Determination Of PDU
Find out how professional engineers can earn PDUs through structured and unstructured activities, from formal courses and committee roles to self-study and site visits.
Structured Activities
An activity that has been qualified for Professional Development Units (PDUs).
Category | Criteria | PDUs |
|---|---|---|
Category 1(a): Qualified formal study courses | Relevant post-graduate or diploma courses on engineering and/or construction/project management and other business-related subjects.
| 1 PDU for each contact hour |
Category 1(b): Qualified lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops & seminars | Business-related courses, lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops & seminars which are relevant for professional engineers on technical, management, professional development, legal or regulatory matters.
| 1 PDU for each contact hour |
E-training: Online viewing of qualified lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops & seminars | 1) Viewing of qualified video recordings of Category 1(b) activities online.
These include business-related courses, lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops & seminars which are relevant for professional engineers on technical, management, professional development, legal or regulatory matters. | 1 PDU for each 2 hours of e- training (Maximum 10 PDUs) |
Category 1(c): Qualified in-house training | Structured in-house training and business-related courses which are relevant to professional engineers on technical, management, professional development, legal or regulatory matters. [CV of speakers to be similar to category 1(a) or 1(b)] | 1 PDU for each contact hour |
Category 2: Participation in professional Boards, Committees and Societies | a) Member of Boards of local professional institutions or relevant government agencies.
| 8 PDUs per organisation |
b) Member of relevant technical or working committees of professional associations and government agencies.
| 4 PDUs per committee (Maximum for this category is 12 PDUs) | |
Category 3: Contribution to relevant engineering or management knowledge | a) Conduct lectures, seminars, conferences or training courses that has been qualified for PDU by PEB, for the first time. | 4 PDUs for each lecture hour or part thereof |
b) Conduct lectures, seminars, conferences or training courses that has been qualified for PDU by PEB, after the first time. | 2 PDUs for each lecture hour or part thereof | |
c) Write or edit technical articles or papers published in distinguished publications, conference proceedings, professional journals or books. | 5 PDUs for each topic | |
d) Engineering patents registered during the year | 15 PDUs for each patent |
Unstructured Activities
An activity that involves self-directed learning, reading, discussion or participation.
Category | Criteria | PDUs |
|---|---|---|
Category A: Self study of relevant topics |
| 1 PDU for every 2 hours (Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs) |
Category B: Informal in-house training and discussion |
| 1 PDU for every 2 hours (Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs) |
Category C: Professional membership |
| 2 PDUs per organisation (Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs) |
Category D: Non-accredited engineering activities |
| 1 PDU for every 2 hours (Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs) |
