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MSA Booklet March 2018 03102018 PDF
MSA Booklet March 2018 03102018 PDF
March 2018
Contents
Contents
Contents .................................................................... 3 1. Fast Track ......................................................... 26
Section A ................................................................... 4 2. Online Application Process ............................... 26
3. Assessment of Overseas PhD in Engineering.. 26
Introduction ................................................................. 5
4. Relevant Skilled Employment ........................... 26
1. Occupational Categories in Engineering ............ 5
Appendix .................................................................. 29
2. English Language Requirements ....................... 6
3. Pathways for Migration Skills Assessment ......... 7 Professional Engineer: .............................................. 31
4. Applying Online .................................................. 8
5. Using a Migration Agent ..................................... 9 General Description of Role ...................................... 31
7. The Assessment Process ................................... 9 PE1: Knowledge and Skill Base ............................... 32
8. Assessment Outcome ........................................ 9 PE2: Engineering Application Ability ......................... 33
9. Appealing the Assessment Outcome ............... 10 PE3: Professional and Personal Attributes ............... 34
10. Ethical Standards ............................................. 10
Engineering Technologist: ........................................ 37
Section B ................................................................. 11
General Description of Role ...................................... 37
Introduction ............................................................... 12 Units and Elements of Competency ......................... 38
Accords Accredited Qualifications ............................ 12 ET3: Professional and Personal Attributes ............... 40
Introduction ............................................................... 16
Engineering Manager: ............................................... 47
1. Steps in Preparing a CDR ................................ 16
General Description of Role ...................................... 47
2. Components of the CDR Assessment .............. 16
3. Checklist .......................................................... 20 Eligibility and Conditions ........................................... 47
Documentary Requirements in addition to the CDR . 47
Summary Statement for Professional Engineers ...... 21
Summary Statement for Engineering Technologists 22 Units and Elements of Competency ......................... 48
Summary Statement for Engineering Associates ..... 23
ANZSCO Occupations Designated to Engineers
Summary Statement for Engineering Managers ...... 24
Australia ............................................................ 49
Section D ................................................................. 25
Introduction ............................................................... 26
Section A
Introduction
Introduction
Engineers Australia is the designated assessing authority for Applies established engineering methods, techniques,
most engineering occupations. tools and resources within the technology domain
Advances engineering technology
1. Occupational Categories in Engineering
(Please refer to Appendix page 37 for more information)
Engineers Australia recognises three occupational
categories within the engineering practice in Australia:
ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE
Professional Engineer
The required academic qualification is an Australian 2 year
Engineering Technologist
Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree
Engineering Associate
in engineering following 12 years of schooling or equivalent.
For migration purposes, the additional category of
Engineering Manager is also recognised. The Engineering Associate:
(Please refer to Appendix page 31 for more information) The Engineering Manager:
All applicants applying to have their skills assessed by Please note, exemptions are determined on a case by case
Engineers Australia are required to provide evidence of their basis and Engineers Australia reserves the right to request
English language competency through one of the following an English language test result at any stage of the
tests: assessment.
PTE ACADEMIC®
As of 1st November 2017, Engineers Australia accepts the
Pearson PTE ACADEMIC™ test.
1. Australian Qualifications
2. Washington Accord Qualifications
3. Sydney Accord Qualifications
4. Dublin Accord Qualifications
4. Applying Online Once you have logged onto myPortal, click on the “Menu”
button on the top right and select “Migration Skills
Applicants are required to submit an online application for Assessment” to access MSA system. You will then be able
Migration Skills Assessment. Please refer to the MSA Online to start, save, resume and submit your application.
Application User’s Guide to ensure applications are
submitted correctly. If you are unable to apply online, please Once you have submitted your application, an email
contact us. notification including your EA ID number and application
number will be sent to your registered email address
To initiate an online application you must have an individual confirming the successful submission of your application.
EA ID number. Your application will be placed in the processing queue upon
payment of the fee. If you are using a credit card, the fee will
If you are already a member of Engineers Australia or have be processed immediately and a receipt will be sent to you
a previous application with us, note that your EA ID number by email. If you are paying by invoice, a receipt will be sent
is the same as your CID number or your membership to you once the payment has been processed. Please follow
number. If you have an EA ID/CID/Membership number you the steps as shown in the diagram below.
will need to register for a password via the Engineers
Australia myPortal. Specifications for uploaded documents:
Applicants who are living in Australia MUST pay 10% Please note that from the perspective of Engineers Australia,
GST on the application fee the assessment letter has no expiry date. However, we are
Applicants living overseas, who lodge their application aware that the Department of Home Affairs validity policy
from overseas, are NOT required to pay the GST may vary from this. As such, if the Department of Home
Applicants living overseas, who lodge an application Affairs requests an updated letter, please contact Engineers
9. Appealing the Assessment Outcome demonstration of integrity, available here. Please also refer
to Section C and Section D for further details regarding
If you are not satisfied with the assessment outcome you can plagiarism, fraudulent documents and ethical behaviour.
proceed with the review process.
The sanctions regarding misleading applications include
Step 1: Apply for an Informal Review. This must be made notification to the Department of Home Affairs and up to 12
within 3 months of the date of the original assessment months ban from applying for a skills assessment with
outcome letter. To lodge an informal review you must submit Engineers Australia.
the form “Application for Informal Review of Assessment
Outcome” and pay the Informal Review fee. You may include
a cover letter explaining your reasons for appealing the
assessment outcome. No new information can be
presented. Applicants that are not satisfied with the outcome
of their Informal Appeal may apply for a Formal Appeal.
