UniSA’s Engineering Programs are accredited by Engineers Australia  and recognised globally under the Washington Accord .

It is an accreditation requirement that you must complete a minimum of 450 hours (60 days/12 weeks FTE) of engagement with professional practice during your studies to enable you to graduate as a qualified engineer.

The STEM Professional Practice Program (Professional Practice Program or PPP) has been designed to help you to meet this requirement in a structured way that allows you to start counting your hours once you commence your studies

The main aim of Industry Experience is still for students to obtain the full 450 hours In-Industry.

If you are unable to complete the full 450 hours through a face-to-face, in-industry experience, you have the option to accumulate your professional practice hours through a combination of the following three methods:

• In-Curriculum - hours have been mapped in core courses
• By attending Extra-Curricular activities – choose from a list of pre-determined activities that help build skills and knowledge and allows students to count the hours
• By completing In-Industry experience – participate in  pre-approved, real-world internships and/or industry placements.
  
  

The PPP gives you choice and flexibility to design your professional practice and reach your career goals.



Upon successful completion of 450 hours of professional practice, you will be invited to enrol in the relevant zero-unit course, Industrial Experience (ENGG 4017).  You will complete a reflective report detailing how your experiences enabled you to develop and embed the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies. 

Students will be eligible to graduate once all program requirements, including the STEM Professional Practice Program and the relevant Industrial Experience course (ENGG 4017), have been met.