EARN YOUR STATUS AS A

CHARTERED ENGINEER

CHARTERED
 WATCH THE
CHARTERED VIDEO
 In today’s marketplace, there is greater
pressure on business and employees to:

CONTINUOUSLY STAND OUT &

PROVE THEIR UP-SKILL AND BUILD
IMPROVE DIFFERENTIATE
VALUE CAPABILITY
EFFICIENCY THEMSELVES
 YOUR MARK OF
TRUST, SKILL AND
EXPERTISE

RECOGNISED BY
INSTANTLY DEMONSTRATES
PROVIDES COMMUNITY,
GLOBALLY SIGNALS ABILITY, WHO HAVE MET
SUPERIOR INDUSTRY AND
RECOGNISED PROFESSIONALISM THE HIGHEST
MARKET VALUE GOVERNMENT AS
AND RESPECT EXPECTATIONS
PROFESSIONAL
Chartered Engineers
have proven themselves in 1. Deal with ethical issues

16 UNITS OF COMPETENCY
2. Practise competently
3. Responsibility for
PERSONAL
4 CORE AREAS COMMITMENT
engineering activities

YOU
12. Advanced engineering knowledge TECHNICAL OBLIGATION
PROFICIENCY TO COMMUNITY
13. Local engineering knowledge
14. Problem analysis
15. Creativity and Innovation
4. Develop safe and
16. Evaluation sustainable solutions

VALUE IN THE 5. Engage with the

WORKPLACE relevant community
and stakeholders
8. Communication
6. Identify, assess and
9. Performance
manage risks
10. Taking Action
7. Meet legal and
11. Judgement regulatory requirements
 CHARTERED ASSESSMENT
CHARTERED
JOURNEY MAP
5.
1. Professional
Interview
Self Assessment Confirm your Chartered
Rate your experience against competency by undertaking a
the chartered competencies. professional interview with an
Engineers Australia Assessor.

4.
Are you Developing,
Functional, Proficient or
Advanced?
Chartered Evidence

2.
We will contact you about the
evidence you will need to provide

Industry Review
See if your peers agree that
you are ready for Chartered.
Do you still meet the level
for Chartered?
3. 6.
to prove your ratings.
Gather and submit your evidence.
Ready for Chartered
Chartered You will be awarded the
Supply CPD records, CV Chartered credential from
and photo ID. Engineers Australia.
Submit your application. Congratulations!
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Self status
assessment

SELF ASSESSMENT
Rate your experience against the Chartered Competencies.
Are you Developing, Functional, Proficient or Advanced?
 RATING DEFINITIONS
Developing
An aspect of Practice that you are learning and where you need supervision
to practice at an acceptable standard.

Functional
An aspect of Practice where you can act independently at an acceptable
standard without help or supervision.

Proficient
An aspect of Practice where your ability to act independently is recognised
as at a high standard and you can train and supervise others.

Advanced
An aspect of Practice where you can lead teams, train others and can act
decisively from experience and a very high knowledge base.
Rate yourself
against the 16
competencies

You can complete

this as many times
as you like
Once you have
obtained a level of
Functional or above
in all elements, your
report will reflect
your results.
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Self Industry Chartered status
assessment review

INDUSTRY REVIEW
See if your peers agree that you are ready for Chartered.
Do you meet the level for Chartered?
 WHAT DO INDUSTRY REVIEWERS DO?
−− Receive an email invitation to provide a Review from the candidate
−− Confirm their details (EA ID if member, Areas of Practice, Years of Eng Experience)
−− Will see the candidate rating and evidence statement as well as the detail of the
Chartered competencies
−− Provide their own rating & comment
−− Agree: I confirm that the review I have conducted or declined and about to submit
has been undertaken by me on the basis of my observations and professional
relationship with the applicant. All statements and representations contained in my
review are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Reviewers are preferably:
• Chartered Members of
Engineers Australia or
• Engineers with more
than 7 years post
graduate engineering
experience.

Multiple reviewers but

only one per competency.
(Industry Reviewer View)
If you and your
reviewer have rated
you Functional or
above, APPLY NOW!
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Self Industry Enrol for status
assessment review Chartered

ENROL FOR CHARTERED

Supply CPD records, CV a
 nd photo ID.
Submit your application.
Member only pathway

Enrolment Fee
$1600 + GST
$1760 inc. GST

Photo ID
- Drivers Licence
- Passport

CPD Log
Demonstrating 150
hours in last 3 years
 Continuing Professional Development
Minimum requirement:
CPD records must document a minimum of 150 hours of structured
CPD over a three-year period.
Specific requirements:
For all practitioners, of the 150 hours:
– At least 50 hours must relate to your area(s) of practice. If you
have more than one area of practice you must record at least 50
hours for each area.
– At least 10 hours must cover risk management
– At least 15 hours must address business and management skills
– The remainder must cover a range of activities relevant to your
career and interests.
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assessment review Chartered evidence

CHARTERED EVIDENCE
We will contact you about the evidence you
will need to provide to prove your ratings.
Gather and submit your e vidence.
 Evidence of Competencies

8. Communication
and sustainable

community and
for engineering

6. Identify, assess

and regulatory

15. Creativity and

3. Responsibility

requirements

10. Taking action

ethical issues

4. Develop safe

9. Performance
stakeholders
competently

5. Engage with

and manage
the relevant

engineering

engineering
11. Judgement

knowledge

knowledge

innovation
7. Meet legal

16. Evaluation
12. Advanced
1. Deal with

solutions
activities

14. Problem
2. Practice

analysis
13. Local
risks
UNIT 2 UNIT 3 UNIT 4
UNIT 1
Obligation to Value in Technical
Types of Evidence Personal Commitment
community the workplace proficiency
Email trail P P
Minutes P P P
Drawings P P P P P P P P
Plans P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Reports P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Gantt chart P P P P P P P P P P P P
Presentations P P P P P
Learning journal P
Development plan P
Peer review report P
Safety management plan P P P
Triple bottom line analysis P P
Whole of life analysis P P
Stakeholder engagement plan P P
HAZOP plan P P P
Work suspension order P P P P P P
Project, quality or resource plan P P P P
Maintenance plan P P P P P
Root cause analysis P P P P
Lessons learnt or project closure report P
500 word Competency Claim P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Note: These are suggested types of evidence for each competency but not the only types of evidence that can be submited for review.
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assessment review Chartered evidence

