Engineers can apply for building endorsement when seeking registration in Victoria.
Applicants who work or wish to work in the building industry will be able to apply for building endorsement at the same time as seeking assessment for registration in Victoria as part of the standard assessment process.
The building industry encompasses the construction, demolition or removal of all types of buildings where buildings include structures, temporary buildings, temporary structures and any part of a building or structure.
For work in this area engineers should seek building endorsement as part of their application for registration assessment. Engineers seeking building endorsement will need to demonstrate knowledge, at least three years' experience in the building industry and practical application of:
Victorian building laws and standards, and
the operation and use of the National Construction Code as it applies to the relevant area/s of engineering (structural, civil, electrical, and/or mechanical engineering.
Cross over areas
Several areas of focus span two or more of the areas of engineering listed in section 4 of the PER Act. For these focus areas the nature of the professional engineering services being provided will determine the area/s of engineering in which a professional engineer must be registered.
Geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering and materials engineering work may fall within the description of civil engineering work and in such circumstances engineers in these disciplines will need to be registered in civil engineering.
Biomedical engineering, materials engineering, electronics engineering and telecommunications engineering work may fall within the description of electrical engineering work and in such circumstances engineers in these disciplines will need to be registered in electrical engineering.
Acoustics engineering, biomedical engineering, structural analysis engineering equipment engineering and aerospace/aeronautical engineering work may fall within the description of mechanical engineering work and in such circumstances engineers in these disciplines will need to be registered in mechanical engineering.