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COMPETENCY PORTFOLIO

APGA ONSHORE PIPELINE ENGINEERING

Guide to using the APGA Onshore Pipeline Engineering Competency Portfolio Template

NB This is the portfolio for pipeline engineers in the onshore sector. Please see the APGA Offshore Pipeline Engineer Competency Portfolio if you are involved in the offshore sector.

General The APGA Onshore Pipeline Engineering Competency Portfolio is designed for pipeline engineers to use to compile the evidence of their competency as a professional pipeline engineer. The portfolio can be presented to employers or prospective employers. It can also be used as part of an application for registration on the National Engineering Register for the specific area of practice of Oil and Gas Pipeline Engineering.

Name and personal details Provide details about the pipeline engineer and the bachelor degree held. A certified copy of the degree testamur should be included in the attachments.

Qualifications Provide the details of all graduate and post-graduate qualifications.

Summary of competencies claimed/held Complete the table with the competencies held or claimed to be held and the name of the person verifying the competency, or with the notation ‘statutory declaration’ if this will be the method of verification. For the General Engineering (GE) competency area, an appropriate course is also valid verification.

Course history Complete the table with all courses, identifying the competencies contributed to by the course. This table should include all relevant detail of the courses and their links to individual competency elements. This will allow detail in the Competency Evidence Reports (see below) to be kept to a minimum.

Non-course knowledge acquisition This table provides a summary of non-course methods of acquiring knowledge elements of competencies. It is designed to recognise that some engineers will develop their knowledge base other than through attending courses. This table should include all the detail of the non-course knowledge gathering and their links to individual competency elements. This will allow detail in the Competency Evidence Reports (see below) to be kept to a minimum.

Career history and experience report This table provides an overview of an engineer’s career history and experience and how it relates to competencies that the engineer may have achieved. This table should include all relevant detail of the position or roles and their links to individual competency elements. This will allow detail in the Competency Evidence Reports (see below) to be kept to a minimum.

Competency Evidence Reports

This section is designed to focus on each competency that the pipeline engineer has achieved and summarise how that competency has been achieved and the evidence to support it. Each Competency Evidence Report should be verified in one of the following ways:

Wherever possible Competency Evidence Reports should be verified directly. That is, by a suitably qualified person who has worked with the applicant when the competency was applied (direct verification).

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If this is not possible, such as because of a change of employer, the Competency Evidence Report should be verified indirectly. That is, by a suitably qualified person who has a reasonable basis to believe the applicant has the knowledge and experience required for a particular competency (indirect verification).

If neither of the above is possible, the applicant may provide a statutory declaration for any competencies that it has not been possible to have verified as in 1 or 2 above.

A verifier should be:

a CPEng, NER or RPEQ in Pipeline Engineering, or a pipeline engineer who is recognised widely within the industry

a CPEng, NER or RPEQ in a relevant general area of practice who has appropriate background knowledge to assess the competency of the applicant

a recognised professional in a discipline that is relevant to the competency being verified or a person who has worked in a role senior to the applicant who has sufficient relevant background

knowledge and relevant advice available to be capable of assessing the competency of the applicant.

Wherever possible there should be one Competency Evidence Report for each competency claimed. Under the section ‘Method of achievement and evidence’, the engineer should identify the method by which each of the competency elements in each competency standard has been achieved. This should be undertaken by referring to the particular APGA Pipeline Engineer Competency Standard.

Competencies may be grouped where there is a large number of Competency Evidence Reports being completed at the same time. Typically, this will apply to engineers with a significant length of experience and there is one verifier for a number of competencies. However; only competencies from the same competency area can be grouped: use a separate Competency Evidence Report for non-related competencies even if the verifier is the same person.

The verifier should ensure that he/she has properly reviewed the relevant competency standard before completing the verification section of the Competency Evidence Report.

