Summary Statement (SS) is a headache for engineers because you have to keep several things in mind at once. You have to relate the competencies mentioned in the SS template and the competencies for your engineering discipline (which you can see by searching their ANSCO code). Here are some of the most common questions our CDR writing experts have answered for you:
When should I write the Summary Statement - before writing the career episodes (CEs) or after writing the CEs?
We recommend you three steps of writing the Summary Statement in the correct format:
Step 1: For each occupational category, you get a fixed template for a Cdr Summary Statement, which mentions several competency Units and Elements. You need to look at this template to understand what competencies you need to highlight in your career episodes.
Step 2: Write your career episodes accordingly and note down the line and paragraph number which mention one of the competency elements you are fishing for.
Step 3: Mention these numbers while writing the summary statement engineers australia and explain how what you mentioned in your CE relates to the element in the template.
So, the actual SS writing comes after the career episodes but the process starts before it.
What is the word limit prescribed for the Summary Statement in a CDR?
Engineers Australia prescribes a specific table format for each occupational category which typically has space for only 200-500 words. So, even though a particular word limit has not been prescribed, you have to choose your words carefully and put your points across as succinctly as possible.
What to do if I haven't covered a few competencies mentioned in the SS table in my career episodes?
Many times, you'll find that the same reference paragraph in one of your career episode can be applicable to different competencies - such as knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline, application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving, and professional use and management of information. In such cases, you can use the same reference paragraphs and rewrite the explanatory lines to suit the context.
However, if you have completely missed out on a specific competency, it might do you good to add some more information in one of your career episodes to include it. You may have to repeat the process several times to cover all the competencies mentioned in the SS table.