Section B
Assessment of Accredited Qualifications
Introduction
Accredited qualifications are Australian and overseas of your degree, you will need to submit a CDR for
engineering qualifications which are recognised through assessment.
formal international agreements.
accredited and you do not have an accredited Only qualifications completed in or after the year in which the
undergraduate qualification, you will need to submit a country gained full signatory status to the Accord are
5. Checklist
The minimum academic requirements for an assessment via
the Sydney Accord are qualifications which are broadly Recent passport-style photograph (35mm x 45mm)
comparable to an Australian 3 year Bachelor of Technology Prime Identification Document (current passport,
degree in engineering. only page including photo and name)
Academic degree certificate (a letter of completion will
The Sydney Accord applies only to engineering degrees only be accepted as a substitute before graduation and
accredited by the representative body of the signatory only for Australian qualifications)
country. Complete and official academic transcript (including
any recognition of prior learning)
Please ensure that you check the accreditation status of Curriculum Vitae/Resume
your qualification with the relevant signatory. IELTS, TOEFL iBT® or PTE ACADEMIC™ result
Applications submitted under the incorrect pathway will Official Change of Name documents where applicable
not be successful. (e.g. gazette publication, letter/certificate issued by
registry)
4. The Dublin Accord Official English translations of above documents where
applicable
Only qualifications publicly listed as accredited by the
relevant signatory body will be considered for recognition via The documents listed above must be colour scans of the
the Dublin Accord. The title of your qualification must be the original documents. Please upload each document
same as the title appearing on the published list of separately (a document might consist of more than
accredited qualifications for the relevant signatory body. one page. DO NOT upload each page of the document
separately).
Please follow this link for relevant dates and signatory Low resolution scans. All scans must have a
details. Click on the relevant signatory web link for the resolution of at least 300 dpi
Please also refrain from uploading a document
published list of accredited programs for that country.
multiple times.
The minimum academic requirements for an assessment via Processing will be delayed if the above instructions are
not followed.
the Dublin Accord are qualifications which are broadly
comparable to an Australian 2 year Advanced Diploma or
Associate Degree in engineering.
Section C
Assessment of Non-Accredited
Qualifications and Engineering
Managers
Skilled Employment
Introduction Evidence of employment, must be provided by
applicants whose career episodes are based on
This section provides instructions for compiling a
engineering experience and/or for Relevant Skilled
Competency Demonstration Report (CDR). The CDR
Employment services
assessment is based primarily upon the undergraduate
qualification and demonstrated graduate competencies
(refer to Appendix page 30 onwards).
Report
Applicants need to provide documentary evidence of BOTH: Prepare CPD Statement, Career Episodes and
Summary Statement
The core technical engineering knowledge supporting
the nominated occupation AND;
The demonstrated application of that knowledge in the
nominated occupation. Submit
Once all of the above are prepared, you are now ready
The CDR must be all your own work. All typed components to log into myPortal and lodge a
of the CDR must be done using a word processor and you CDR application
are strongly advised to keep a copy.
Personal Information You will need to provide your current passport bio-data page
Prepare your personal documentation: A passport style (not the entire passport) and English language translation
photo, prime ID, name change documents, where applicable. Where this is not available a scan of your
CV/Resume and English language test results Birth Certificate and/or National Identity Card may be
acceptable in lieu.
employment, not projects. Your CV should be no more than language, both translation and original language documents
three A4 pages. must be provided. All translations must be carried out by an
For each workplace provide: authorised translator (see Item 4 Section A).
You must select the engineering occupation in which you are This section includes the Continuing Professional
seeking assessment. Please note, an outcome is not Development, three Career Episodes and Summary
Your CPD listing must not be more than one A4 page. Please do not include excessive technical details (photos,
It is not necessary to include certificates from each course. calculations, tables).
2.5.2. Writing your Three Career Episodes: Each career episode should emphasise any engineering
A career episode is an account of your engineering problems identified by you and any particular problem
education and/or work experience. Each career episode solving techniques you applied. The purpose of this is to
focuses upon a specific period or distinct aspect of your assess your personal contribution in meeting project and
NOTE: You do not need to apply for relevant skilled Please Note:
employment assessment but you must provide this It is not sufficient to merely describe work in
evidence. which you were involved. Career Episodes must be
written in the first person singular clearly indicating your
You may base your career episode upon: own personal role in the work described. Remember, it
is what I did, not what we did or what ‘I was involved in’
an engineering task undertaken as part of your and describe how you did it.
educational program;
a project you have worked on or are currently working
2.5.3. Plagiarism
on;
a specific position that you occupied or currently Career Episodes must be based on work conducted
occupy (in this case, the career episode must comprise personally by you and must be written entirely in your own
more than a mere duty statement); words. Presenting work conducted by others as your own
a particular engineering problem that you were and/or using other people’s words (templates, Career
2.5.4. Career episode format strategies devised by you including any original or
creative design work;
Each career episode should be in essay form and not
how you worked with other team members.
formatted into a table.
This introduces the reader to the career episode and should your view of the overall project;
include such things as: how the project fared in meeting the goals /
requirements;
the chronology - the dates and duration of the career
how your personal role contributed to the project.
episode;
the geographical location where the experience was
2.5.5. Preparation of the Summary Statement:
gained;
the name of the organisation; The elements for each occupational category are listed in
the following pages. The Appendix gives a detailed
Background (200-500 words) description of each competency element for each category.
This sets the scene and provides the context in which you
have been studying/working. It should include such things
as:
Section D
Additional Assessment Services
Introduction
The additional assessment services are generally only of will not accept documents with poor resolution (should be at
interest to the following applicants: least 300dpi). Certified documents are not accepted .
