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• write in a language and style that the reader wants and will understand
Here is how these basic principles apply to writing career episode reports for a
CDR application.
IT IS ABOUT
Providing detail of what you have done to show the Engineers Australia assessors you
have the competencies given in the elements and sub-elements for the discipline and
level you are applying for recognition as. These competencies are listed in the
Appendices of the Engineers Australia Migration Skills Handbook.
IT IS NOT ABOUT:
It is not enough to say ” We overcame a number of problems” Provide details, such as.
“After initial test of the prototype, the rate of response was outside the tolerances
required in the design specification. I analysed the circuit design and could not identify
a design error. I then devised a series of tests to identify the cause. The tests were
selected to isolate the effects of the different input parameters and the operating
environment. I identified that an input transducer was being affected by vibration. I
researched catalogues and replaced the transducer with a more robust component. I
redesigned the control circuitry to accommodate the characteristics of the new
components. I retested the system and it worked within specification.( PE 2.1)
You must be able to relate every paragraph in you CDR to a competency element.
If you look at the competencies required in competency element PE 2.1 for professional
engineers you will see there are four sub-elements To claim the element you need to
give evidence of actions which tell of things you have done to meet every sub-element.
In brief for PE 2.1 the sub-elements are about assessing assumptions, original analysis,
multidisciplinary factors and relating cause and effects.
Many of your career episodes will be working as part of a team. That is fine. You need
to demonstrate you can interact and provide leadership and obtain support in a team.
Your episode must clearly write about what you did as part of the team. “I prepared the
technical scope for the supply of a new heat exchanger…..”