RPEQ Assessment IPWEAQ is an assessment entity for

RPEQ Assessment IPWEAQ is an assessment entity for registered professional engineers on behalf of the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (BPEQ) 1

RPEQ Assessment • IPWEAQ provides assessments for RPEQs in the area of ‘Civil Engineering - Public Works’ • $400 plus GST (IPWEAQ members) • $700 plus GST (non-members) • 8 weeks turnaround • Online application and interview 2

RPEQ Assessment Apply online at www. rpeqassessment. com. au with the following information: • Details of all qualifications held relevant to the discipline for which accreditation is sought. • A current, detailed CV. • Three referee statements from RPEQs qualified to comment on your work (template provided). • A statement of competency (template provided). • Details of CPD undertaken in the immediate three years prior to application. 3

RPEQ Assessment Application Criteria • A minimum four year Bachelor of Engineering degree from an Australian university or degree covered by the Washington Accord. If neithere is an optional qualifications assessment to determine equivalency ($200 plus GST) • A minimum of five years delivering engineering services under the supervision of an RPEQ or equivalent. • Technical Officers having completed MEPR may also apply subject to having had a minimum of five years supervised experience. • Have completed 150 hours of CPD over three years. 4

RPEQ Assessment Approval • All assessments are reviewed by the IPWEAQ RPEQ Assessment Board • If successful a letter of assessment is provided by IPWEAQ as evidence for the Board of Professional Engineers • BPEQ application fee • BPEQ annual registration fee and ‘fit to practice’ test • RPEQs must undertake 150 hours of CPD over three years • Random CPD audits 5

RPEQ Assessment Learnings • Talk to your referees – do you have at least five years’ experience providing professional engineering services to apply and be successful? • If formal education requirements are not met the Assessment Board will not substitute qualifications for experience. Talk to USQ about ‘topping up’ your qualifications – MEPR with possible public works pathway • Use the CPD logbook to track your CPD at: http: //www. rpeqassessment. com. au/cpd 6

QUDM 4 th Edition • • Now two documents Severe Storm Impact Statements Modified the Lawful Point of Discharge Test Stormwater management, hydrology and detention/retention systems have been added. • Method for the ‘initial’ sizing of detention basins. • Overview of the rules and recommendations for the setting of minimum floor levels. • Method for improving child safety around field inlets. 7

QUDM 4 th Edition • Greater recognition of the differences between the design recommendations for local roads and those for state controlledroads. • Introduction of Level ‘ 0’ allotment drainage to improve the potential for the integration of Water Sensitive Urban Design principles into allotment drainage. • Update to the Level III allotment drainage tables for allotment & roof surface areas for (2016) conditions. • Update on the integration of fish passage investigations into open channel design. 8

QUDM 4 th Edition • The ‘Stream Velocity Method’ for estimating the Rational Method’s time of concentration for urban waterways has been modified based on an analysis of flood model data in Brisbane. • More information on the application of detention and retention systems for the protection of urban waterways and aquatic ecosystems. 9

Contact us IPWEAQ RPEQ Ph: 3632 6803 Carlie. Sargent@ipweaq. com QUDM Ph: 3632 6804 Ross. Guppy@ipweaq. com 10