TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 3 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................... 5 1. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................................... 5 2. AUDIENCE. 6 3. PERSONS NOT REGISTERED AS CANDIDATES OR NOT BEING TRAINED UNDER COMMITMENT AND UNDERTAKING ............................................................................. 7 4. ORGANISING FRAMEWORK FOR OCCUPATIONS ......................................................... 8 5. NATURE AND ORGANISATION OF THE INDUSTRY ........................................................ 9 6. DEVELOPING COMPETENCY (DOCUMENT R-08-PN) ................................................. 10 6.1 Engineering lifecycle considerations .............................................................................. 10 6.2 Functions performed ...................................................................................................... 11 6.3 Contextual knowledge ................................................................................................... 14 6.4 Industry-related statutory requirements ......................................................................... 15 6.5 Recommended formal learning activities ....................................................................... 16 7. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND SEQUENCING ......................................................... 17 7.1 Best practice. 17 7.2 Considerations for special cases ................................................................................... 18 7.3 Moving into or changing candidacy training programmes .............................................. 18 REVISION HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 20 Appendix A Training elements ............................................................................................. 21