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The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (BPEQ) has published the list of approved areas of engineering ahead of the 2022-23 registration year. Mechatronics engineering has been recognised by BPEQ as an approved area. Engineers practising in the interdisciplinary branch – connecting mechanical systems, electronic…

With an increasing number of engineers being asked to certify structural steelwork from overseas sources, concern has been raised that RPEQs are taking on increased risk by approving structural steel that does not comply with Australian Standards through not meeting the Deemed to Satisfy (DTS)…

A key objective of the PE Act is to uphold the standards of practice of RPEQs. The Code of Practice (Code) for RPEQs is a critical measure to help uphold those standards of practice. The purpose of the Code is to: promote the obligations which…

BPEQ’s Senior Principal Legal Officer Mathew Cuskelly expands on the concept of direct supervision. The subject of direct supervision accounts for a significant proportion of enquiries made to the BPEQ’s Legal, Compliance and Investigations Unit (LCIU). It is undeniably a significant issue that has the…

Recent studies show the gender pay gap for women in STEM is still significant. BPEQ chairperson Andrew Seccombe asks how the profession will support positive changes. The engineering profession, much like all STEM fields, suffers from a shortage of skilled and experienced workers. The pandemic…