Course Objectives

The course aims to provide place-bound professional engineers in public works and industry positions with access to modern tools to efficiently design and construct durable road and highway pavements. The road pavement industry experience is that a specialist qualification is important in raising the status of professionals in the industry, and the online education mode allows courses to be readily offered to candidates throughout Australia and New Zealand as well as overseas. The online mode greatly assists the ongoing learning process for those who change employer and/or are located in rural/regional areas and are unable to access traditional face-to-face programs.

Graduate Statement

The CPEE GCPT Graduate will provide leadership in the design, building and maintenance of their nation’s complex transportation infrastructure in a sustainable manner.

Summary

Intake

Contact

Centre for Pavement Engineering Education (CPEE)
Suite 9, 935 Station Street Box Hill North 3129, Victoria, Australia.
Phone (03) 98905155
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Prerequisites

Standard entry will be granted into the Graduate Certificate based upon a combination of the following:

• A minimum relevant academic qualification at AQF Level 7,
  Or
• A minimum relevant academic qualification at AQF Level 6 plus a minimum of 5 years relevant industrial experience in pavement engineering or a related field.

qualifications from overseas institutions

Applicants with qualifications from overseas institutions should provide a translated copy of their qualification with their application form. Before being considered for enrolment applicants must provide evidence of English language proficiency. This can be satisfied by providing documentary evidence of any of the following or their equivalent:

• First language is English and secondary and/or undergraduate studies were conducted in English.
• Successful completion of a tertiary degree program of minimum 2 years full time equivalent where the degree program was instructed and examined in English
• English language proficiency valid within 2 years prior to submission of the application,
  • IELTS (Academic) - 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0)
  • TOEFL (PBT) 575 TWE 4.5; TOEFL (iBT) 88 (no score below 20)
  • PTE Academic 50 with no score lower than 50
  • Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) - B Grade
  • Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) - C Grade
  • Cambridge BEC (Business English Certificate) Higher - C Grade
• Qualifications from a University in an overseas country are assessed

Qualifications from a university in an overseas country are assessed in accordance with the AEI-National Organisation of Overseas Skill Recognition (NOOSR) guidelines.

The Graduate Certificate in Pavement Technology

 Program Structure

To be eligible to graduate*, students must complete:

• The two (2) core units, plus
• Two (2) units from the prescribed elective units.

 Core

Electives 

* Full details see CPEE Graduation Policy (PO009)

Note: Variations to the Graduate Certificate Schedule Guide can only occur with the prior approval of the CPEE Higher Education Officer.

• Applications to undertake a non-standard course must be made in writing using the Non-standard course application form for assessment.
• Core units will usually be offered at least once per annum.
• Elective units will usually be offered at least once every three semesters.

Graduate Attributes and Graduate Statement

The CPEE GCPT Graduate will provide leadership in the design, building and maintenance of their nation’s complex transportation infrastructure in a sustainable manner.

Outcomes

Roads and pavements form a large component of the national investment in infrastructure, and there is increasing appreciation of the need for efficient pavement design and construction to minimize the long-term lifecycle costs, including operation, maintenance, management and renewal of these major physical assets. This will add to the demand for technical specialists with road pavement engineering skills and career opportunities exist with Federal and State government authorities, local authorities, private civil and mining companies, civil engineering contractors, engineering consulting firms and regulatory organizations.

Professional Recognition

Austroads and the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) the founding members of the Centre for Pavement Engineering Education (CPEE), support the program and the qualification is recognised by the road industry.

Articulation

Applicants who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Pavement Technology can apply to enter the Master of Pavement Technology with credit for the units completed in the Graduate Certificate in Pavement Technology.

Applying for ACADEMIC CREDIT?

CPEE may award Specified Credit or Unspecified Credit. The awarding of credit means that a student who successfully applies for credit shall have a reduced number of Units to complete their CPEE program to meet the requirement for graduation. For example, a CPEE student who has been awarded 2 Units of Credit in the Masters of Pavement Technology will need to complete (pass) a further 6 Units to meet graduation requirements.

further information - Academic Credit

Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL)

Each of our units has an equivalent full time student load (EFTSL) of 0.125 (12.5%).
The study of one unit in a semester would be an ETFSL of 12.5%. A standard full-time load is eight units in the academic year (8*12.5%= 100% or 1 EFTSL). For our programs a full time study load would be 4 units per semester.

Credit Points

Each CPEE unit is worth one (1) credit point unless otherwise specified. One credit point involves a student workload of approximately 10 hours per week over a semester.

Study Hours

In respect to study hours, we estimate that students would need to devote approximately 10 study hours per week, per unit. These study hours are inclusive of teaching time (e.g. lectures, online teaching), independent study, assessment tasks and/or examination time. Our semesters are broken down into study and exam periods. The study period is 15 weeks duration per semester. We state that the student study workload for each unit is 150 hours over the student period. 10hrs*15wks = 150hrs.

Re-enrol

Re-enrolment Form

Approved applicants and re-enrolling students are to use the link above to access the semester enrolment form which includes units selection for the semester. If you have not been approved to study with CPEE please refer to the New Applications process below.

Please refer to your program structure and the unit/s availability when completing your semester enrolment form.

We recommend that you download and complete this form, print, sign, scan and return to CPEE via the email address provided.

New Applications

Apply now by submitting an application form via the below link to study with us.

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