Registration as an RPEQ
Attention!
Professional Engineers engaged in a professional engineering service must be registered under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (QLD)! Registration on the National Professional Engineers Register (NPER) is not enough! However, NPER satisfies all qualification and competency requirements for registration as RPEQ.Assessment
A successful assessment of qualifications and competencies is required before lodging an application with the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland for registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ). Engineers Australia will issue a letter of assessment to be lodged with the Board with Form 2, applying for registration as RPEQ.
Engineers Australia will assess an engineer's qualifications and competencies in the following areas of engineering, as set out in its approved Assessment Scheme:
| Aerospace | Biomedical | Building Services | Chemical | Civil | Electrical | Environmental |
| Management | Mechanical | Structural | Naval Architecture | ITEE |
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Application Form
for Assessment of Qualifications and Competencies for registration as a registered professional engineer in Queensland (RPEQ) under the Engineers Australia Approved Assessment Scheme. [The application form contains comprehensive information about the qualifications and competencies required, together with details of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements]
- the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland (BPEQ) - contact the BPEQ for information about regulation of professional engineers in Queensland and to search the register for RPEQs.
- rpsearch - a publicly accessible database which includes professional engineers whose qualifications and competencies have been assessed under the Engineers Australia Assessment Scheme as meeting the requirements for registration as RPEQ - search under "Passed Assessment for RPEQ".
Contact: If you need clarification about your application for assessment under the Engineers Australia Approved Assessment Scheme, please contact: q_assess@engineersaustralia.org.au.
