Engineering Professional Practice

Part of your EPP requirement is to complete an industry placement. For workplace hours to count as an industry placement towards EPP, you must be supervised by an engineer.

 Separate from this is any level of supervision required to provide professional engineering services in the jurisdiction you are working in or providing services to. For example, if you are providing professional engineering services in Queensland, or to a project in Queensland, you must be supervised by a RPEQ in compliance with the Professional Engineers Act of Queensland. Other jurisdictions will have different requirements. If you are not working in Queensland, you should check what these are. If you are unsure, ask you supervisor. It is your responsibility, and the responsibility of your supervisor, to ensure you are meeting professional engineering requirements where you are working.   

*Supervisors who do not hold an engineering qualification but hold an equivalent or related qualification may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the Faculty. Email your request for approval to employability@eait.uq.edu.au.  

You cannot be supervised by a near relative or close associate as this would be a conflict of interest. Examples of near relatives are parents, partners and siblings. Examples of close associates are friends and neighbours.