The Fast Track service is also available to applicants who Primary Documents: documents from your employer or
have already submitted an online application via this link. client providing all the relevant information and details with
Please note that the end of year office close-down will impact regards to your employment.
the Fast Track service. Files will not be processed during the Secondary Documents: third party documents from
close-down period. The close-down dates will be displayed sources independent to your employer or client in support of
on the website. Fast Track applications will be processed as each period of employment claimed (documents from
a priority when work resumes. government departments or any other government agency,
for example: income tax return, social security insurance
reports, registration certificate, work permit etc.).
2. Online Application Process
Fraudulent Documents:
Please upload colour scans of original documents pertaining
to the relevant skilled employment and/ or PhD online. We Please note that submitting fraudulent documentation is a
serious breach of Engineers Australia’s code of ethics and
carries significant penalties including the rejection of the
application, imposition of a 12-month ban and reporting of Any misleading information will result in an
your details to the Department of Home Affairs for further unsuccessful outcome and sanctions will apply.
investigation and action. Income tax return acknowledgement receipts should
be issued within 12 months after the end of each
Skilled Employment Assessment for financial year
Employees:
The assessment of each employment period will be based Skilled Employment Recognition:
on both Primary and Secondary Documents for the entire 1. Please be aware that only successful Relevant
period of employment. In regards to the requirement for Skilled Employment assessments will be recorded in
Secondary Documents, an applicant can either provide 2 the final outcome letter.
(2.1 and/or 2.2) or 3 (3.1 and 3.2) (refer to the Employees 2. If all or part of your employment was not included in
table below for further instructions). the outcome letter it may be because of one or more
reasons as listed in paragraph 4.5 above.
Skilled Employment Assessment for Self-
Employed:
The assessment of each self-employment period is based
on evidence. An applicant must provide both Primary and
Secondary Documents in support of the entire period of self-
employment (refer to the Self- employed table below for
further instructions).
Important Notes:
Option 1 Option 2
Social Security Insurance/ Superfund/ Provident Fund/ Social Security Insurance/ Superfund/ Provident Fund/
OR OR
Work Permit/ Residence Permit; and Work Permit/ Residence Permit; and
Official Contract Document from the Ministry of Labour Official Contract Document from the Ministry of Labour
etc.. (indicating your wage, title and employer’s name). etc.. (indicating your wage, title and employer’s name).
Notes
Relevant Skilled Employment will not be recognised for applications submitted without all required documents.
Secondary evidence of employment must cover the entire period of employment and indicate the names of the employer and
the employee.
1. PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
Letters from contracting employers or clients on official letterheads stating:
o the employer’s name
o the main engineering duties or tasks performed
o exact period of employment (date of commencement and termination)
o number of hours worked per week
o salary level or pay rate
Invoices issued for service rendered (with your business’s stamp if applicable)
Number of staff employed and their occupations & the Organisational charts (if applicable)
2. SECONDARY DOCUMENTS
Business Registration (as engineering company) issued by the relevant authority
Business tax report covering the entire period of the business operation
Bank Statement showing all your business transactions
Payroll tax receipts or acknowledgement on the wages paid to employees (if applicable)
Personal income tax return acknowledgement (if applicable)
Social Security Insurance/Retirement Contribution/Superannuation Contribution Reports covering the period of self-
employment (if applicable)
Business Financial Report covering the entire period of the business operation (if applicable)
Compliance letter or Practice certificate issued by the relevant authority (if applicable)
Notes
Relevant Skilled Employment will not be recognised for applications submitted without all required documents.
Secondary evidence of employment must cover the entire period of employment and indicate the names of the employer and
the employee.
Appendix
Detailed description of competency
elements for each occupational category
Professional Engineer:
General Description of Role
Professional Engineers are required to take responsibility for engineering projects and programs in the most far-reaching sense.
This includes the reliable functioning of all materials, components, sub-systems and technologies used; their integration to form a
complete, sustainable and self-consistent system; and all interactions between the technical system and the context within which
it functions. The latter includes understanding the requirements of clients, wide ranging stakeholders and of society as a whole;
working to optimise social, environmental and economic outcomes over the full lifetime of the engineering product or program;
interacting effectively with other disciplines, professions and people; and ensuring that the engineering contribution is properly
integrated into the totality of the undertaking. Professional Engineers are responsible for interpreting technological possibilities to
society, business and government; and for ensuring as far as possible that policy decisions are properly informed by such
possibilities and consequences, and that costs, risks and limitations are properly understood as the desirable outcomes.
Professional Engineers are responsible for bringing knowledge to bear from multiple sources to develop solutions to complex
problems and issues, for ensuring that technical and non-technical considerations are properly integrated, and for managing risk
as well as sustainability issues. While the outcomes of engineering have physical forms, the work of Professional Engineers is
predominantly intellectual in nature. In a technical sense, Professional Engineers are primarily concerned with the advancement
of technologies and with the development of new technologies and their applications through innovation, creativity and change.
Professional Engineers may conduct research concerned with advancing the science of engineering and with developing new
principles and technologies within a broad engineering discipline. Alternatively, they may contribute to continual improvement in
the practice of engineering, and in devising and updating the codes and standards that govern it.
Professional Engineers have a particular responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of a project are soundly based in theory and
fundamental principle, and for understanding clearly how new developments relate to established practice and experience and to
other disciplines with which they may interact. One hallmark of a professional is the capacity to break new ground in an informed,
responsible and sustainable fashion.
Professional Engineers may lead or manage teams appropriate to these activities, and may establish their own companies or
move into senior management roles in engineering and related enterprises.
