Are you an engineering professional with more than 15 years of experience who desires CPEng Australia status? If yes, then we have written this blog to let you know the application process for this status.

However, you must ensure that you satisfy the following criteria before you apply:

• You must have a minimum of 15 years of post-graduate experience.
• You need to have held major responsibility across your career including leading projects or teams.
• You have an Engineers Australia membership or Member level or higher.

How to apply for CPEng Australia credential:

1. Pre-approval:

Make an expanded resume that must detail major projects you have been responsible for and your key attainments. It must include the positions you have held, problems, situations, and opportunities you have had, and the expert knowledge or skills you applied to attain a positive outcome.

The purpose of this is to make sure that assessors can clearly see how you have satisfied the 16 Engineers Australia competencies with your occupational category.

Within your resume, you need to include the names, positions, company/ies, and contact details of two referees. One of your referees must be capable of verifying your resume and qualifications. Afterwards, mail your resume and referees to Engineers Australia and request to apply for Chartered for 15+ years of experience.

2. Self-assessment:

Having done that, Engineers Australia will mail you a self-assessment form, and you need to complete it. After that, email it back to Engineers Australia.

If your pre-approval is confirmed, you will get another mail from Engineers Australia with a link. This link will allow you to apply by means of the EA portal.

3. Prepare and upload documents:

Use the given link, and adhere to the prompts in the portal to upload:

• The resume you mailed to Engineers Australia includes the details of your referees.
• Proof of your continuing professional development (CPD). You need to have completed at least a minimum of 150 hours of CPD over the previous three years.
• A colour-scanned copy of your photo identification, a passport, or a driving licence.

4. Professional interview:

A professional interview with an EA assessor is the last step to attaining the CPEng Australia status.

Engineers Australia will be in touch to fix a time for your professional interview with one of its assessors. After that, you will get an invitation to the online Teams or Skype interview. It usually takes a few weeks for an interview to be fixed.

The interview will last nearly an hour and will include a wide discussion about your engineering career. The evaluator will look for proof you have fulfilled the 16 competencies that are related to your occupational category.

They will also use the interview to make certain that you have sufficient engineering knowledge and experience in your area/s of practice.

Although not mandatory, you should prepare a short presentation introducing yourself and highlighting the major projects or activities illustrating your attainments. Six to eight slides are fine.