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Under/Graduate Certificate in Engineering: $100 for Commonwealth Supported Place Students @ Engineering Institute of Technology

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Under/Graduate Certificate in Engineering: $100 for Commonwealth Supported Place Students @ Engineering Institute of Technology
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Engineering Institute Of Technology provides engineering education online since 2008.

At the moment EIT offer courses in engineering priced at only $100 for CSP eligible students, thanks to government funding available in 2022. Undergraduate Certificate or Graduate Certificate courses are eligible for this offer (see links below)

The courses are online, 6 months duration, and start on 28th of March and 27th of June. After completion of the course students will get recognised qualifications: Undergraduate Certificate or Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8).

Basically Australian citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand citizens living in Australia should be eligible for Commonwealth Supported Place and can do these courses for $100.

This is a saving of $4,025 for an Undergraduate certificate and $4,660 for a Graduate certificate.

Paying $100 for a recognized engineering qualification is good but it also allows to save on Bachelors and Masters degrees.

Because EIT offer full credit from undergraduate certificate into their Bachelor of Science (Engineering) degrees one can study an undergraduate certificate for $100, then do a Bachelor degree minus the units done – saving $4,000 off the Bachelor degree cost. Same applies to Masters degree after completing a graduate certificate, with an even bigger saving.

More information about courses and qualifications is available via the links below. You can apply on the website. EIT contact number is +61 8 9321 1702 or you can use live chat or WhatsApp on the website.

Entry requirements:

Year 12 or Certificate IV or a diploma for Undergraduate certificates (+60% score in math + English proficiency).

Graduate certificates require a Bachelor degree in engineering or science, or Advanced Diploma in Engineering + 5 years of technical work experience, (+math level + English proficiency).

Undergraduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Certificate in Civil Engineering
Undergraduate Certificate in Industrial Automation Engineering
Undergraduate Certificate in Electrical Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Certificate in CAD and Computational Techniques
Graduate Certificate in Fluid Power Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Process and Thermal Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering: Structural
Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering: (Structural Analysis and Design)
Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering: (Structural Performance, Monitoring and Management)
Graduate Certificate in Civil - Railways Infrastructure Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Industrial Automation Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control
Graduate Certificate in Industrial Instrumentation and Safety Systems
Graduate Certificate in Programmable Logic Controllers and SCADA
Graduate Certificate in Power System Analysis and Design
Graduate Certificate in Electrical and Instrumentation in Oil and Gas Engineering

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  • jellykingdom on 11/02/2022 - 14:58
    +2

    Ok interested!

    • and on 11/02/2022 - 15:00
      +1

      Get in touch with them and good luck!

  • Homr on 11/02/2022 - 15:00
    +2

    Can these certifications get me a new job?

    I'm currently an accountant but want to upskill in data analysis and data visualization

    • jellykingdom on 11/02/2022 - 15:12
      +7

      I wouldn't have thought any of these would suffice

    • jonnyspizza on 11/02/2022 - 15:31
      +6

      They won't get you a job, but more importantly I don't even think they'll cover your areas of interest. These courses all look focused on engineering for infrastructure and industrial plants. If you hunt around I'm sure you'll find courses on data analysis and visualisation that will be better for you. There are probably some on udemy that pop up for free every so often.

      • Homr on 11/02/2022 - 15:34

        good advice, I'll keep looking.

        Udemy courses aren't certified courses but like these ones

        • M00Cow on 11/02/2022 - 16:12

          it's all about that first job in the field. because after that, it's all about experience.

          coursera has a Google designed Data Analytics course & you get a certificate. it's $us39/mth (takes ~6mth)
          https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-da…

          there's some other data analytic & viz courses on there offered by US Universities & companies (such as IBM). it might be worth a look.

          • Homr on 11/02/2022 - 18:30

            @M00Cow: What are the job prospects? I really don't want to start from the bottom again so I'm trying to pivot.