PE 1.1 Comprehensive, theory based understanding of a) Identifies and understands the interactions between
the underpinning natural and physical sciences and engineering systems and people in the social, cultural,
the engineering fundamentals applicable to the environmental, commercial, legal and political contexts
engineering discipline. in which they operate, including both the positive role of
engineering in sustainable development and the
a) Engages with the engineering discipline at a potentially adverse impacts of engineering activity in the
phenomenological level, applying sciences and engineering discipline.
engineering fundamentals to systematic investigation, b) Is aware of the founding principles of human factors
interpretation, analysis and innovative solution of relevant to the engineering discipline.
complex problems and broader aspects of engineering c) Is aware of the fundamentals of business and enterprise
practice. management.
PE 1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, d) Identifies the structure, roles and capabilities of the
information sciences which underpin the engineering e) Appreciates the issues associated with international
PE 1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of codes of practice, as well as legislative and statutory
knowledge within the engineering discipline. requirements applicable to the engineering discipline.
c) Appreciates the principles of safety engineering, risk
a) Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge and management and the health and safety responsibilities
skills in at least one specialist practice domain of the of the professional engineer, including legislative
engineering discipline. requirements applicable to the engineering discipline.
d) Appreciates the social, environmental and economic
PE 1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and
principles of sustainable engineering practice.
research directions within the engineering discipline.
e) Understands the fundamental principles of engineering
project management as a basis for planning, organising
a) Identifies and critically appraises current developments, and managing resources.
advanced technologies, emerging issues and f) Appreciates the formal structures and methodologies of
interdisciplinary linkages in at least one specialist systems engineering as a holistic basis for managing
practice domain of the engineering discipline. complexity and sustainability in engineering practice.
b) Interprets and applies selected research literature to
Notes:
inform engineering application in at least one specialist
domain of the engineering discipline. a) ‘engineering discipline’ means the broad branch of
engineering (civil, electrical, mechanical, etc.) as
typically represented by the Engineers Australia k) Investigates complex problems using research- based
Colleges. knowledge and research methods.
b) ‘specialist practice domain’ means the specific area of
PE 2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques,
knowledge and practice within an engineering discipline,
tools and resources.
such as geotechnics, power systems, manufacturing,
etc. a) Proficiently identifies, selects and applies the materials,
components, devices, systems, processes, resources,
PE2: Engineering Application Ability plant and equipment relevant to the engineering
discipline.
PE 2.1 Application of established engineering methods b) Constructs or selects and applies from a qualitative
to complex engineering problem solving. description of a phenomenon, process, system,
component or device a mathematical, physical or
a) Identifies, discerns and characterises salient issues,
computational model based on fundamental scientific
determines and analyses causes and effects, justifies
principles and justifiable simplifying assumptions.
and applies appropriate simplifying assumptions,
c) Determines properties, performance, safe working
predicts performance and behaviour, synthesises
limits, failure modes, and other inherent parameters of
solution strategies and develops substantiated
materials, components and systems relevant to the
conclusions.
engineering discipline.
b) Ensures that all aspects of an engineering activity are
d) Applies a wide range of engineering tools for analysis,
soundly based on fundamental principles - by
simulation, visualisation, synthesis and design,
diagnosing, and taking appropriate action with data,
including assessing the accuracy and limitations of such
calculations, results, proposals, processes, practices,
tools, and validation of their results.
c) and documented information that may be ill-founded,
e) Applies formal systems engineering methods to address
illogical, erroneous, unreliable or unrealistic.
the planning and execution of complex, problem solving
d) Competently addresses engineering problems involving
and engineering projects.
uncertainty, ambiguity, imprecise information and wide-
f) Designs and conducts experiments, analyses
ranging and sometimes conflicting technical and non-
g) and interprets result data and formulates reliable
technical factors.
conclusions.
e) Partitions problems, processes or systems into
h) Analyses sources of error in applied models and
manageable elements for the purposes of analysis,
experiments; eliminates, minimises or compensates for
modelling or design and then re-combines to form a
such errors; quantifies significance of errors to any
whole, with the integrity and performance of the overall
conclusions drawn.
system as the paramount consideration.
i) Safely applies laboratory, test and experimental
f) Conceptualises alternative engineering approaches and
procedures appropriate to the engineering discipline.
evaluates potential outcomes against appropriate
j) Understands the need for systematic management of
criteria to justify an optimal solution choice.
the acquisition, commissioning, operation, upgrade,
g) Critically reviews and applies relevant standards
monitoring and maintenance of engineering plant,
h) and codes of practice underpinning the engineering
facilities, equipment and systems.
discipline and nominated specialisations.
k) Understands the role of quality management systems,
i) Identifies, quantifies, mitigates and manages technical,
tools and processes within a culture of continuous
health, environmental, safety and other contextual risks
improvement.
associated with engineering application in the
designated engineering discipline. PE 2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis
j) Interprets and ensures compliance with relevant and design processes.
legislative and statutory requirements applicable to the
a) Proficiently applies technical knowledge and open
engineering discipline.
ended problem solving skills as well as appropriate tools
and resources to design components, elements, devising and documenting tests that will verify
systems, plant, facilities and/or processes to satisfy user performance of the elements and the integrated
requirements. realisation;
b) Addresses broad contextual constraints such as social, prototyping/implementing the design solution and
cultural, environmental, commercial, legal political and verifying performance against specification;
human factors, as well as health, safety and documenting, commissioning and reporting the
sustainability imperatives as an integral part of the design outcome.
design process. d) Is aware of the accountabilities of the professional
c) Executes and leads a whole systems design cycle engineer in relation to the ‘design authority’ role.
approach including tasks such as:
PE 2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the
determining client requirements and identifying the conduct and management of engineering projects.
impact of relevant contextual factors, including
a) Contributes to and/or manages complex engineering
business planning and costing targets;
project activity, as a member and/or as the leader of an
systematically addressing sustainability criteria; engineering team.
working within projected development, production b) Seeks out the requirements and associated resources
and implementation constraints; and realistically assesses the scope, dimensions, scale
eliciting, scoping and documenting the required of effort and indicative costs of a complex engineering
outcomes of the design task and defining project.
