KoolMel Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Hi - I have got the Engineers Australia Outcome as Engineering technologist. With that I got My Class 189 visa. Now my question - If I apply for the Electrical Engineer without declaring my outcome - will be granted the same status or I can be provided a different outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Apply for what? A visa? Why would you apply for another visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoolMel Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Hi Verystormy - I have been looking at Jobs in Australia - however - few vacancies have been requesting for Professional Engineer status to proceed for application. For eg - in Brisbane - they are requesting for RPEQ- which is dependent on you getting Professional Engineer assessment from Engineer Australia. Now - my question is - Do I re-assess my application with Engineer Australia - Is it mandatory to have Engineer Australia Professional Engineer Outcome to work as a engineer in Australia. I have been working as Senior Electrical engineer for the past 11 years handling EHV systems in the last project. Help Please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) It's only us in Queensland who have to go through the rort that is RPEQ, and then it's if you are providing engineering advice; technically you need it, however, if you have someone in your company who can sign off as RPEQ if requested then you can get away without it. Chartership is a different matter - CPEng may be requested but it's normally phrased as "eligible for, or working towards" and possessing it on application is normally only a condition of employment in senior positions. RPEQ is granted by the Board of Professional Engineers in Queensland, not Engineers Australia - EA assess whether you meet the criteria for RPEQ in certain engineering professions, but not all (for example, AusIMM decides it for mining geotechnics, there are few other assessing bodies). It's a horribly confusing system that is not implemented in most of the states. If you are eligible for chartership you should not have any problems. There was talk a couple of years ago about implementing a similar system in other states; you'd get an RPEV in Victoria, for example. I don't know whether that eventuated. Edited August 19, 2017 by Eera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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