc.)
of your online application.

NOTE: You do not need to apply for relevant skilled Please Note:
employment assessment but you must provide this It is not sufficient to merely describe work in
evidence. which you were involved. Career Episodes must be
written in the first person singular clearly indicating your

You may base your career episode upon: own personal role in the work described. Remember, it
is what I did, not what we did or what ‘I was involved in’
 an engineering task undertaken as part of your and describe how you did it.
educational program;
 a project you have worked on or are currently working
2.5.3. Plagiarism
on;
 a specific position that you occupied or currently Career Episodes must be based on work conducted

occupy (in this case, the career episode must comprise personally by you and must be written entirely in your own

more than a mere duty statement); words. Presenting work conducted by others as your own

 a particular engineering problem that you were and/or using other people’s words (templates, Career

required to solve. Episodes, online sources etc.) is considered plagiarism and

is a violation of Engineers Australia’s code of ethics. This
carries significant penalties including the rejection of the
Each career episode must be written in English, in your own
application, imposition of a 12-month ban and/or reporting of
words and will act as evidence of your communication skills
your details to the Department of Home Affairs for further
to your assessor.
investigation and action.

Do not present large amounts of technical material. It is

recommended that each narrative be a minimum of 1000 Warning
and maximum of 2500 words. Having your Career Episodes written by another person
or persons constitutes unethical behaviour and will result
Each career episode must clearly demonstrate the in serious consequences including but not limited to:
application of engineering knowledge and skills in the 1) Immediate rejection of the application along
nominated occupation. That is, state what you did and with the imposition of a 12-month ban.
describe how you did it, emphasising your own personal role 2) Mandatory reporting of the applicant’s details to
in episode (for example I designed, I investigated etc.) the Department of Home Affairs.

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2.5.4. Career episode format  strategies devised by you including any original or
creative design work;
Each career episode should be in essay form and not
 how you worked with other team members.
formatted into a table.

Summary (50-100 words)

Each career episode should follow the format below:
This section sums up your impressions of the engineering
Introduction (approx. 100 words) activity and your role in it. It should include such things as:

This introduces the reader to the career episode and should  your view of the overall project;
include such things as:  how the project fared in meeting the goals /
requirements;
 the chronology - the dates and duration of the career
 how your personal role contributed to the project.
episode;
 the geographical location where the experience was
2.5.5. Preparation of the Summary Statement:
gained;
 the name of the organisation; The elements for each occupational category are listed in
the following pages. The Appendix gives a detailed
Background (200-500 words) description of each competency element for each category.

This sets the scene and provides the context in which you
have been studying/working. It should include such things
as:

 the nature of the overall engineering project;

 the objectives of the project;
 the nature of your particular work area;
 a chart of the organisational structure highlighting your
position, in relation to the career episode;
 a statement of your duties (provide an official duty
statement where available).
Once you have completed your career episodes you must
Personal Engineering Activity (500-1000 words)
analyse them to ensure you have addressed all the
This is the body of the narrative and the key assessable competency elements for the nominated occupational
component. In this section you must describe in detail the category.
actual work performed by you. You should state what you
did and then describe how you did it. It is not sufficient to The results of your analysis will be demonstrated in your
describe the activities performed by a team or group - your Summary Statement. The Summary Statement cross-
own role must be clearly identified. Remember it is your own references the competency elements with the particular
personal engineering competencies that are being paragraph in your Career Episode where each element
assessed. occurs. To do this, you will need to number the paragraphs
in your career episodes.
This section should include such things as:
You must download and complete the appropriate summary
 how you applied your engineering knowledge and
statement for your nominated occupational category.
skills;
 the tasks delegated to you and how you went about
The summary statement templates are available on the
accomplishing them;
website. These are guides only. Do not attempt to restrict
 any particular technical difficulties/problems you
your Summary Statement to one page only.
encountered and how you solved them;

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Please upload each document separately (a document

You do not need to cover all the indicators within each might consist of more than one page. DO NOT upload
competency element. each page of the document separately).

Please note that only one Summary Statement is required

The documents listed above must be colour scans of the
for all three episodes.
original documents.
Please DO NOT submit the following:
3. Checklist  Certified copies of original documents
 Black and white scans
 Recent passport style photograph (35mm x 45mm)
 Scans of photopies
 Prime Identification Document (current passport, only
 Low resolution scans. All scans must have a
page including photo and name)
resolution of at least 300 dpi
 Academic degree certificate (a letter of completion will
Please refrain from uploading a document multiple
only be accepted as a substitute before graduation and
times.
only for Australian qualifications)
Processing will be delayed if the above instructions are
 Complete and official academic transcript (including
not followed.
any recognition of prior learning)
 Curriculum Vitae/Resume
 IELTS, TOEFL iBT® or PTE ACADEMIC™ result
 Official Change of Name documents where applicable
(e.g. gazette publication, letter/certificate issued by
registry)
 Registration certificate under the relevant licensing
authority where applicable (e.g. Philippine Regulations
Commission)
 Documentary evidence of employment (for periods of
12 months or more, or if the employment provides a
basis for a career episode/s)
 List of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
 Three Career Episodes
 Summary Statement for the nominated category
 Official English language translations of above
documents where applicable

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