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APGA ONSHORE PIPELINE ENGINEERING COMPETENCY PORTFOLIO AND USER GUIDE d.
APGA ONSHORE PIPELINE ENGINEERING
COMPETENCY PORTFOLIO
AND USER GUIDE
d.
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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
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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
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 standards
required from this section
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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
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
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 information
Verifier
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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