Code Of Ethical Conduct For CPEng New Zealand

A Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) is an experienced engineer assessed as fulfilling a quality mark of competence. This title is proof that the engineer can deal with complex engineering problems that need expert technical knowledge to be solved.

The holder of the CPEng grade needs to be reassessed at least every six years to maintain their status.

Although CPEng engineers are required to demonstrate New Zealand-specific technical experience, this title is a competency mark with international accreditation.

It is also a protected title and those who hold this title have registration with the Registration Authority for Chartered Professional Engineers, and they must stick to a Code of Ethical Conduct.

Code of Ethical Conduct:

The Registration Authority takes ethics and professionalism very seriously, and it considers its engineers accountable for their work on behalf of the New Zealand public.

Its ethics are based on personal integrity, professional competence, and social responsibility. All members are subject to the code and commit to it each year.

Its Code of Ethical Conduct sketches the high standards of ethical behaviour expected of all members.

·        Take sensible steps to safeguard safety and health

·        Pay heed to the impact on the environment

·        Act with competency

·        Behave in a proper way

·        Report adverse consequences

·        Report breach of Code

·        Maintain confidentiality

·        Let others know about the consequence of not following advice

All members are subject to the Code. The code doesn’t apply to those engineers who are not members or Chartered Professional Engineers.

Eligibility criteria:

To attain the CPEng status, you have to fulfill the below-listed requirements:

·        You must possess a Washington Accord-accredited qualification (Bachelor of Engineering, Honours), or you need to show equivalent knowledge.

·        You have to complete an assessment to show that you fulfill the competency standard.

·        It’s a must for you to commit to the CPEng Code of Ethical Conduct.

·        You must be reassessed a minimum of every 6 years to maintain this status.

It’s not required that you have to be a member of Engineering New Zealand to apply for this title.

Assessment:

Before your formal submission of your application, the authority will ask you to submit your draft application for a member of the assessment team to check. It’s a very important step, it will provide you with feedback on ways you might improve your application, so you will have a higher chance to be successful.

After the submission of your application online, a panel of your peers will do the following things:

·        The panel will evaluate your application against international competence standards. 

·        It will fix a meeting with you.

·        It may ask you some questions to know more

·        The panel will receive feedback from your referees

·        It will write a report, which will be with recommendations to the Competence Assessment Board (CAB)

The Chartered Professional Engineers Act 2002:

This Act took the place of the Engineers Registration Act 1924, and its aim is to create a quality mark for engineers and write their names in a public register.

The CPEng Act allows purchases of engineering services to know whom the profession finds as competent practitioners by letting them use the title Chartered Professional Engineer.