SAE-A moves towards Mechanical Engineers registration in Victoria

SAE-A has officially submitted its application to become an assessment entity for Mechanical Engineers in Victoria under the Professional Engineers Registration Scheme (PERS).

The culmination of more than three years’ work since the legislation was passed in August 2019, our submission is timed to be ready for mechanical engineers to be registered by the 1 December 2023 registration deadline.

Importantly, SAE-A is the only organisation focussed specifically on providing registration assessment for automotive engineers. Of the seven assessment entities confirmed to date, most are focussed primarily on assessing engineers in the building and construction sectors but SAE-A is ensuring that the particular circumstances of automotive engineers are taken into account, we are best placed to understand this sector of engineering.

SAE-A chairman and CEO Adrian Feeney said Consumer Affairs Victoria had confirmed the scheme covered engineers in the automotive sector, not just the building industry.

“Ever since our first meeting with the Victorian Government in 2019, our focus has been solely on the particular needs of engineers in the automotive sector,” he said.

“We have emphasised that many of our members come from a background where continuing professional development (CPD) has traditionally been handled internally by their employers, unlike most other professional sectors. With this in mind, SAE-A has focussed on ensuring that we can help engineers in our sector to meet the on-going CPD requirements under the Act.”

Mr Feeney said it was likely that SAE-A members of full member grade or higher could meet the requirements for registration by having already met the member requirements but membership is not a requirement for engineers to seek assessment through SAE-A.

PERS covers five cohorts of engineers, with the implementation timetable staged over two years. Fire safety engineers were required to be registered by 1 December 2021, followed by civil and structural engineers on 1 October 2022. Electrical engineers will be due for registration by 1 June this year, followed by mechanical engineers by 1 December.

More information: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/ licensing-and-registration/professional-engineers

New Members

The SAE-A would like to welcome the following new members:

Professional Member

Nathan Pring

Student Members

Chidalu Chukwuneke

Nathan Clark

Tim Collier

Jett De leon

Yianni Giannakopoulos

Olivia Heaton

Luke Howard

Imraan Matthews

Adithep Phaktham

Charles Sewell

Charles Sharpe

Daniel Smith

James Talkington

MILESTONE MEMBERS

40 YEARS (1983)

Brian Brady

Russell Brown

Lee Kernich

30 YEARS (1993)

Keith Knapp

Edward Kopinski

20 YEARS (2003)

Michael Dudley

James Hurnall

SAE International Dictionary of Automotive Engineering

SAE’s new International’s Dictionary of Automotive Engineering is a comprehensive automotive engineering reference for professionals and students alike.

This authoritative reference provides clearly written, easy-to-understand definitions for over 1,800 terms used in automotive engineering worldwide.

Unlike a standard dictionary that provides only definitions, the SAE International’s Dictionary for Automotive Engineers provides a unique level of detail including:

• In-depth definitions including formulae and equations where appropriate.

• More than 300 full-colour illustrations provide clarity for definitions, component, or system identification.

• References to relevant SAE Standards to direct the reader to additional information beyond practical definitions.

• Coverage of newer technologies such as electric vehicles, automated vehicles, hydrogen fuel.

• Organised in alphabetical order, readers will find most acronyms are listed first followed by the term then the definitions to mimic conventional usage of acronyms within the industry.

This book is available from SAE-A in print and ebook formats.

The List price for the either book is $206.80 (SAE-A Member $185.90) plus $22 delivery if ordering the print copy.

Go to https://www.saea.com.au/publications-catalogue

Vale: Max Chanter

Mr Chanter was involved in the automotive industry for more than 45 years of which 25 years were spent managing his own motor body repair company.