acceptance criteria; c) Accommodates relevant contextual issues into all
identifying assessing and managing technical, phases of engineering project work, including the
health and safety risks integral to the design fundamentals of business planning and financial
process; management.
writing engineering specifications, that fully satisfy d) Proficiently applies basic systems engineering and/ or
the formal requirements; project management tools and processes to the
ensuring compliance with essential engineering planning and execution of project work, targeting the
modular, functional elements; that can be e) Is aware of the need to plan and quantify performance
separately addressed and subsequently integrated over the full life-cycle of a project, managing engineering
approaches and justifying an optimal approach; practices and the achievement of sustainable outcomes
developing and completing the design using in all facets of engineering project work.
appropriate engineering principles, tools, and PE3: Professional and Personal Attributes
processes;
integrating functional elements to form a coherent PE 3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability.
design solution;
a) Demonstrates commitment to uphold the Engineers
quantifying the materials, components, systems,
Australia - Code of Ethics, and established norms of
equipment, facilities, engineering resources
professional conduct pertinent to the engineering
and operating arrangements needed for
discipline.
implementation of the solution;
b) Understands the need for ‘due-diligence’ in certification,
checking the design solution for each element compliance and risk management processes.
and the integrated system against the engineering c) Understands the accountabilities of the professional
specifications; engineer and the broader engineering team for the
safety of other people and for protection of the interfaces may be drawn and readily engages with
environment. professionals from these fields to exchange ideas.
d) Is aware of the fundamental principles of intellectual
PE 3.4 Professional use and management of
property rights and protection.
information.
PE 3.2 Effective oral and written communication in
a) Is proficient in locating and utilising information;
professional and lay domains.
including accessing, systematically searching,
e) Is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing analysing, evaluating and referencing relevant
English, including: published works and data; is proficient in the use of
indexes, bibliographic databases and other search
comprehending critically and fairly the viewpoints of
facilities.
others;
b) Critically assesses the accuracy, reliability and
expressing information effectively and succinctly,
authenticity of information.
issuing instruction, engaging in discussion,
c) Is aware of common document identification, tracking
presenting arguments and justification, debating
and control procedures.
and negotiating - to technical and non-technical
audiences and using textual, diagrammatic, PE 3.5 Orderly management of self and professional
pictorial and graphical media best suited to the conduct.
context;
a) Demonstrates commitment to critical self-review and
representing an engineering position, or the
performance evaluation against appropriate criteria
engineering profession at large to the broader
b) as a primary means of tracking personal development
community;
needs and achievements.
appreciating the impact of body language, personal
c) Understands the importance of being a member of a
behaviour and other non-verbal communication
professional and intellectual community, learning from
processes, as well as the fundamentals of human
its knowledge and standards, and contributing to their
social behaviour and their cross-cultural
maintenance and advancement.
differences.
d) Demonstrates commitment to life-long learning and
and feasibility studies, proposals, specifications, design competing demands to achieve personal, career and
Engineering Technologist:
General Description of Role
Engineering Technologists normally operate within broadly-defined technical environments, and undertake a wide range of
functions and responsibilities. They are often specialists in the theory and practice of a particular branch of engineering technology
or engineering-related technology (the technology domain), and specifically in its application, adaptation or management, in a
variety of contexts. Their expertise often lies in familiarity with the current state of development of a technology domain and most
recent applications of the technology. Within their specialist field, their expertise may be at a high level, and fully equivalent to that
of a Professional Engineer. Engineering Technologists may not however, be expected to exercise the same breadth of perspective
as Professional Engineers, or carry the same wide-ranging responsibilities for stakeholder interactions, for system integration,
and for synthesising overall approaches to complex situations and complex engineering problems.
The work of Engineering Technologists combines the need for a strong understanding of practical situations and applications,
with the intellectual challenge of keeping abreast of leading-edge developments as a specialist in a technology domain and how
these relate to established practice. For this purpose Engineering Technologists need a strong understanding of scientific and
engineering principles and a well-developed capacity for analysis.
The work of Engineering Technologists is most often concerned with applying current and emerging technologies, often in new
contexts; or with the application of established principles in the development of new practice.
They may also contribute to the advancement of technology.
Engineering Technologists frequently will take responsibility for engineering projects, services, functions and facilities within a
technology domain, for specific interactions with other aspects of an overall operating context and for managing the contributions
of their specialist work to a broader engineering system or solution. In these roles, Engineering Technologists must focus on
sustainable solutions and practices which optimise technical, social, environmental and economic outcomes within the technology
domain and over a whole systems life cycle. They will have an intimate understanding of the standards and codes of practice that
underpin the technology domain and ensure that technology outcomes comply with statutory requirements. Engineering
Technologists are required to interact effectively with Professional Engineers and Engineering Associates, with other
professionals, tradespersons, clients, stakeholders and society in general, to ensure that technology outcomes and developments
fully integrate with the overall system and context.
Engineering Technologists must ensure that all aspects of a technological product or operation are soundly based in theory and
fundamental principle. They must understand how new developments relate to their specific field of expertise. They will be often
required to interpret technological possibilities, to investigate interfaces, limitations, consequences, costs and risks.
Engineering Technologists may lead teams responsible for the implementation, operation, quality assurance, safety,
management, and maintenance of projects, plant, facilities, or processes within specialist practice area(s) of the technology
domain. Some Engineering Technologists may establish their own companies or may move into senior management roles in
engineering and related enterprises, employing Professional Engineers and other specialists where appropriate.
