A large number of CDR applications are received by Engineers Australia (EA), but not all are approved/accepted by the assessing body. The only reason is that candidates are unaware of the CDR report-writing guidelines outlined by EA in the MSA booklet.
In this report, candidates will learn about CDR writing (three career episode reports followed by a summary statement report). After completing career episodes, you need to analyze them to ensure that you have addressed all competency elements for the nominated engineering occupational category.
Results of the analysis will be demonstrated in the Summary Statement report. This statement cross-references your competency elements to the paragraphs in the Career Episode where they occur.
Summary Statement Guidelines For Professional Engineers
These are the competency elements and units. These elements are to be addressed in your Summary Statement. If you are applying for the professional engineer position, you need to download the page from the official website of Engineers Australia (EA).
The Australian CDR guidelines for the summary statement are as follows:-
- Comprehensive and theory-based understanding of the engineering and the physical sciences fundamentals as applicable to your engineering discipline.
- A conceptual understanding of numerical analysis, mathematics, computer sciences, and statistics, which are related to the engineering discipline
- In-depth understanding of the specialist knowledge in the technical discipline.
- Discernment of research and knowledge development within your engineering discipline.
- Knowledge of the contextual factors influencing the engineering disciplines.
- A very clear understanding of the principles, scopes, norms, and account abilities o the engineering practices in any specific discipline
These are all your knowledge and skill-based competency elements.
Summary Statement guideline for Engineering Technologist
The knowledge and skill-based competency elements of the Summary Statement are as follows:
- A systematic and theory-based understanding of the technical fundamentals and physical sciences applicable to your domain
- A Conceptual understanding of numerical analysis, mathematics, computer sciences, and statistics, which are related to your technical domain
- Detailed understanding of the specialist knowledge bodies within your technological domain.
- Discernment of the knowledge development in the technical domain
- Knowledge of the contextual factors influencing your technical domain
- A clear understanding of the principles, scope, accountabilities, norms, and bounds of the contemporary engineering practices within your engineering domain
The engineering application abilities
- Application of the established engineering methods to well-defined problem-solving in the technical domain
- Applying the systematic design and synthesis process within your technical domain
- Application of the engineering resources, tools, and techniques
- Applying all the systematic approaches to conduct and manage the technical projects
Professional as well as personal attributes
- professional accountability and Ethical conduct
- Effective written and oral communication skills in the professional domains
- Creative, pro-active and innovative demeanour.
- Professional usage of the information management
- Orderly management of the professional and self-conduct
- Effective team member and leadership
The engineering application abilities demanded by the EA for the professional engineers are as follows:
- Application of the established engineering method to the very complex technical problem-solving
- Good application of the engineering tools, techniques, and resources
- Applying the systematic engineering design and synthesis process
- Applying the systematic approach to conduct the engineering management process
The professional as well as personal attributes of the applicant:
- professional accountability and Ethical conduct
- Effective written and oral communication in the professional domains
- innovative, creative, as well as proactive demeanour
- an Orderly management of the professional and self-conduct
- effective team leadership and membership
Summary statement of engineering associate
In the “Engineering Associate Summary Statement”, there are competency units and elements. The elements are addressed in your Summary Statement. If you are applying for the assessment as an engineering associate, you need to download the page from the official website of Engineers Australia (EA).
The knowledge and skill-based competency elements are as follows:
- Descriptive and formula-based understanding of the natural and engineering fundamentals as applicable to the practice area
- A Procedural-level understanding of mathematics , statistics, numerical analysis, and computer sciences under your practice area
- An in-depth practical knowledge within the discipline of your practice area
- Discernment of the engineering developments in the applicant’s area
- Sound knowledge of the contextual factors within the technical practice area.
- A proper understanding of the principles, scopes, norms, bounds, an account abilities of the engineering practice in your area.
There are many other CDR guidelines to prepare a perfect report to ensure 100% approval.
The engineering application abilities
- Application of the practical and technical methods to solve the well-defined technical problems
- Applying the systematic design process to the engineering problems
- Applying the systematic project management procedure.
The professional and personal attributes
- professional accountability as well as Ethical conduct
- written and oral communication skills
- creativity and innovativeness
- good managerial skills
- effective tem management and leadership
CDR Australian guidelines and references in the summary statement for the post of engineering manager
The competency elements are to be addressed in the Engineering Manager Summary Statement. The following are the requirements:
- a short summary of the competency element
- numbering the paragraphs in the career episodes
- contributions to the engineering business strategies
- developing the client relationships
- managing the engineering implementations and plans
- managing the resources, people, and suppliers