Applicants must demonstrate both breadth and depth of competency. Breadth of understanding is demonstrated by meeting the core competency requirements. Depth of understanding is demonstrated by attaining competency in a substantial set of elective or specialist competency standards relevant to one of the three streams: design, operation and maintenance, or construction. Typically, at least 10 elective competency standards would be required. While these do not have to be from a single competency area, they should amount to a coherent, related set of competencies that would enable a pipeline engineer to assume a substantive and responsible role in an organisation. You can search all of the competency standards to help design your career path or make an application.

Attachments - documentary evidence The pipeline engineer should attach or enclose evidence of courses completed. This should include a certified copy of the degree testamur for the bachelor degree in engineering. Documentation providing evidence of course completion should be included for all non-degree courses, including the course content, in order to support claims for achievement of knowledge competency elements of the competency standard.

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APGA Pipeline Engineering Competency Portfolio

Name and personal details Name:

Current employer:

Current position:

Address:

Email address:

Telephone:

Mobile: Qualifications

Bachelor Degree:

University:

Post-graduate qualification:

University:

Engineers Aust/NER Status:

Engineers Aust/NER Membership No:

Other professional body membership:

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Summary of competencies claimed/held

Please delete those non-mandatory core competencies which are not claimed. Please add elective and other competencies claimed at the end of this table.

ID Competency Name Date

achieved Verified by

GE001 Engineering Degree in a relevant discipline

GE002 Pipeline engineering fundamentals

GE003 Mechanics (statics and dynamics) - bridging

GE004 Structures—bridging

GE005 Basic hydrocarbon chemistry and properties—bridging

GE006 Soil mechanics—bridging

GE007 Fluid mechanics (hydraulics) - bridging

GE008 Materials—bridging

GE009 Principles of corrosion—bridging

GE010 Basic electricity and electronics—bridging

GE011 Basic instrumentation and control—bridging

GE012 Technical governance

GE013 Flexible pipe design

IB001 Industry participants and structure

IB002 Introduction to AS 2885

IB003 Related industries (oil & gas, but not including water, minerals, chemical)

IB004 Legal frameworks and requirements for pipeline engineers

IB005 Introduction to plastics pipe standards – CSG, gas distribution and water distribution

CC001 Corrosion control fundamentals

IC001 Instrument and control fundamentals

RA001 Risk assessment fundamentals

SM001 Work health and safety fundamentals

CA001 Commercial aspects fundamentals

EH001 Environment and heritage fundamentals

EA001 Right of way acquisition and management fundamentals

DP001 AS 2885.1 – Key concepts

DP002 Onshore pipeline design fundamentals

DS001 Station design fundamentals

RE001 Introduction to route engineering

CE001 Fundamentals of construction engineering and management

CE002 Construction equipment

PM001 Pipeline project management fundamentals

W001 Welding fundamentals

W002 AS 2885.2 – Key concepts and application

W003 AS 3992 and ASME IX – Key concepts and application

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HC001 Hydrotesting, commissioning and preparation for operations fundamentals

AM001 AS 2885.3 - Key concepts and application

AM002 Asset management fundamentals

OP001 Fundamentals of pipeline operation

OP006 Fundamentals of pipeline operation

SI001 Pipeline repairs fundamentals

SP001 Safety and operating plan (SAOP) fundamentals

PP001 Key concepts in Standards for design, construction and operation of plastics pipe

PP002 Fundamentals of plastics pipe design

PP008 Fundamentals of plastics pipe construction

PP012 Welding and jointing fundamentals for plastics pipe

PP015 Fundamentals of operations of plastics pipe

CP001 Composite pipe fundamentals

ELECTIVE OR SPECIALIST COMPETENCIES (minimum of ten – add rows to the table as required)

Mandatory

Six competency standards required from this section

Twelve competency standardsrequired from this section

Course history Please refer to the knowledge and experience elements of the relevant competency standards when completing this section.

