Chartered Fact Sheet - Dec2020

Chartered.
The Measure
of Excellence.
Alexandra Radulovich CPEng

Geotechnical Engineer
ACT Young Engineer of the Year 2020
Chartered status adds
to your professionalism
“Chartered recognises my
professional and ethical
practice, as well as my
experience and qualifications.”
Anil Kumar CPEng

Electrical Engineer
and Project Manager
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See the standard
you’ve reached
recognised by
your peers.
As a Chartered Engineer, you gain:
global recognition peer

for your assessment
achievements of your competency
the opportunity to elevated

demonstrate your potential for
drive and integrity management roles
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Chartered Engineers have proven themselves in
16 elements
of competency
Personal Obligation to
commitment community
1 — Deal with ethical issues 4 — Develop safe and
sustainable solutions
2 — Practise competently
5 — Engage with the relevant
3 — Responsibility for
community and stakeholders
engineering activities
6 — Identify, assess and manage risks
7 — Meet legal and
regulatory requirements
Value in the Technical

workplace proficiency
8 — Communication 12 — A
dvanced engineering
9 — Performance knowledge
10 — Taking Action 13 — L
ocal engineering knowledge
11 — Judgement 14 — Problem analysis

15 — C
reativity and innovation
16 — Evaluation
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See the standard you’ve reached
Are you ready

for Chartered?
Graduate – 5 years’ experience: Use the self-assessment tool to gauge

your level of experience and where
Set your sights on you might need to fill gaps. Take full
becoming Chartered advantage of all the professional
development opportunities you receive,
and work on a diverse range of projects.
5-15 years’ experience: Start your journey now with the self-
assessment and industry review. It’s
See how you time to prepare your application and
measure up move towards becoming Chartered.
Professional Engineers, Engineering

Technologists and Engineering
Associates can become Chartered in a
variety of Areas of Practice.
Over 15 years’ experience: Talk to Member Services today about

how you can achieve Chartered status
You’ve got the through a different pathway. It may be
experience, let’s as simple as an interview.
add the credential
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Self Assessment
 Rate your experience against the Chartered competencies
For this step, reflect on your career

and identify instances of past work
Rating Definitions
that demonstrate your competency Developing
in each element. An aspect of Practice that you
are learning and where you need
The Self-Assessment tool is online.
supervision to practise at an
You are able to complete it as many acceptable standard.
times as you like to track your
progress in each of the required Functional
competencies. An aspect of Practice where you can
Each time you complete the self- act independently at an acceptable
assessment tool it generates a report standard without help or supervision.
that reflects your current results.
Proficient
Once you have obtained a level An aspect of Practice where your
of functional or above in all ability to act independently is
elements you are ready to move recognised as at a high standard and
on to the next step. 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.
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Industry Review
 See if your peers agree that you are ready for Chartered.
 Do you meet the level for Chartered?
This tool allows you to track You send the Industry Review to
your development against Self- your chosen reviewer along with
Assessment ratings in order to grow a statement of what evidence you
your experience and seek continual can provide and how that evidence
feedback from those in the Industry. supports your rating for each
You can continue to use this tool Competency Element.
until you are at the required level If both you and your reviewer/s rate
for Chartered and can proceed with you as Functional or above in all
your application. required competency elements, and
Industry reviewers are preferably you are a full Member of Engineers
Chartered Members of Engineers Australia, then you are ready for the
Australia or Engineers with more next step.
than 7 years of post-graduate
engineering experience.
— They should be someone

you have had a professional
relationship with.
— Have knowledge of you and
the evidence you are using to
support your rating.
— Be in the same Area(s) of
Practice that you are seeking
Chartered.
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Enrol for chartered

 Supply CPD records, CV and photo ID.
 Submit your application.
You will need to submit additional evidence to support your Chartered

application, including:
— Records of your CPD

— An up to date Curriculum Vitae
— Photo Identification
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Minimum requirement for all Chartered Engineers:
— Records must document a minimum of 150 hours

of CPD over a three-year period
— Refer to the CPD Requirements on our website for detail.
engineersaustralia.org.au/Training-And-Development/Continuing-Professional-Development
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Chartered Evidence
 We will contact you about the evidence required to support your ratings.
 Gather and submit your evidence.
An Engineers Australia Assessor will contact you to discuss the evidence you
referenced in your Industry Review to determine its suitability.
You will upload the agreed evidence, including details of the competency
element/s the evidence refers to, and include an explanatory comment to ensure
your assessor knows how the evidence demonstrates your competency.
Our Assessors will review and assess the evidence. Further evidence may be
requested before proceeding to the next stage, the Professional Interview.
Possible forms of evidence: Evidence needs to be:
— Plans & drawings — Current, typically less

— Reports – design, feasibility, than five years old
lessons learned etc. — Sufficient, demonstrate
— Program schedules suitable complexity
— Presentations — Authentic, it needs
— Meeting minutes to be your work
— Emails
— Incident investigations
— Risk assessments
— Written narratives
An individual piece of evidence can be used for more than one competency
element if appropriate. More than one piece of evidence can be used for a
single competency element but you should not need more than three pieces of
evidence for any competency element.
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Chartered Interview
 Support your Chartered competency by undertaking
a Chartered interview with an Engineers Australia Assessor.
The Chartered interview is the final stage of the Chartered assessment.

It confirms the competencies have been demonstrated by the supporting
evidence you have provided.
The interview is conducted by a qualified Engineers Australia Assessor and in
some cases a Chartered volunteer may also be present to assist.
The interview will be held face to face either at our Division offices, via Skype
or video conference. The interview will involve a series of questions and open
discussion to explore and confirm your Chartered competency.
Before your Chartered Interview ensure you are familiar with the Engineers
Australia Code of Ethics:
engineersaustralia.org.au/resource-centre/resource/code-ethics
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Chartered
 You have earned your status as a Chartered Engineer.
 Congratulations!
“Looking at
Chartered earlier
would have given
me a clear path.”
Alexandra Radulovich CPEng

Geotechnical Engineer
ACT Young Engineer of the Year 2020
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“Chartered allowed me
to benchmark my skills
and competencies
to the marketplace.”
Brad Armstrong CEngA

Senior Construction Consultant
Get Chartered.
Get Started.
Start your self-assessment today.
EngAus.org/GetChartered
For enquiries, please contact

Member Services
Monday - Friday, 8:30am-6:00pm AEDST
Phone:+61 2 6270 6555
Toll Free: 1300 653 11
[email protected]

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Chartered.

Alexandra Radulovich CPEng

Anil Kumar CPEng

As a Chartered Engineer, you gain:

global recognition peer

the opportunity to elevated

Value in the Technical

11 — Judgement 14 — Problem analysis

Are you ready

Graduate – 5 years’ experience: Use the self-assessment tool to gauge

Professional Engineers, Engineering

Over 15 years’ experience: Talk to Member Services today about

add the credential

For this step, reflect on your career

— They should be someone

Enrol for chartered

You will need to submit additional evidence to support your Chartered

— Records of your CPD

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

— Records must document a minimum of 150 hours

Possible forms of evidence: Evidence needs to be:

— Plans & drawings — Current, typically less

The Chartered interview is the final stage of the Chartered assessment.

Alexandra Radulovich CPEng

Brad Armstrong CEngA

For enquiries, please contact

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