Knowledge Assessment

There are two reasons you may need a Knowledge Assessment:

 

1. You are planning to immigrate to New Zealand

Immigration New Zealand may ask you to provide a letter from us certifying that you meet the benchmark requirements to apply for registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer in New Zealand. The benchmark is a Washington Accord-accredited qualification or equivalent knowledge. To get a letter, we’ll need to check your credentials. ​

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2. You would like to apply to become a Chartered Member or a Chartered Professional Engineer

To be eligible to apply to be Chartered you must have a Washington Accord-accredited qualification (In New Zealand this is an accredited 4-year Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)) or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge.​

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Whether you are immigrating, or wanting to apply for CPEng, we will need to determine whether you have a Washington Accord-accredited qualification. In both situations, your first step is to request a credential check. If your credential check with us finds that you don’t have a Washington Accord-accredited qualification or recognised equivalent knowledge, we can then assess whether you have gained the equivalent level of knowledge via other means. ​

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To demonstrate that you’ve gained the equivalent level of knowledge, you’ll need to complete our knowledge assessment. You’ll need to show you have a level of technical knowledge and understanding gained through your work and learning that is equivalent to that of a Washington Accord-accredited qualification.