Build your CPD experience hours

To pass your CPD you need to complete a minimum of 420 hours of work related experiences outside the classroom during your Monash course.

An Engineering-related internship is a great way to get your CPD hours, however there are a multitude of other professional development activities that can also count towards the total hours required.

Some restrictions apply to these 420 hours, as noted in the graphic below.

Definitions:

  • Curriculum Experiences: active work directly related to a Monash unit, but outside the regular classroom hours. (eg: group work outside class, research, homework, assignment preparation).
  • Passive Experiences: watching videos or workshop recordings, solitary reading of reports / cases / scenarios with no output or deliverable. Does not include Virtual Work Experiences.
  • Individual Project Work: work not directly related to a Monash unit that a student undertakes themselves and works on individually. (eg: building a machine at home that you apply engineering knowledge / skills to, individual tutoring).

Throughout your degree, it's important to start thinking about how you can build your CPD hours from the outset. CPD is an essential part of your academic and professional growth, and the earlier you start, the easier it will be to accumulate hours over time. Building your CPD hours early will not only prepare you for future career opportunities but also enhance your employability.

Please keep in mind - a minimum of 420 hours of professional practice experiences outside the classroom need to be completed, with a minimum of three different experiences.

Once you have access to the ENG CPD ePortfolio collection, you can directly add your experiences, skills, and reflections. In the meantime, we recommend recording your experiences, skills, and reflections using a Word document, notepad, or any tool of your choice.

It’s best to update your ePortfolio regularly, adding experiences as they happen, rather than waiting until the end of your degree. This will help keep the information fresh and accurate.

It's also easier to gather supporting documentation for your experiences right after you've completed them. If you wait until your final semester, you might find that the business you worked with has closed, making it harder to obtain the necessary documentation.

Please see the CPD experience suggestions list, Work experience webpages for ideas on how to build your experience hours.

For tips on how to use the ePortfolio platform please see the Monash ePortfolio webpage.

Jump to ePortfolio submission for all the details on how to record your CPD hours

There will be severe penalties for anyone caught falsifying claims on their CPD. Failure to supply accurate and honest details about the activities you have attended, the hours you spent at those activities, the skills you have developed, the experiences you were exposed to, or accurate contact details and supporting documentation for verification purposes, would put your graduation in jeopardy if you were suspended or excluded from the university. Monash University’s policy on Academic Integrity applies in each of those instances, and for all CPD submissions. Furthermore, as a future Engineer, you should be upholding the Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency of ethical conduct and personal accountability.