CONFIDENTIALITY
Restricted access to your information.
Redaction or relevant sections only.
Candidate responsibility to seek internal permissions to share.
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assessment review Chartered evidence

POINTS TO CONSIDER
Validity, sufficiency, authenticity.
Evidence no older than ten years is preferred.
Guide the Assessor to the appropriate section of
the document where the strongest evidence is to be found.
Examples of work are only helpful hints of the sort
of work which might provide evidence.
You may be asked to provide additional evidence.
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assessment review Chartered evidence interview

PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW
The PI is the final stage of the assessment.
1 on 1 interview conducted by Assessor
(and a Chartered volunteer in some cases).
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assessment review Chartered evidence interview

CODE OF ETHICS
Familiarise yourself with the Engineers Australia
Code of Ethics prior to your interview.
Reflect on examples of where you faced ethical
dilemmas at work.
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assessment review Chartered evidence interview

CODE OF ETHICS
Demonstrate integrity - honest, trustworthy and respect others.
Exercise leadership - uphold standards and the engineering profession.
Practise competency - maintain currency, informed action.
Promote sustainability - balance current and future needs,
foster environmental wellbeing.
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assessment review Chartered evidence interview

CHARTERED
You have earned your status
as a Chartered Engineer.
 National Engineering
Register?
Why you should be registered
Post nominals:
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)NER is the National Engineering
Register and is the go to register
Chartered Engineering Technologist (CEngT)
for all government, industry and You’re on the LARGEST engineering register
Chartered Engineering Associate (CEngA)
engineering bodies. This register run by the peak engineering body
provides visibility of engineers,
nationally and internationally, the
largest of its kind in the country.

The NER provides assurance to consumers of

engineering services about a registered engineer’s One Work
knowledge, skills and training in that those registered
on the NER have the following: assessment. anywhere.
• A recognised qualification benchmarked to
international standards

#1
• A minimum level of relevant professional
experience
• Currency of continuing professional development
This is to certify that
• The benefit of Professional Indemnity Insurance for government,

SAMPLE
Given Name Surname (PII) and The National industry, engineering
Post nominals • Adherence to Engineers Australia’s Code of Ethics Engineering Register is bodies and consumers
has been elected

Chartered Professional Engineer Have you got

of

The Institution of Engineers Australia

an engineering degree? Ability to be • Name
• Area of practice
found by
in the

XX College

on currency of continuing professional

• Geographic location
The Institution of Engineers Australia
Date development (CPD)?

NER
John McIntosh Peter McIntyre
FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER
APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)
National President
APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)
Chief Executive Officer the benefit of Professional Indemnity
CHARTERED
Insurance (PII)?

Member ID Professional experience?

will be a recognised post nominal
«CustomerID»

If so, you may be eligible to be on the

largest engineering register.

«CustomerID»
Member ID
 Do you have what it takes?

TAKE THE SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

ENGINEERSAUSTRALIA.COM.AU/CHARTERED

CHARTERED
 TRANSITION FROM ECHARTERED
OPTIONS
All eligible members have the option to STAY or SWITCH
(Eligible: MIEAust +)
STAY:
– Complete eChartered application with 50% discount on
Professional Interview Fee ($337 inc GST, down from $674
inc GST)
– Must complete all submission requirements by 9 months
post go live of new process.
 TRANSITION FROM ECHARTERED
OPTIONS
SWITCH:
– Complete the Self Assessment & Industry Review
components in full
– Discounted enrolment of $1100 inc GST (Standard Fee is
$1760 inc GST)
– Can use ECCs as Evidence - but no automatic award of
Competencies
– Limited Switch time of approx. 12-15 months (will end with
closure of eChartered system)
 TRANSITION FROM ECHARTERED
OPTIONS
NOT ELIGIBLE::
– Graduate Members who are not able to upgrade (less than 3 years exp) will
be provided with a refund of their enrolment fee only. Any work completed
can be kept to use as evidence.
– New Enrolments onto eChartered will be stopped from Go live of new system.
– Rolling closure of full system over following 12-15 months.
 TRANSITION FROM ECHARTERED
OPTIONS
ORGANISATIONS:
−− Will still be able to sponsor cost of Chartered in enhanced process - only one
payment will now be required for Chartered
−− Billing & contact details remain the same
REPORTS:
1. Self Assessment/Industry Review Results Report:
−− This report will give organisations a snapshot at the individual and organisation
level of the ratings against the Chartered Competencies - this will be useful to
identify skill gaps and to develop PD plans
2. Chartered Payment & Progress Report:
−− For any persons that the company has paid for, the organisation will be able to see
where their individuals are up to as well as once they acheive Chartered
−− New Service level Agreements from September 2017 onwards
 HOW TO GET
YOUR ENGINEERS PREPARED
−− If they are enrolled in the current eChartered process, make sure they
are aware of their options to transition.
−− If they are looking to become Chartered, introduce them to the self
assessment tool and start them on their journey.
−− Discuss with your local Engineers Australia contact how you can
integrate the revised Chartered process into your organisation.
−− Engage with Engineers Australia - We are here to help.