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EQ7. What do you mean by Inspections under Activity Type 3 “Conference and Technical
Meeting”?
EA7. Site visits, technical visits, technical briefings and similar activities that can enhance a Registered
Person’s knowledge and competency. However, if such activities are carried out as part of the
Registered Person’s job function either as an employee or a consultant, then no CPD would be
available.
EQ8.
EA8.
Would service as an arbitrator or expert witness be eligible for CPD Hours?
Yes. It is Activity Type 5 “Engineering Service Activities.” However, if you are engaged with
remuneration as an arbitrator or an expert witness, then no.
EQ9. Would Registered Persons teaching part time courses in University/Institutions of Higher
Learning be eligible for CPD Hours?
EA9. No, if it is a salaried appointment. If it is voluntary for the promotion of engineering, then it
could be considered as Activity Type 5 “Engineering Service Activities” with an annual maximum
allowable of 30 CPD Hours.
EQ10. In the civil service, the Registered Persons are sometimes involved in setting questions and
correcting papers for departmental tests. Can such activity be eligible for CPD Hours? What
if the activity is a paid full/part-time affair?
EA10. If it is for the promotion of engineering on a voluntary basis, then the hours spent can be counted
towards CPD. No eligibility for CPD Hours if it is a paid or compensated engagement, or it is part
of the normal job function.
EQ11. Very often Registered Persons in big firms will be made responsible to train students in
attachment. Is the time spent in these extra duties counted as CPD?
EA11. If such an involvement is not part of the job function of the Registered Person then the hours
spent can be counted as CPD Hours.
EQ12. Are the hours spent on providing in-house training counted as CPD hours?
EA12. Yes, if you are doing it on a voluntary basis. However, if your job function involves training, then
no.
EQ13. For the Public Sector, it is common that Government servants would be sent to attend
courses which are not engineering. Can these be considered as CPD?
EA13. Yes, there are a lot of cross boundary multi-skill and competency requirements in a Registered
Person’s job function. Some are considered as soft skills which contribute towards the job
performance of a Registered Person.
EQ14. Can Registered Persons with civil engineering background who attend M&E conferences be
allowed to claim CPD Hours?
EA14. Yes, there are a lot of cross boundary multi-skill and competency requirements in a Registered
Person’s job function. Registered Persons who have civil engineering background would better
understand and thus be able to perform their functions in designs or operations which involve
an interface of disciplines as in the case of electrical pumping systems in a sewage treatment
plant project.
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