ET 1.2 Conceptual understanding of the, mathematics, a) Applies systematic principles of engineering design
numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and relevant to the technology domain.
information sciences which underpin the technology b) Understands the standards and codes of practice, as
domain. well as the legislative and statutory requirements
associated with specialist practice area(s) of the
a) Fluently applies relevant investigation, analysis,
technology domain.
interpretation, assessment, characterisation, prediction,
c) Appreciates the principles of safety engineering, risk
evaluation, modelling, decision making, measurement,
management and the health and safety responsibilities
evaluation, knowledge management and
of the engineering practitioner, applicable to the
communication tools and techniques pertinent to the
technology domain.
technology domain.
d) Appreciates the social, environmental and economic
ET 1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of principles of sustainable engineering practice.
knowledge within the technology domain. e) Understands the fundamental principles of engineering
project management and systems as a basis for
a) Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge and
planning, organising and managing resources.
skills to deliver engineering outcomes in specialist
area(s) of the technology domain and associated Notes:
industry, commercial and community sectors.
a) ‘technology domain’ means the specific technological
ET 1.4 Discernment of knowledge development within field (e.g. geotechnics, power systems, manufacturing,
the technology domain. etc.) within a branch of engineering (e.g. civil, electrical,
mechanical, etc.) or engineering-related discipline.
a) Identifies and critically appraises current developments
b) ‘specialist practice area’ means the specific area of
and emerging issues professionally disseminated in
knowledge and practice within a technology domain,
specialist practice area(s) of the technology domain.
such as slope instability and stabilisation, power
ET 1.5 Knowledge of contextual factors impacting the systems protection, industrial automation, etc.
technology domain.
ET2: Engineering Application Ability
a) Identifies and understands the interactions between
engineering technologies and people in the social, ET 2.1 Application of established engineering methods
cultural, environmental, commercial, legal and political to broadly-defined problem solving within the
contexts in which they operate, including both the technology domain.
a) Identifies, discerns and characterises salient issues, b) Understands the principles, limitations and accuracy of
determines and analyses causes and effects, justifies mathematical, physical or computational modelling.
and applies appropriate simplifying assumptions, c) Selects and applies such models in the representation
predicts performance and behaviour, synthesises of phenomenon, processes, systems, components or
solution strategies and develops substantiated devices.
conclusions. d) Determines properties, performance, safe working
b) Ensures that the application of specialist technologies limits, failure modes, and other inherent parameters of
are soundly based on fundamental principles — by materials, components and systems relevant to
diagnosing, and taking appropriate action with data, specialist areas(s) of the technology domain.
calculations, results, proposals, processes, practices, e) Applies a wide range of engineering tools for analysis,
and documented information that may be ill-founded, simulation, visualisation, synthesis and design,
illogical, erroneous, unreliable or unrealistic. assesses accuracy and limitations of such tools, and
c) Within specialist practice area(s), competently validates results.
addresses engineering technology problems involving f) Designs and conducts experiments, analyses and
uncertainty, ambiguity, imprecise information and wide- interprets result data and formulates reliable
ranging and sometimes conflicting technical and non- conclusions.
technical factors. g) Analyses sources of error in applied models and
d) Recognises problems which have component elements experiments; eliminates, minimises or compensates for
and/or implications beyond the engineering such errors; quantifies significance of errors to any
technologist’s personal expertise and correctly identifies conclusions drawn.
the need for supplementary professional input. h) Safely applies laboratory, test and experimental
e) Manages conflicting issues associated with interfacing, procedures appropriate to the technology domain.
integrating and adapting specialist technologies where i) Appreciates the need for systematic approaches to
complex problems, processes or systems that have acquisition, commissioning, operation, upgrade,
been partitioned into manageable elements for the monitoring and maintenance of engineering plant,
purposes of analysis, modelling, design, prototyping, facilities, equipment and systems.
commissioning or testing, are recombined. j) Understands the role of quality management systems,
f) Critically evaluates alternative implementation tools and processes within a culture of continuous
approaches using specialist engineering technologies improvement.
and evaluates potential outcomes against appropriate
ET 2.3 Application of systematic synthesis and design
criteria to justify an optimal solution choice.
processes within the technology domain.
g) Interprets, applies and verifies compliance with relevant
standards and codes of practice as well as legislative a) Proficiently applies technological knowledge and
and statutory requirements underpinning specialist problem solving skills as well as established tools and
practice area(s) of the technology domain. procedures to design components, system elements,
h) Identifies, quantifies, mitigates and manages technical, plant, facilities and/or processes to meet technical
health, environmental, safety and other contextual risks specifications and performance criteria.
associated with engineering application in the b) Accommodates contextual factors that impact the
technology domain. technology domain, and in particular to ensure that
i) Accesses appropriate professional knowledge health, safety and sustainability imperatives are
resources as input to systematic problem investigation. addressed as an integral part of the design process.
c) Engages with a whole systems design cycle, including
ET 2.2 Application of engineering techniques, tools and
tasks such as:
resources within the technology domain.
identifying assessing and managing technical, of effort and indicative costs of a broadly-defined
health and safety risks integral to the design technological project.
writing engineering specifications, that fully satisfy phases of project work, including the fundamentals of
ensuring compliance with essential engineering d) Proficiently applies basic systems engineering and/ or
standards and codes of practice; project management tools and processes to the
partitioning the design task into appropriate planning and execution of project work, targeting the
modular, e. Is aware of the need to plan and delivery of a significant outcome to a professional
subsequently integrated through defined interfaces; e) Is aware of the need to plan and quantify performance
identifying and analysing possible design over the full life-cycle of a project, managing
approaches and justifying an optimal approach; performance outcomes within the overall
of the solution;
a) Demonstrates commitment to uphold the Engineers
checking the design solution for each element Australia - Code of Ethics, and established norms of
and the integrated system against the engineering professional conduct pertinent to the technology
specifications; domain.
devising and documenting tests that will verify b) Understands the need for ‘due-diligence’ in certification,
performance of the elements and the integrated compliance and risk management processes.
realisation; c) Understands the accountabilities of the engineering
prototyping/implementing the design solution and technologist and the broader engineering team for the
verifying performance against specification; safety of other people and for protection of the
documenting, commissioning and reporting the environment.
design outcome. d) Is aware of the fundamental principles of intellectual
property rights and protection.
d) Is aware of the accountabilities of the members of the
engineering team in relation to the ‘design authority’ ET 3.2 Effective oral and written communication in
role. professional and lay domains.