            • Irrelevancy on 11/02/2022 - 20:36
              +2

              @Homr: If you would rather pivot, I think it's better to think about " what role can analytics play in accounting" rather than think "how do I become a data scientist" - aim to leverage your existing industrial knowledge and experience to understand how analytics can work. That's something no 'primary' data scientist can offer…

  • Korban Dallas on 11/02/2022 - 15:02
    +2

    Which one is the easiest grad cert for a non engineer 😂

    • supersour on 11/02/2022 - 16:21
      +4

      "Graduate certificates require a Bachelor degree in engineering or science, or Advanced Diploma in Engineering"

      • Korban Dallas on 11/02/2022 - 17:36
        -6

        That's not an answer to my question 😂

        • BusMan247 on 11/02/2022 - 22:19
          +1

          This answer tells me you ain't ready.

        • zorodluffy on 12/02/2022 - 10:58

          YOU CANT GET A CERT IN ENGINEERING UNTIL U GET A BACHELORS, GO BACK TO UNI OK?

    • doryappleseed on 11/02/2022 - 19:58
      +5

      Civil. The answer is usually just “use more concrete”.

      • Korban Dallas on 11/02/2022 - 20:47
        +3

        Thanks. Surprised at the pile on of negs for being factual.

        I have a science background.

    • w37hsyea on 11/02/2022 - 23:47

      None. The maths is hard as hell.

  • prisonmike on 11/02/2022 - 15:07
    +11

    Can we get edu email with the enrolment ?

  • ThePasserby on 11/02/2022 - 15:10

    Very interesting. Wish I had time for this.

  • Big Lenny on 11/02/2022 - 15:13

    how much maths would be involved in these sorta courses? i totally suck at it =/

    • TEER3X on 11/02/2022 - 15:35
      +9

      Probably a lot since it's engineering

    • VerticallyIntegrated on 11/02/2022 - 16:27
      +8

      Forfty percent would be maths.

      • GrueHunter on 11/02/2022 - 16:43
        +23

        What about the other fifxty percent

    • Jayblesz on 11/02/2022 - 18:13

      10

    • w37hsyea on 11/02/2022 - 23:49

      Insane amounts of math. Lmao. Don't even try.

  • AndyC1 on 11/02/2022 - 15:13
    +15

    Does not look like a real Uni, so the degree may be worthless. Before signing up or doing anything check out if the degree is a recognized engineering degree by asking https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/

    For other degrees I would check out the appropriate professional Australian body to see if it is recognized degree. For example for IT degrees ask https://www.acs.org.au/ and you can use google to find the others.

    • popsiee on 11/02/2022 - 15:15
      +4

      I think you don't need to .
      The 6 mths duration = its useless :)

      • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 16:31
        +6

        It depends on they way you look at it. These courses are usually are stepping stones to a larger Degree. If you have intentions to get into a Masters in Engineering, have workplace experience, are a matured aged student, don't want to start at an Undergraduate Degree and get thrashed with fees/charges, and waste another 4 years, then this is a good route.

      • mudguts on 11/02/2022 - 16:45
        +1

        I disagree with regards to the engineering degree. As long as they are provided by certified engineer then they will count as professional engineering development credits to maintain certification in your current engineering discipline ensuring that u are able to continue to practice as an engineer
        Edit: I am not going to bother enrolling as my employer ensures I meet my practice requirements but would look at seriously if they didn’t

    • Thypeople on 11/02/2022 - 15:29
      +3

      Reminds me of the fake training providers a few years ago who scammed heaps of money from government programs and didn't actually provide any training.

    • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 15:45
      +4

      Just because it's not listed in EA, it doesn't mean that the Degree is useless. Many Uni's are not listed. I guess it depends how deep are their pockets are. Usually these organisations just drain your cash so you can add to your resume.
      If a course is under AQF accreditation, then it's genuine
      I was with ACS, but I was paying annually for newsletters and a cheap copper badge

      • andresampras on 11/02/2022 - 15:59

        Could probably sell the copper for a pretty penny these days.

        • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 16:14

          $123456 I know what i've got! Don't lowball me otherwise you'll be blocked!

      • M00Cow on 11/02/2022 - 16:18
        +4

        ACS were/are shockers at extorting money to look after their mates.

        A lot of professional organisations have been taken over by professional shysters, whose changed the function from looking after members to making money & powering egos.

    • peter05 on 11/02/2022 - 16:08
      +2

      Where you think it looks like a real uni or not, they do actually have courses accredited by EA and are to be revisited in the year 2024

      https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/20…

      From page 30 of linked document

      PROGRAMS ACCREDITED AND CURRENTLY OFFERED AT THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
      WASHINGTON ACCORD

      Master of Engineering (Electrical Systems) 2017 F
      Accredited for on-line delivery and on-campus delivery at the Perth campus

      Master of Engineering (Industrial Automation) 2017 F
      Accredited for on-line delivery and on-campus delivery at the Perth and Melbourne campuses
      The Bentley Campus offering was formerly delivered at 180 Royal Street East Perth

      • AndyC1 on 11/02/2022 - 16:30

        The list on page 30 does not include any of the courses listed.

        • blerk on 11/02/2022 - 17:27
          +1

          An undergrad cert at a Go8 wouldn’t be accredited with EA either. The point was being made about the overall institution e.g. it isn’t a fly-by-night scammy place.

    • bex000 on 11/02/2022 - 16:27
      +2

      I'm a member with Engineers Australia. I reckon, there is a separate leaflet every month with their magazine in the mail. Just checked some 2x full degrees are washington accord accredited which are full international engineering accreditations. These grad certs are just tacked on extra courses and will be useful as a start of someone trying to pivot their career

      • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 16:38

        May I ask if you get anything out of your membership?

        • mudguts on 11/02/2022 - 20:41
          +1

          Well for me the key was being able to practice as a professional engineer obtaining CPEng status. Also provides me an opportunity to give back to the profession auditing other engineers and taking on students over the summer break.

        • nigel deborah on 12/02/2022 - 08:11

          It's worthless unless you need chartered or your workplace doesn't provide CPD.

          The value of chartered seems to really depend on your field. I work in continuing Airworthiness / reliability and maybe one out of the 50 people in my workplace has it, but I've been told it can be really important in other areas.

    • mudguts on 11/02/2022 - 16:46
      +3

      Engineers australia do recognise this form of training as it meets the requirements of TYPE 1 Continued Professional Development for chartered engineers

      • Snowie on 12/02/2022 - 08:16

        Engineers Australia recognise a number of different courses so they can gain more membership and therefore more annual fees.

        I cannot see how these courses ever actually cost the listed full price. I’m glad that there are some being offered at low prices, but if I read right 6 months online may not provide much substance. I’ve known degree qualified engineers with no clue, but if you’re motivated enough, then it might be a good stepping stone. And perhaps a certificate or two will help you negotiate a pay rise.

  • jeeg on 11/02/2022 - 15:26
    +1

    Thanks Op. this is interesting.

  • Dandaman21 on 11/02/2022 - 15:26
    +10

    I did a qualification with these guys to satisfy a job I already had. I felt sorry for the people doing it thinking it was going to upskill or open doors for them. The test questions were literally the example questions given in pracs with one number changed. You could search the exact text of the questions in the reading materials to find the answers.
    This was in the electrical side, they may be better on other fields i'm not sure. And with that said, some people in the class still struggled to get through, so who knows, maybe you will learn something.
    I'm glad I didn't pay for it, that's for sure.

    Edit: Just saw they're billing them as "undergraduate" - i'm pretty sure no aussie uni recognises them for RPL - I would DEFINITELY be checking on that if you're hoping to go further with your education.

    • jeeg on 11/02/2022 - 15:36

      Hi mate, which course did you do?

      • Dandaman21 on 11/02/2022 - 22:18

        AD electrical engineering

    • CommuterPolluter on 11/02/2022 - 15:40
      +2

      Not all are undergraduate certificates. Undergraduate certificates are a new type of qualification, which in general IS recognised by Universities.

