An essential skill for project engineers working in the construction sector is managing the project schedule. You’re expected to determine the critical path, develop a scope of works and work breakdown structure to streamline resource planning, and monitor the schedule throughout the lifecycle, to ultimately improve project performance.
This micro-credential proves your ability to design, report on and manage construction project schedules relevant to a project engineers role (as identified in the Construction Engineer Learning and Development Guide). It demonstrates that you can:
- Schedule a small scope of work from start to finish showing the links, including:
- Successors
- Predecessors
- Durations
- Resourcing
- Critical path.
- Relate a project schedule back to costs, and vice-versa
- Understand the commercial implications of any changes and how it could impact the project.
How do you gain a micro-credential?
Micro-credentials are designed to be flexible and accessible. Watch the video to learn more:
Your pathway to gaining this micro-credential will depend on your existing skills, knowledge and experience.
You can choose to be recognised for your existing skills and experience (the assessment or advisory pathways) or build your knowledge through learning and application (the learning pathway).
Read about our options below to find the pathway that suits you:
If you first need to build your knowledge, skills and capabilities, the learning pathway is for you. Completed 100% online, it includes:
- A high-quality program of study, delivered through an on-demand, self-paced course
- An advisory session with an education specialist
- Access to our EngLearn platform to lodge your submission
- Assessment of your submission by our qualified assessors
- A digital badge upon successful completion.
EA members get 15% off on selected workshops and training. Not a member? Sign up now
*1% credit card surcharge applies.
Any questions?
Contact us
The learning component of this micro-credential is about eight hours in duration, plus seven-nine hours to prepare and submit your evidence for assessment.
Candidates have up to six months from registration to complete their submissions.
The learning pathway begins with the Manage Construction Project Schedule learning component. This includes eight hours of self-paced learning.
Once you register, you will be provided with a confirmation email containing instructions on how to complete your micro-credential, including how to access the EngLearn online learning platform, book your advisory session, and submit your assessment.
If you have existing skills, knowledge and experience in practice, but would like input on preparing your assessment submission, the advisory pathway is for you. Completed 100% online, it includes:
- An advisory session with an education specialist
- Access to our EngLearn platform to lodge your submission
- Assessment of your submission by our qualified assessors
- A digital badge upon successful completion.
EA members get 15% off on selected workshops and training. Not a member? Sign up now
*1% credit card surcharge applies.
Any questions?
Contact us
We estimate you’ll need seven-nine hours to prepare and submit your evidence for assessment.
Candidates have up to three months from registration to complete their submissions.
Once you register, you will be provided with a confirmation email containing instructions on how to complete your micro-credential, including how to access the EngLearn platform, book your advisory session and submit your assessment.
If you are an experienced practitioner and are seeking recognition of your skills, knowledge and capabilities, the assessment pathway is for you. Completed 100% online, it includes:
- Access to our EngLearn platform to lodge your assessment submission
- Assessment of your submission by our qualified assessors
- A digital badge upon successful completion.
EA members get 15% off on selected workshops and training. Not a member? Sign up now
*1% credit card surcharge applies.
Any questions?
Contact us
We estimate you’ll need six–nine hours to prepare and submit your evidence for assessment.
Candidates have up to three months from registration to complete their submissions.
Once you register, you will be provided with a confirmation email containing instructions on how to complete your micro-credential, including how to access the EngLearn platform and submit your assessment.
We can tailor group packages for teams to align with your business objectives or L&D needs.
For more information, submit an enquiry or call us on +61 3 9321 1700.
To gain this micro-credential, you will need to demonstrate that you do the following in the workplace:
- Preparing and analysing the sequence of works to build scope including which tasks have float and which are on a critical path
- Developing a scope of works in a logical work breakdown structure
- Developing a breakdown structure to plan lower-level activities which will require monitoring
- Tracking progress of design packages between multiple projects/sub-projects and assessing concurrent program activities
- Demonstrating the program iteration process
- Using appropriate technology to manage project schedule.
For full details of the criteria, view the participant guide.
This micro-credential is assessed to directly align to the Construction Engineer Learning and Development Guide, which identifies industry competencies.
To earn this micro-credential, you will need to show that you meet the criteria in practice. To do this, you will prepare an assessment submission consisting of:
- At least two workplace examples from the past two years
- Evidence to support demonstration of the workplace examples, addressing each criterion
- A written explanation of how the workplace evidence relates to each criterion
- A video interview where you answer questions about your workplace examples.
A workplace example is an occasion where you’ve applied the skills and knowledge of the micro-credential. For this micro-credential, suitable examples may include:
- Prepared sequence of works, or a scope of work
- Project schedule from start to finish.
There are many different examples that could be used to show your ability in practice. The same example could be used on two separate occasions, or two different examples could be used on two separate occasions.
If you’re not sure, choose the learning or advisory pathway for guidance.
Evidence is anything that supports your workplace examples. Evidence can be submitted in a range of forms, including (but not limited to):
- Demonstrating an understanding of how schedule relates back to costs and vice versa
- Understanding commercial implications of any changes and how it could impact the project
- Providing a schedule from start to finish of a small scope of work showing these links:
- Successors
- Predecessors
- Durations
- Resources
- Critical path.
Is this micro-credential for you?
This micro-credential is relevant for project engineers working in construction
It’s also beneficial for site engineers working towards becoming a project engineer and those seeking to develop capabilities outlined in the Construction Engineer Learning and Development Guide from Engineers Australia and the Australian Constructors Association.
Elements are to be completed in sequence, and we recommend allowing the following time to complete each:
- Learning component: allow eight hours for a self-paced online short course
- Advisory session: allow 20 – 30 minutes for the session
- Assessment submission: allow six – eight hours to collate, prepare and submit your assessment submission
- Video interview: allow 25 minutes.
You have six months from registration to complete all elements of the learning pathway and finish your assessment submission.
Elements are to be completed in sequence, and we recommend allowing the following time to complete each:
- Advisory session: allow 20 – 30 minutes for the session
- Assessment submission: allow six – eight hours to collate, prepare and submit your assessment submission
- Video interview: allow 25 minutes.
You have three months from registration to complete all elements of the advisory pathway and finish your assessment submission.
We recommend allowing the following time to complete each element:
- Assessment submission: allow six – eight hours to collate, prepare and submit your assessment submission
- Video interview: allow 25 minutes.
You have three months from registration to complete all elements of the assessment pathway and finish your assessment submission.
- Familiarise yourself with the micro-credential’s criteria within the participant guide
- Note down any questions you have about your assessment submission or the process
- Think about the examples you are planning to use in your assessment submission and be ready to talk about them.
You will be provided with the opportunity to resubmit if your original submission isn’t deemed satisfactory. Your assessor will provide you with detailed feedback on areas and evidence to improve.
To appeal, apply in writing to [email protected]. When we receive your request, a second assessor will review and assess your portfolio of work and the feedback provided by your original assessor.
Where the outcome of the second assessment agrees with the original assessment, the result stands. Where the assessment outcome is inconsistent, we will engage a moderator to assess the submission, and the outcome of the moderator’s assessment will be final.
Award-winning learning
Engineers Australia's Micro-credentials have been recognised for excellence in education, receiving two LearnX Platinum Awards in 2024 for Industry Specific Learning and Development, and Best Talented Learning and Development Team.
