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Guidance documents

If you’re applying for an assessment with us, you can use the guidance documents below to help with your application. We have guidance tailored to suit all assessment types. There’s also specific guidance if you’re a structural engineer, engineering geologist, or academic.

Guidance documents
 

1.0 Let's get you Chartered – Guide to assessments

1.1 Self Assessment Tool

1.2 Structural Engineer Guidance

1.3 Engineering Geologist Guidance

1.4 Engineering Academics Guidance

2.0 Maintaining your CPEng registration – Guide for reassessments

2.1 Guidance for structural reassessment

3.0 Mutual Recognition Assessment Applicant Guidance

4.0 Knowledge Assessment Applicant Guidance

5.0 Recognised Engineer (Dam Safety) Guide to Assessments

5.1 Recognised Engineer Competency Framework (Dam Safety) Knowledge Base

6.0 Guidance for referees

Pathway to Chartership module
 

If you're preparing an application for Chartership, our complimentary Pathway to Chartership module will take you through each step of the process. To access the module, visit our professional development catalogue below and set up a profile.

Introduction to CPEng and Chartered Membership

Preparing your application

Q&A interview with David Bridges, a Senior Lead Assessor for CPEng

What's on?

  • Keeping Chartered
    Keeping Chartered
    21 Feb 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Webinar
    To maintain your Chartered Professional Engineer status, you need to demonstrate current competence within your area of practice. This means you must be reassessed at least every six years to demonstrate you meet the minimum standard for continued registration.
  • Let's get you Chartered
    Let's get you Chartered
    06 Mar 2025, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
    Webinar
    Holding registration as a CPEng gives prospective employers and clients immediate respect and confidence in your abilities. Registering as a CPEng also opens the door to career progression, leadership development and opportunities to work overseas.
  • Knowledge Assessments
    Knowledge Assessments
    27 Mar 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Webinar
    If you are looking to apply for CPEng and do not hold a Washington Accord qualification, join us for this insightful webinar to learn how the Knowledge Assessment process works as the first step towards your goal of registering as a Chartered Professional Engineer.
  • Getting Chartered via Mutual Recognition
    Getting Chartered via Mutual Recognition
    02 May 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Webinar
    Join us for this insightful webinar to learn how the CPEng process works via mutual recognition pathway and the importance of NZ experience and suitable work samples from NZ.

Recorded webinar – Let's get you Chartered

Recorded webinar – Keeping Chartered

Recorded webinar – Knowledge Assessments

Recorded webinar – Recognised Engineer (Dam Safety) – Assessment process

Recorded webinar – Recognised Engineer (Dam Safety) – Roles and responsibilities webinar

Recorded webinar – Recognised Engineer (Dam Safety) – Experiences in Assessment

Recognised Engineer (Dam Safety) – Experiences in Assessment webinar slides

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