NSW registration under the Design and Building Practitioners act 2020

NSW Fair Trading is inviting design practitioners and professional engineers to register for the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 started from 1st July 2020.

To register, you will have to visit the NSW Fair Trading web portal. From some categories, you are required to provide the Certificate of Competency provided by Engineers Australia. If you are not sure, if you are in that category you can find out by visiting the NSW Fair Trading website.

If you are in the category that requires the Certificate of Competency from Engineers Australia, then you have to appear for one assessment out of the four competency assessments. Engineers Australia assesses based on three forms of competency that are required for the registration of engineer professionals. For design practitioners, it is required to take one competency test- vertical transportation. Following are the four tests:

1. Competency Assessment PE1 – pre-1989 engineering qualification
2. Competency Assessment PE2 – less than two years of the Australian experience
3. Competency Assessment PE3 – non-accredited qualifications and experience
4. Knowledge and Skills Assessment DP(-VT) – knowledge and skills of vertical transportation systems

Competency Assessment PE1

This competency can be taken up only when the degree in Engineering was finished before 1989, which is the time when Washington Accord came into being.

Previously assessed qualifications

You are required to send an e-mail to nswregistration@engineersaustralia.org.au if you have already had your qualifications assessed by Engineers Australia along with your contact details and the identification number that is provided by Engineers Australia.

Following are the conditions that are taken into consideration to check if you have been previously been tested by Engineers Australia:

1. You have a CPEng status with Engineers Australia
2. You are enlisted under the Engineers Australia's National Engineering Register NER as a professional engineer.
3. You have previously received assessment results from the Engineers Australia's Migration Skills Assessment for being a professional engineer.
4. You have previously received assessment results from the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Eligibility for Membership Assessment for being a professional engineer.

Once Engineers Australia gives the confirmation about you being previously assessed which gives you recognition as a professional engineer in Australia. They will provide you with a certificate of competency that you can use while applying for NSW Fair Trading.

Cost:

Members: no fee

Non-members: $90.20 including GST

Un-assessed listed qualifications

This category is for professional who have not been previously assessed by Engineer Australia for their qualification but their qualification comes under the list of Accredited Programs then you are supposed to send a copy of qualification testamur or transcript of results.

Application:

You must send you e-mail to: nswregistration@engineersaustralia.org.au

If Engineers Australia, verifies that your qualification is of pre-1989 accredited engineering qualification, then you will be given a certificate of competency that you will have to use in your application for the NSW Fair Trading.

Cost

Members: no fee

Non-members: $90.20 including GST

Un-assessed and un-listed qualifications

This category is for people who haven’t been assessed by the Engineer Australia before and the qualification you have is not listed in the Engineers Australia's list of Accredited Programs that are listed for Professional Engineers, then you are supposed to take up an entry to practice qualification assessment.

To take up an entry to practice qualification assessment, you are required to prove:

1. Documents to prove all qualifications you hold, including transcripts and testamurs. (Scanned copies which are made in 300dpi settings)
2. Information about any other professional development that you have taken up.
3. A CV that includes the names and contact information about your references that would verify and provide information about your work experience.
4. A document including three career episode reports (PDF) reflects that you have displayed 16 elements that are prescribed under Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers (PDF).
5. Documents of any other professional registration you have.
6. Document proving that you can communicate in English. (PDF)
7. Terms and Conditions read and signed. (PDF)

Application:

You must send you an e-mail to: nswregistration@engineersaustralia.org.au

When Engineers Australia verifies that your qualification is of pre-1989 engineering qualification that allows you to be a professional engineer in Australia, they will then send you a certificate of competency which you will have to attach in your NSW Fair Trading application.

Cost

Members: $748.00 including GST

Non-members: $748.00 including GST

Competency Assessment PE2

The NSW government body has made it compulsory for you to have a minimum of 2 years of work experience in building in Australia. If you don’t hold the experience for the same you will have to take up experience assessment. Herein, you will be asked to display the experience of 5 years in the last 10 years of working on building prescribe in classes 2, 3, 9a, or 9c in Australia or overseas.

For this assessment, you will be asked to submit the following:

1. A CV that includes the names and contact information about your references that would verify and provide information about your work experience.
2. A document including three career episode reports (PDF) that reflect building codes and standards that you have taken up in past.
3. Documents of any other professional registration you have. (PDF)
4. Terms and Conditions read and signed. (PDF)

You must send an e-mail to: nswregistration@engineersaustralia.org.au and when Engineers Australia approves of the experience you have they will send you a certificate of competency which you will have to attach while filling your NSW Fair Trade application

Cost

Members: $451.00 including GST

Non-members: $451.00 including GST

Competency Assessment PE3

This route is only accessible until 30 June 2022 only and is demanded when your qualification is not equivalent to the qualification prescribed in the Washington Accord qualification. In this assessment, your experiential learnings and qualification are taken into consideration. In this assessment, your qualifications and experiences should be aligned ‘to the area of engineering’ for which you are applying to get registered.

Requirements

For this assessment, you need a minimum of 10 years of experience or part-time experience which is equivalent to 10 years, in the last 15 years and it must have a minimum of 2 years of experience working in Australia. The experience must reflect the working on buildings of class 2, 3, 9a, or 9c. (in overseas too of the same kind)

For this assessment, you will be asked to submit the following:

1. Documents to prove all qualifications you hold, including transcripts if mentioned.
2. Document mentioning details of any professional development you may have obtained. Professional development could be a course or training that you have taken up to enhance your skill.
3. A CV that includes the names and contact information about your references that would verify and provide information about your work experience.
4. A document including three career episode reports (PDF)
5. Proof of any other professional registration you have.
6. Document proving that you can communicate in English. (PDF)
7. Terms and Conditions read and signed. (PDF)

The Assessor at Engineer Australia will closely review all the documents submitted by you and verify if you are complete 16 competencies of the Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer.

The eligibility for you to be successful in PE 3 Assessment is that your documents should reflect that you have completed or taken up all 16 Stage 1 competencies requirements. Engineers Australia will expect you have at least 3-year degrees cognate to engineering.

What Documents we need to complete your 3 career episode?

To start working on your order, we require your latest Resume and 3 Project Details. For 3 Career Episodes, you can share 3 Projects you have done and/or worked upon. We will share format to share your project details.

Price for Full Service

The Best price for all 3 career episodes along with Knowledge and Skills Assessment DP(VT) would be only 500 AUD. You can pay only half amount in advance and the rest amount after getting and checking half work. Any feedback/Corrections received from EA would be handled and fixed by us free of cost.