What is a competency demonstration report for Engineers Australia skills assessment?
A competency demonstration report or CDR report is mainly a combination of customized documents used by Engineers Australia to evaluate competency of an engineer. This evaluation is done on basis of engineering skills & knowledge, management, and communication & leadership.
Every engineer who wishes to migrate to Australia from countries that are not considered signatories of Washington Accord, Sydney Accord, or Dublin Accord requires to pass stage 1 skills assessment- CDR pathway successfully.
Why CDR reports are rejected by Engineers Australia?
Generally, Engineers Australia rejects CDR reports due to failure to address all 16 engineering competency elements. Under Migration Skills Assessment booklet, competency elements are agreed upon and then summarized in summary statement requirements.
As MSA requirements continue to change frequently, you must confirm with EA before preparing documents or Australia CDR.
As per Engineers Australia, what are requirements of a CDR report?
Engineers Australia always assures that only competent engineers get a chance to travel and work in Australia. To make sure this, EA has also set some immigration requirements specified in Migration Skills Assessment (MSA) booklet that is available on EA’s website.
Here are some requirements for skills assessment through CDR pathway according to Engineers Australia:
Your personal details which include passport bio-data, birth certificate, and others.
An updated copy of your resume that highlights details of employment and education.
Proof of competency in English language
Educational qualification or enrolment certificates, academic transcripts, or other related documents
Three career episodes
Employment letters
Summary statement
Continuing professional development (CPD)
When it comes to first part of requirements for Australian skills assessment through CDR pathway, is based on education qualification, employment details, and personal identification.
Though hardest part is second part in which preparation of CDR documents is involved. A CDR report includes three career episodes, a summary statement, CPD, and a CV.
Also, your CDR report must be based on three practical engineering projects, one per career episode or a job position that you have achieved.
Is it possible to prepare your own CDR report for skills assessment by EA?
Yes, it is possible to prepare your own CDR without hiring an expert, provided:
You have enough time to carefully go through a bulk of materials and then accordingly apply concepts to write your CDR.
You are aware of CDR report requirements by EA and assessment criteria.
You have all important requirements, precisely about engineering projects that meet criteria of EA skills assessment.
While preparing a fully compliant competency demonstration report for submission to Engineers Australia, you must have at least worked on three engineering projects. All these projects should meet 16 competency elements needed for a successful skills assessment outcome.
Thus, if you do not want to waste your time and get best CDR report then it is better to take an expert’s help.