Surveying Graduate – Progression Requirements

The Surveying Graduate competency framework requires a Surveying Graduate to develop a Postgraduate Training Plan (PTP) and demonstrate that they are engaged in postgraduate training in accordance with their PTP.  Progression requirements include:

• By the first renewal of registration there is a requirement to develop a PTP documenting skills developed to date and setting out a proposed schedule of future development. The PTP is to be submitted to the Board by 30 September of that year.

• An updated PTP is to be submitted to the Board by 30 September every subsequent year.

• Surveying Graduates who do not submit a satisfactory PTP should consider applying for registration as a Surveying Associate.

• Once a Surveying Graduate has gained the skills and experience relating to an element of the Surveyor Competency Framework, they may prepare a Career Episode Report (CER) and attach all necessary documentary evidence to support the CER. The Surveying Graduate is required to submit the following with their first CER submission:
  • Form 09A – Application for Competency Assessment for Registration as a Surveyor;
  • Payment of the application fee and assessment fee;
  • Authenticated Career Episode Reports (CERs) and supporting documentation; and
  • An Executive Summary relating the descriptors of the framework to the CER’s

• The Surveying Graduate is required to submit the following with every subsequent CER submission:
  • Authenticated Career Episode Reports (CERs) and supporting documentation; and
  • An updated Executive Summary relating the descriptors of the framework to the CERs.

• Non submission of a CER or application for an Oral Assessment prior to the third renewal of Surveying Graduate registration may lead to an interview with two Board members to seek an explanation as to why no evidence of progress toward Surveyor registration has been provided and to discuss options for progression to Surveyor.

• Surveying Graduates who have not commenced submitting CERs or applied for an Oral Assessment prior to their third renewal of Surveying Graduate registration and do not intend to progress, should consider applying for registration as a Surveying Associate.

Competency Assessment Period

• On receipt of the form 09A – Application for Competency Assessment for Registration as a Surveyor the Board will open a new competency assessment matter in the Board’s Contact Profile System.
• The maximum period that the Board will hold a competency assessment matter open will be five (5) years.  Where a registrant has nominated that they will be demonstrating competency by ‘written CER submission’ then the period of five (5) years allows a registrant the opportunity to provide the Board with multiple CER submissions to demonstrate their competency.
• On the expiry of 5 years, the Board is to write to the registrant.  The correspondence is to include the following:

1. Notification that the competency assessment matter has expired;
2. Provide the start and finish dates of the competency assessment period;
3. Documentation of successfully completed framework elements (if any); and
4. Request the registrant to show cause as to why the Board should not close the competency assessment matter.