The credential of Chartered or CPEng Australia is the highest available technical credential for an engineering professional, which is globally recognized as a measure of excellence and signifies a certain level of talent, skill, and experience.
Holding a CPEng Australia credential will allow you to put a solid value on the years you have invested in the profession. It will give prospective employers and clients immediate respect and confidence in your abilities.
In addition, this grade will allow you to have career progression and leadership development opportunities to work overseas.
Requirements:
To apply for the Chartered title, be an Engineers Australia member with five years or more of engineering experience.
In addition, you have to fulfill and maintain competency across 16 elements that are related to your occupational category and area of practice. These sixteen elements sit across four core areas listed below:
- Personal commitment
- Obligation to community
- Value in the workplace
- Technical proficiency
If with more than 15 years of work experience, then the application process will more streamlined for you.
If holding a Chartered title from overseas, you may apply through a mutual recognition agreement. For that, you have to submit proof of a minimum of 150 hours of CPD over the previous three years.
Steps:
- Become an EA member, which is a requirement to apply for Chartered status.
- Make your continuing professional development (CPD) portfolio. You must keep track of your CPD in your EA portal account. CPD can be of formal training, events, safety training, discussions, networking, and site inductions. It is a must for you to complete a minimum of 150 hours of CPD over a three-year period to apply for and maintain a Chartered Engineer Australia
- Start keeping proof of where you have used the 16 elements of competency for independent practice (Stage 2), in your role. These can be presentations, emails, development plans, project plans, drawings, peer review reports, and plans. Finally, you need to attend one EA Chartered information session to know more.
- Find a mentor by means of EA’s exclusive graduate mentor match program. It is a six-month structured program exclusive to graduate members. This program will pair you with an experienced engineer in your field who can mentor you.