Course, including key knowledge elements covered Course provider Date completed Competencies contributed to

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Non-course knowledge acquisition Please refer to the knowledge and experience elements of the relevant competency standards when completing this section.

Method of knowledge acquisition, including key knowledge elements covered (Books, journals, research papers read/studied, experience, mentoring, other)

Dates acquired

Competencies contributed to

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Career history and experience report Please refer to the knowledge and experience elements of the relevant competency standards when completing this section.

Position/Role

(provide detail of key responsibilities and particular experiences and achievements)

Dates Competencies contributed to

Verifier name or statutory

declaration

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Competency Evidence Report – Bridging competencies

Competency ID GE001, GE003 –

Competency Name Engineering Degree in a relevant discipline and bridging competencies

Competency Element

Method of achievement and evidence

Knowledge, experience and expertise

GE001

GE003

GE004

GE005

GE006

GE007

GE008

GE009

GE010

GE011

Attach evidence of courses completed

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Please copy the table below for each competency that is being directly verified Direct verification is where the verifier is able to provide verification of the applicant’s competency working with the applicant while he/she is performing work requiring the use of the competency.

The applicant should complete the Competency Evidence Report referring to the relevant elements of the Career History and Experience Report (which should include mapping of experiences to competencies) and to relevant elements of the Course History and Non-Course Knowledge Acquisition reports. Competencies may be grouped for one Competency Evidence Report; however, only competencies from the same competency area can be grouped: use a separate Competency Evidence Report for non-related competencies even if the verifier is the same person.

Competency Evidence Report: direct verification

Competency ID Competency Name

Competency Element Method of achievement and evidence

Knowledge

Experience and Expertise

Verifier Details

Name

Phone

Email

Position

Relationship to candidate

Engineering qualification (or Engineers Australia Membership No or NER registration no if relevant)

I verify that the above competency evidence report is a true and correct statement of the candidate’s knowledge and experience.

Signature: Date:

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Please copy the table below for each competency.

For use where the verifier is able to provide verification only on the basis of information available about the applicant but not through working with the applicant while he/she is performing work requiring the use of the competency.

The applicant should complete the Competency Evidence Report referring to the relevant elements of the Career History and Experience Report (which should include mapping of experiences to competencies) and to relevant elements of the Course History and Non-Course Knowledge Acquisition reports. Competencies may be grouped for one Competency Evidence Report; however, only competencies from the same competency area can be grouped: use a separate Competency Evidence Report for non-related competencies even if the verifier is the same person.

Competency Evidence Report: Indirect Verification Competency ID Competency Name

Competency Element Method of achievement and evidence

Knowledge

Experience & Expertise

Verifier Details

Name

Phone

Email

Position

Relationship to Candidate

Engineering Qualification (or Engineers Australia Membership No or NER registration No) if relevant

I verify that I have a reasonable basis to believe the above competency evidence report is a true account of the candidate’s knowledge and experience.

Signature: Date:

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Please copy the table below for each competency.

For use where the applicant is not able to obtain direct or indirect verification of competency.

The applicant should complete the Competency Evidence Report referring to the relevant elements of the Career History and Experience Report (which should include mapping of experiences to competencies) and to relevant elements of the Course History and Non-Course Knowledge Acquisition reports. Competencies may be grouped for one Competency Evidence Report; however, only competencies from the same competency area can be grouped: use a separate Competency Evidence Report for non-related competencies even if the verifier is the same person.

Competency Evidence Report: Statutory Declaration Verification Competency ID Competency Name

Competency Element

Method of achievement and evidence

Knowledge

Experience & Expertise

Statutory declaration attached

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Verifier informationVerifier name

Current position

Professional qualifications(Degree, CPEng, etc)

Contact details (Phone, email, address)

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Attachments – Supporting evidence

Including:

• Degree transcript

• Engineers Australia degree accreditation for international applicants

• Course certificates

• Seminar certificates

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