Engineering Professional Practice

Are we required to complete 430 or 450 EPP hours?
From Semester 1, 2025, all engineering students must complete 430 hours of EPP, regardless of when you commenced your program.

Why does my EPP Hub look different to students that started from 2025 onwards?
EPP requirements are based on your commencement year. Students who started in 2024 or earlier transitioned from a previous system and may have different requirements reflected in their EPP Hub.

Are Type A and Type B hours still used in the EPP Hub?
If you started in 2024 or earlier, Type A hours have now become the Industry Placement component. Eligible Type B hours can still be claimed under the Old Type B hours component.

Using InPlace and Industry Placement

What is InPlace?
InPlace is the system used to submit your industry placement for approval before it begins. It also manages the placement verification process after your placement ends.

I forgot to submit my placement before starting. Can I still submit it?
Yes. Submit your placement as soon as possible with the original dates. Approval is not guaranteed, but if approved and verified, you can still claim EPP hours.

I submitted an industry placement via InPlace but the dates have changed. What should I do?
If your placement details change after it has been approved, submit a change request via InPlace.

• • Click on the ‘Confirmed’ tab
  • Select the placement you wish to change
  • Click on ‘Change Request’ on the top right.

Placement Verification Survey

My supervisor did not receive the placement verification survey. What should I do?
Your supervisor receives the survey after you submit yours. Check that their email is correct in InPlace and ask them to check their spam folder. If it's still not received, contact EAIT Employability.

My supervisor completed the survey but my hours don’t show in the EPP Hub. Why?
EPP hours are not automatically added to your EPP Hub. Once the survey is completed by both you and your supervisor, you must claim the hours in your EPP Hub.

Claiming and Approving Hours

I have claimed hours in my EPP Hub. How do I know if it’s approved?
Your EPP Hub will be reviewed once all EPP requirements are met and you have submitted your EPP Hub for approval. Once approved, you will see a green tick on the Admin Approval and Completion Declaration section.

Transitioning from the old EPP system

I claimed some hours in the old EPP system but have not completed my EPP. Do I need to re-claim previously approved hours in my EPP Hub?
No. Any hours previously approved in the old EPP system were transferred on your behalf to your EPP Hub.

I haven’t claimed any hours in the old system, but I completed 450 hours. Can I still claim them in my EPP Hub?
Yes. You’ll need to provide a letter on company letterhead confirming your placement details (dates, hours, tasks, and supervision) and upload it as evidence when claiming your hours.

Why are EPP hours that I claimed in the old EPP system not showing in InPlace?
EPP hours that you claimed in the old EPP system were not transferred to InPlace. Approved hours were transferred directly to your EPP Hub.

I have already had my EPP fully approved in the old system. Do I need to use the EPP Hub?
If you also submitted your reflections to Blackboard by 20 September 2024, your EPP should be marked as complete. You can check this on your mySi-Net Studies Report.  

If you didn’t submit reflections by that date, your previously approved hours will have been transferred to your EPP Hub. You will need to log in to your EPP Hub to finalise any additional EPP requirements.