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CPD INFORMATION SHEET


How Does the CPD Process Work?

ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS

CLASSES

Annual Professional Development Units (PDUs) 

 

Professional Engineers

1. Fellows

 

2. Corporate Engineers

4 Units

 

4 Units

Graduate Engineers

Graduate Engineers

 

6 Units

 

Activities that attract PD Units

  • Attending Conferences, Seminars, Workshop, Training, Courses, Symposium, Presentations, study tours.
  • Study a Course at an accredited training tertiary institution or online.
  • Coaching and Mentoring young professionals
  • Present papers at conferences and Seminars
  • Peer Review
  • Secondment
  • Write articles for journals, conferences, magazines, professional proceedings and newspapers
  • Research Publication
  • Large group workshops
  • Courses, refresher courses
  • Self-Study/ self-directed learning
  • Engage in non-engineering related activities (participate in community activities etc.)

    • Categories of CPD Activities

    CATEGORY

    ACTIVITY

    MAXIMUM PD UNITS PER YEAR

    Professional Development Hours 

     

    Category 1

    Development Activities

    3 Units

    30 hours (10hrs/unit) 

     

    Category 2

    Work-based Activities:

    1.  Engineering Work

     

    2. Mentoring of candidate practitioners 

     

     

     

     

    2 Units

     

     

    1 Units

     

    600 hours (300hrs/unit) 

     

     

    50 hours (50hrs/unit) 

     

     

    Category 3

    Individual Activities:

    1.  Membership of a recognized voluntary association 

     

     

    2. Other Activities

     

     

    2 Units

     

     

     

     

    3 Units

     

    (not linked to hours)

     

     

     

     

    30 hours (10hrs/unit) 

     

    A snapshot of the online CPD in the members area

    A user must follow these steps:

    • Create an activity plan
    • Undertake an activity
    • Reflect on the activity
    • Report on the Activity and it's PDUs