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Qualifications Assessment Kit. Please Note That The Washington Accord Applies To
Qualifications Assessment Kit. Please Note That The Washington Accord Applies To
The first Step is to read the Overseas Qualifications Assessment Kit to determine under
which pathway you should apply. The Kit and application forms are available from the
website.
2.
No, the assessment is based primarily on your undergraduate degree and your
demonstrated competencies. Your postgraduate degree will be taken into account in that it
contributes to your engineering competencies. However, an Australian postgraduate
degree alone will not meet the academic requirement to confer recognition in Australia.
Similarly an Australian postgraduate degree on top of an overseas qualification will not
provide automatic recognition in a higher occupational category. You will still have to
apply for a formal assessment of your combined qualifications.
3.
4.
Yes, you can still apply. Twelve months of engineering experience is a guideline only. It is
possible that you can demonstrate the three competency units by referring to your
undergraduate professional engineering qualifications and the project/work experience
elements of your academic study. Applicants may however find writing the career
episodes more challenging without workplace experience from which to evidence the
competencies.
7.
Applicants requiring a new letter of recognition must apply in writing, requesting a letter for
migration purposes. This is necessary for Engineers Australia to do a records check. With
your covering letter you must provide:
All applicants applying to have their skills assessed by Engineers Australia are required to
provide evidence of their English competency. Applicants are required to have achieved a
minimum of Band 6 in each of the 4 modules of Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking in
either the general or academic modules of the IELTS. Further information on the IELTS
can be found in the Kit or at the IELTS website, http://www.ielts.org/ .
The following applicants may be exempt from the requirement for IELTS:
a) applicants who are native English speakers;
b) applicants who have successfully completed an Australian Advanced Diploma, or
university undergraduate degree or Masters degree or PhD level program at an
Australian university.
Please note that an IELTS exemption is determined on a case by case basis and
Engineers Australia reserves the right to require an IELTS assessment result if it is
deemed necessary.
Applicants must arrange for the IELTS result to be sent directly to Engineers Australia
from the test centre. You do not need a Contact ID number (CID) to organise this, the test
result will be matched up with your application on arrival.
11.
12.
How do I know whether I need to pay a GST inclusive assessment fee or not?
If the application is lodged from within Australia by the applicant, or by a migration agent,
or a person acting on your behalf, the GST will apply. The GST inclusive fees are 10%
more than the standard fee.
13.
Engineers Australia no longer provides a Contact ID number when sending out application
forms, The CID number is given to the applicant when the application for an assessment
has been received.
14.
Engineers Australia requires all applications to be lodged by mail. This is because of the
need for original signatures on the application and certified copies. The address is at the
bottom of the application forms.
15.
Depending on the number of applications awaiting assessment at any one time, the
assessment process can take from 4 to 10 weeks for completion after receipt of your
application. Applications are processed in date order of receipt. A receipt will be issued
within 3 to 5 working days and will show a Contact ID number for identification.
Assessment outcomes are confidential and will not be provided over the phone or by
e-mail. Assessment outcomes will be provided in writing to the applicant or to the person
authorised by the applicant to act on his or her behalf. No information will be given to
persons acting on behalf of the applicant unless they have been authorised by a letter of
authority from the applicant.
It would be appreciated if you do not contact us to find out how your assessment is
progressing as it delays the processing of your application and those of others. If
you wish to confirm whether your application has been received, please check with your
bank to find out whether the money has been debited from your nominated account.
Please note that it can take 2-4 weeks for us to receive applications posted from overseas,
and approximately 4-6 weeks to process an application.
The Assessor will notify you if further information is required in regard to your application.
You will be notified of the outcome of your assessment in writing. If your assessment has
been successful the letter you receive will be suitable for migration purposes and will
contain the following information:
a) the occupational category you are eligible to be recognised in either Professional
Engineer or Engineering Technologist or Engineering Associate and;
b) the ASCO code relevant to the occupational category and engineering discipline you
may be recognised in.
16.
If Engineers Australia has previously assessed your qualifications and provided you with a
letter confirming that they meet the academic requirement to be recognised in Australia
you can obtain a membership application form from our website at
Please refer to Page 18 of the Kit, which includes a checklist and address for lodgement.
Do not bind or staple your application or the included documents, as they must be
dismantled for filing.