ET 2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the a) Is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing
conduct and management of projects within the English, including:
technology domain.
comprehending critically and fairly the viewpoints of c) Is aware of common document identification, tracking
others; and control procedures.
expressing information effectively and succinctly,
ET 3.5 Orderly management of self and professional
issuing instruction, engaging in discussion,
conduct.
presenting arguments and justification, debating
and negotiating - to technical and non-technical a) Demonstrates commitment to critical self-review and
audiences and using textual, diagrammatic, performance evaluation against appropriate criteria as a
pictorial and graphical media best suited to the primary means of tracking personal development needs
context; and achievements.
representing an engineering technology position to b) Understands the importance of being a member of a
professional colleagues, or to the broader professional and intellectual community, learning from
community; its knowledge and standards, and contributing to their
appreciating the impact of body language, personal maintenance and advancement.
behaviour and other non-verbal communication c) Demonstrates commitment to life-long learning and
processes, as well as the fundamentals of human professional development.
social behaviour and their cross-cultural d) Manages time and processes effectively, prioritises
differences. competing demands to achieve personal, career and
organisational goals and objectives.
b) Prepares high quality engineering documents such as
e) Thinks critically and applies an appropriate balance of
progress and project reports, reports of investigations
logic and intellectual criteria to analysis, judgment and
and feasibility studies, proposals, specifications, design
decision making.
records, drawings, technical descriptions and
f) Presents a professional image in all circumstances,
presentations pertinent to the technology domain.
including relations with clients, stakeholders, as well as
ET 3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour. with professional and technical colleagues across wide
ranging disciplines.
a) Applies creative approaches to identify and develop
alternative concepts, solutions and procedures, ET 3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership.
Engineering Associate:
General Description of Role
Engineering Associates have a wide range of functions within engineering enterprises and engineering teams. Examples of their
roles may include feasibility investigation, scoping, establishing criteria/performance measures, assessing and reporting technical
and procedural options; design and development; component, resources and materials sourcing and procurement; construction,
prototyping, manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning, service provision and de-commissioning; tools, plant, equipment
and facilities acquisition, management, maintenance, calibration and upgrades; operations management; procedures
documentation; presentation and reporting; maintenance systems design and management; project and facility management;
quality assurance, costing and budget management; document control and quality assurance.
Engineering Associates are often required to be closely familiar with standards and codes of practice, and to become expert in
their interpretation and application to a wide variety of situations. Many develop very extensive experience of practical installations,
and may well be more knowledgeable than Professional Engineers or Engineering Technologists on detailed aspects of plant and
equipment that can contribute very greatly to safety, cost or effectiveness in operation.
In other instances, Engineering Associates may develop high levels of expertise in aspects of design and development processes.
These might include, for example, the use of advanced software to perform detailed design of structures, mechanical components
and systems, manufacturing or process plant, electrical and electronic equipment, information and communications systems, and
so on. Other examples might be in the construction of experimental or prototype equipment. Again, experienced operators in
these areas often develop detailed practical knowledge and experience complementing the broader or more theoretical knowledge
of others.
Engineering Associates need a good grounding in engineering science and the principles underlying their field of expertise, to
ensure that their knowledge and skills are portable across different applications and situations within the broad field of practice.
Equipment, vendor or context-specific training in a particular job is not sufficient to guarantee generic competency. Given a good
knowledge base, however, Engineering Associates may build further on this through high levels of training in particular contexts
and in relation to particular equipment. Aircraft maintenance is an excellent example.
The competencies of Engineering Associates equip them to certify the quality of engineering work and the condition of equipment
and systems in defined circumstances, laid down in recognised standards and codes of practice.
Engineering Associates may lead or manage teams appropriate to these activities. Some may establish their own companies or
may move into senior management roles in engineering and related enterprises, employing Professional Engineers, Engineering
Technologists, and other specialists where appropriate. In Australia, the term ‘para- professional’ is frequently used to describe
the Engineering Associate occupation.
EA 1.5 Knowledge of contextual factors impacting the design, communications equipment installation, etc.
a) Provides practical input to the analysis of key issues, c) Proficiently and safely implements laboratory test and
applies established diagnostic processes to investigate measurement outcomes including experimental
causes and effects, applies codified methods for procedures, calibration and operation of equipment and
characterisation and analysis as well as performance facilities, interpretation of result data and the formulation
and behaviour evaluation, fluently applies standardised of reliable conclusions.
solution methodologies and formulates substantiated d) Understands the application, capabilities, working
conclusions. limitations and performance expectations of the physical
b) Uses systematic and rigorous processes to reliably tools, plant and equipment as well as instrumentation
judge the appropriateness and/or practical validity of and test facilities that support the underlying trades and
tasks, processes, practices, data, results and specialist work within the practice area.
documented information that may be ambiguous, ill e) Recognises common sources of error and eliminates or
founded, illogical or subject to uncertainty. compensates for them, and quantifies their significance
c) Proficiently selects and combines available components to any conclusions drawn.
or elements to create a system, documents outcomes f) Appreciates the need for systematic approaches to the
and systematically verifies performance against acquisition, commissioning, operation, upgrade,
specifications and overall requirements of the system. monitoring, maintenance and management of
d) Thoroughly evaluates alternative practical approaches engineering plant, facilities, equipment and systems.
to the solution of technical problems in the practice area. g) Understands the role of quality management systems,
e) Critically observes, assesses and systematically reports tools and processes within a culture of continuous
in accordance with procedural requirements and codes improvement.
of practice.