      • Dandaman21 on 11/02/2022 - 22:22

        I would be very surprised if any University recognised courses from these guys. Mine certainly wasn't.

    • Hyena on 11/02/2022 - 16:08
      +1

      What was your real world time commitment to the content ? If you were already working in the field presumably you could gloss over much of it ?

      • Dandaman21 on 11/02/2022 - 22:22
        +2

        Minimal. One night a week, there was one group assignment that was more involved mainly because of useless class mates.
        They had a 100% pass rate for my class, and as I mentioned most of the assessments were just control f in the reading to find the right bit to copy. At my workplace they were referred to as the cornflakes AD because it was just a matter of turning up and picking up your piece of paper at the end.

        I was already trade qualified at the time, but I found very little of interest or use in the course. I did already work in a very technical field for a distribution authority though, so my in job experience was probably a fair way ahead of most.

  • andresampras on 11/02/2022 - 15:35
    +2

    What can you possibly learn in 1 semester / 6 months that would make having this non-specialised certificate useful?

    • popsiee on 11/02/2022 - 15:38
      +5

      Feeding government subsidies to Shonky Education Institutes .

      • andresampras on 11/02/2022 - 15:40

        Looking at one of the course outlines, it appears to be a 101-type course - an overview of lots of different topics. Seems more like a refresher course for engineers rather than something that would land someone an engineering job.

        But I could be wrong.

  • Drakesy on 11/02/2022 - 15:42
    +3

    May as well take a udemy course
    These won't help you get a job
    Basically just funneling gov subsidies into crap education providers

    If you want to be an engineer do a full degree and get a proper bachelors

    The graduate certificates on the otherhand actually look alright

    • peter05 on 11/02/2022 - 16:03
      +7

      The OP suggests that you should take this "pathway" to save yourself some money.

      I don't believe it was suggested that the undergraduate certificates were anything more than a pathway to a full bachelor's course of which they state they recognise the undergraduate certificate as half a semesters study, to save yourself some dosh

  • thisisscotts on 11/02/2022 - 15:43
    +7

    I have a feeling these courses will be different to my four-year, Bachelor of Engineering.

  • ZilogX on 11/02/2022 - 15:46
    -1

    60% score in math! I have argued physics with engineers who seem to not gotten their head around the calculus quite yet…

  • rhimes on 11/02/2022 - 16:00
    -7

    Bacherlors degrees here do not qualify as professional engineers(instead as engineering technologists) with IEAUST.
    Might be worth doing these sorts of courses as a refresher or in another discipline, but not sure how much it'll be worth.

    • peter05 on 11/02/2022 - 16:06
      +4

      Nowhere in the OP do they suggest that these certificates would allow you to become a practicing engineer.

      https://www.eit.edu.au/our-engineering-degrees-are-now-accre…
      In this news post from 2018 it suggests that some of their courses of which you can undertake after these undergraduate certificates, would be accredited by EA

      I think you misread the post and the negative is not warranted

      • bex000 on 11/02/2022 - 16:32

        Only the washington accord accredited courses are considered "full" engineering degrees that you can walk into a full membership at EA.

  • Pete Gabitas on 11/02/2022 - 16:02

    Been looking to increase my fluid power for a while now. signed up.

  • Ashmattic on 11/02/2022 - 16:07

    Is there a way to get into the undergraduate cert if you don't meet the requirements?

    Despite starting an engineering degree at one point and the fact I would have met the highschool requirements, I graduated over 2 years ago and have been working in another profession.

    Would love to use something like this to be able to bridge across the two professions and maybe one day go back and finish the eng degree

    • peter05 on 11/02/2022 - 16:11
      +1

      I don't think you will find those undergraduate certificates useful at all.

      They don't cover any specific topics and look to be very introductory and because you have already started an engineering degree in the past, you're more likely to be recognised for that past coursework than the 4 courses presented here.

