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Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
About this program
Build on your existing engineering degree and gain an advanced level of knowledge and technical competence in an engineering field that interests you. No work experience is required to commence your postgraduate studies. Already a Professional Engineer? You can use this degree to extend your accredited areas of practice, or fulfil your Engineers Australia professional development requirements, all while receiving a postgraduate qualification. This short 4-unit qualification allows you to upskill quickly for promotions or career shifts and can be studied part-time and mostly online while you continue to work. Advancing your skills can lead to senior technical or consulting roles or diversify your traditional engineering career into cross-disciplinary or emerging fields like sustainability, data or business. Specialisations in the Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering Agricultural Engineering UniSQ uniquely offers agricultural engineering in Australia, with advanced study in sustainable farming, precision ag, irrigation, and strong research ties.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- A postgraduate university degree typically comprises of advanced coursework and research opportunities
- allowing you to deepen your expertise in a specific field while building upon foundational knowledge. Core (3 Units) ENG5002 - Professional Skills for Australian Engineering Workplace (1 Unit) ENG5105 - Advanced Numerical Modelling (1 Unit) ENG6208 - Advanced Engineering Project Management (1 Unit) Specialisations (1 Unit) Students choose one course from the following specialisations Agricultural Engineering (1 Unit) OR Civil Engineering (1 Unit) OR Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1 Unit) OR Engineering Management and Enterprise (1 Unit) OR Environmental Engineering (1 Unit) OR <a href="/study/degrees-and-courses/specialisation/mechanical-engineering-graduate-certificate
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Civil EngineerANZSCO 233211
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. A degree accredited by Engineers Australia makes the skills assessment close to a formality; a non-accredited degree instead needs a Competency Demonstration Report.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Mechanical EngineerANZSCO 233512
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Electrical EngineerANZSCO 233311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Electronics EngineerANZSCO 233411
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via Engineers Australia assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Chemical EngineerANZSCO 233111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Structural EngineerANZSCO 233214
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via Engineers Australia assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Environmental EngineerANZSCO 233915
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)ANZSCO 233611
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via Engineers Australia assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Biomedical EngineerANZSCO 233913
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via Engineers Australia assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
Agricultural EngineerANZSCO 233912
On MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186, via an Engineers Australia skills assessment.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Completion of an australian university three or four-year bachelor degree, or equivalent, in engineering in the relevant specialisation (major) or an Australian university four-year bachelor degree, or equivalent, in engineering in a non-related specialisation (major).
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