Limits & Restrictions for CPD Hours

To pass CPD you must complete a minimum of 420 hours of experiences outside the classroom and there are restrictions on which categories of hours you can claim, as outlined below.

Of your 420 required hours:

• At least 210 hours must be from Engineering-related experiences
• No more than 70 hours of Engineering Curriculum experiences can count
• No more than 35 hours of Passive Experiences can count
• No more than 35 hours of Individual Project Work can count
• No more than 210 hours of Non-Engineering-related experiences can count
• No more than 70 hours of Non-Engineering Curriculum experiences can count
• Note that you do not need to accumulate hours in each category, your experiences just need to meet the 420 hour total taking into account the restrictions noted above.

Eg: there is no limit to how many hours of Engineering-related work or professional development experiences can count. 12 weeks of engineering work experience would meet your full 420 hours requirement, but 12 weeks of Non-Engineering work experience could only count as a maximum of 210 hours towards your CPD hours.

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).