      You may need to check closely what these courses offer and enquire with the university you wish to take your bachelors from to see if they will provide you with credit. The OP has stated that their own universities of course, will accept their undergraduate certificates for course credit, but other universities may not wish to do so.

  • ozbar on 11/02/2022 - 16:09

    Engineering is not a tour in the park. Can't see how this certificate is useful but it maybe cost effective for shortening your undergrad time.

    • schquid on 11/02/2022 - 16:21

      What if the park has a lot of beautifully engineered foot bridges?

      I think these are targeted at the resume padders, they could chuck in a few 6 month engineering rubber stamp degrees along with the 400 or so Udemy courses they "completed".

      Looks super impressive if you care about CV page count.

    • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 16:45
      -4

      Degree = 4 years

      Alternative Pathway
      Grad Cert = 6 months
      +
      Grad Dip = 6 months
      +
      Master Degree = 1 year

      Total = 2 years you have a Masters in Eng

      • AutomationGuy on 11/02/2022 - 17:00
        +4

        Source? I don't think that works.

        • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 17:12

          Yep 100%
          Grad Cert in Eng RMIT
          Click on Pathways "Further Study"
          Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering are guaranteed entry into the Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) and will receive 48 credit points of credit.

          • Chridim on 11/02/2022 - 18:30

            @vinni9284: Who said that you need 4 years for a master in engineering when you already have a bachelor in engineering?

            • fantombloo on 11/02/2022 - 19:32

              @Chridim: You need 4 years just for the BE, then more for the ME.

            • CommuterPolluter on 12/02/2022 - 15:43
              +1

              @Chridim: They’re saying that instead of doing the masters in one go, you do the grad cert, upgrade to grad dip, upgrade to masters. It’s a great idea if you can be sure you’ll get RPL, such as if you were doing Mech Eng and did the RMIT Grad Cerys going around earlier this year. The main benefit is you save a bunch of cash on course fees.

              Unfortunately these EIT ones are basically the only subsidised grad certificates available for Chemical/Process Engineers, going with a known entity such as RMIT or UT would be a much better option IMO it just doesn’t exist.

      • Drakesy on 11/02/2022 - 21:15

        I definitely would not be hiring you if you came to me with those qualifications

        • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 21:43

          Stick to hiring Degree graduates so you pay minimal wages.

          • Drakesy on 12/02/2022 - 02:17

            @vinni9284: *qualified graduates.
            If I designed a project and it fell apart I would be liable
            If I passed someone off as an engineer and they only had an engineering diploma I would be liable

            • vinni9284 on 12/02/2022 - 09:03

              @Drakesy: These days with all the legal implications and vixacous litigants, you'll be still liable if you passed a project with a chief engineer and it failed. Lol … they'll be some sort of ramification

  • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2022 - 16:55
    +1

    Oh interesting, not interested in becoming an engineer or using it for employment but out of enjoyment. Which is the coolest/most interesting and math/physics heavy? Would love a bit of a challenge.

  • wizko on 11/02/2022 - 17:18
    +3

    Don't ever fall for these degree mills. Go to a real university and study a real course.

    I don't think Engineers Australia even accepts these "degrees" if you want to become an WA certified engineer.

    Avoid.

    • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 17:22
      -2

      Don't fall for that "mates only" club. An Engineering Degree that is accredited by Australian Qualification Framework in this country is accredited. If you get an Eng degree in a recognized Australian University, then you are an Engineering graduate B.Eng or M.Eng.
      How much do you pay to get newsletters to fund the fat cats?
      I was paying money to a bottomless pit ACS
      https://www.acs.org.au/
      and I felt special as I was in a club … yeah getting emails of rubbish like they cared!

      • wizko on 11/02/2022 - 17:27
        +2

        I'm not an EA member, never paying for that lol. But that's not to say this isn't a dodgy degree mill.

        • vinni9284 on 11/02/2022 - 17:29

          How do you know? Have you looked at the subjects? Usually Grad Cert & Grad Dips are snippets off the Degree

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