EA 2.3 Application of systematic design processes to
f) Reliably interprets, applies and verifies compliance with
well- defined engineering problems.
standards and codes in the conduct of standardised
engineering tasks relevant to specialist sub-disciplines a) Proficiently applies technical and practical knowledge
in the practice area. and problem solving skills as well as established tools
g) Contributes responsibly and appropriately to the and standardised procedures to design components,
identification, quantification, mitigation and system elements, plant, tools, facilities and/or resources
management of technical, health, environmental, safety to meet clearly specified user requirements.
and other contextual risks associated with practical b) Accommodates contextual factors that impact the
engineering application in the practice area. practice area, and in particular ensures that health,
h) Appreciates the need to ensure compliance with safety and sustainability imperatives are addressed as
legislative and statutory requirements applicable to an integral part of the design process.
specialist sub-disciplines in the practice area. c) Engages with technical and practical elements of a
i) Accesses appropriate knowledge resources as input to whole systems design cycle, including tasks such as:
investigatory work and practical problem solving.
interpreting and negotiating specified user
EA 2.2 Application of technical and practical requirements and acceptance criteria;
techniques, tools and resources to well-defined systematically addressing sustainability criteria;
engineering problems.
ensuring that health, safety and technical risks are
adequately addressed;
a) Proficiently identifies, selects and applies the materials,
components, devices, systems, processes, resources, ensuring compliance with essential engineering
physical tools, plant and equipment relevant to the area standards and codes of practice;
and resources specific to specialist sub-discipline(s) of developing and completing the design using
the area of practice, and recognises the limitations and standardised tools and processes;
implementing the design using standard b) Understands the need for ‘due-diligence’ in certification,
presentation/development/prototyping/ fabrication/ compliance and risk management processes.
construction techniques; c) Understands the accountabilities of the engineering
checking the design outcome and/or verifying team for the safety of other people and for protection of
performance against specified user requirements the environment.
using standard audit processes, acceptance testing d) Is aware of the need to recognise and protect intellectual
and/or evaluation procedures; property rights.
documenting and reporting the design outcome.
EA 3.2 Effective oral and written communication in
d) Is aware of the accountabilities of the members of the professional and lay domains.
engineering team in relation to the ‘design authority’
a) Is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing
role.
English, including:
EA 2.4 Application of systematic project management
comprehending critically and fairly the viewpoints of
processes.
others;
a) Engages with basic project management tools and expressing information effectively and succinctly,
practices in the execution of well-defined technical issuing instruction, engaging in discussion,
project work. presenting justification, and negotiating - to
b) Supports a project development cycle through the technical and non-technical audiences and using
application of standardised processes, methodologies, textual, diagrammatic, pictorial and graphical media
tools and resources within a complex, but clearly best suited to the context;
partitioned engineering environment. representing a technical position to professional
c) Contributes to well-defined and technical project activity engineering colleagues or to the to the broader
as a member of the engineering team and/or through community;
leadership of technical and trades personnel. Identifies appreciating the impact of body language, personal
the requirements and resources, and realistically behaviour and other non-verbal communication
assesses the scope, dimensions, scale of effort and processes, as well as the fundamentals of human
indicative costs of well-defined practical and technical social behaviour and their cross-cultural
project activity. differences.
d) Is aware of the need to accommodate relevant
b) Prepares high quality engineering documents such as
contextual issues into practical and technical project
sketches, charts, diagrams, plans, drawings,
work, including the fundamentals of costing and
spreadsheets, databases, presentations, reports,
financial control.
technical instructions and manuals.
e) Is aware of the need to plan and quantify performance
over the full life-cycle of an engineering project, EA 3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.
managing practical and technical outcomes within the
overall implementation context. a) Applies creative approaches and procedures to the
sustainable outcomes in all facets of practical and challenges existing engineering practices and identifies
Engineering Manager:
General Description of Role
Engineering Manager is a high level executive position Two years of experience operating at the Engineering
involving the formulation of engineering strategies, policies Manager level.
and plans and the direction, administration and review of Persons reporting to them who are at the managerial
engineering operations for an organization. level.
Interpreting plans, drawings and specifications, and apply for a Relevant Skilled Employment assessment.
Plans to meet internal and external clients’ engineering EM1.6: MANAGES BUSINESS INFORMATION
requirements
Identifies and complies with all statutory reporting
Ensures delivery of quality engineering products and
requirements
services
Uses management information systems effectively to
Seeks client feedback on the delivery of engineering
store and retrieve data for decision making
products and services
Prepares and presents business plans / budgets in
Monitors adjusts and reports on the client service
accordance with the organisation’s guidelines and
received
requirements
Assists customers to identify sustainable options and
implications
EM1.7: MONITORS ENGINEERING BUSINESS
ENGINEERING PLANS WITHIN THE BUSINESS Establishes monitoring processes and feedback
systems to ensure agreed targets are met
Allocates roles and responsibilities to staff to achieve
Establishes monitoring and reporting processes to
engineering plans
ensure statutory requirements are met
Provides engineering leadership
Establishes and monitors processes so that continuous
Manages performance and standards
improvement is achieved at all levels of the business
Contributes to the solution of engineering problems
Professional Engineer Category (Skill Level 1)
Monitors strategic engineering plans, goals and targets
Manages costs