Each applicant for accreditation shall furnish with the application form the completed statements of three referees who shall be professionals and independent assessors who are in a position to assess the applicant’s work.
The IPWEAQ RPEQ Assessment Board has established the following guidelines for referees:
1. Each referee should have worked with the applicant for more than 12 months.
2. Only one referee can comment on the applicant’s current workplace*
3. The other two referees should be:
4. from other organisations, clients, consultants or previous employers; and
5. from different stages of your career excluding your current workplace;
6. if these two referees are from the same organisation, they should be able to cover off different periods of your employment *Applicants who may not be able to fulfil this requirement are asked to contact IPWEAQ
Each referee statement must provide details of the referee’s association with the applicant, how long they have known the applicant, the capacity in which they know the applicant, the work undertaken by the applicant under their supervision, any other work they know of by the applicant and why they believe the applicant should be recognized with RPEQ registration. A referee statement template is available at www.rpeqassessment.com.au with further information to assist referees. The IPWEAQ RPEQ Assessment Board, at its entire discretion, may request a confidential report from the referees in such a form and content as it may decide from time to time. Referees should be an RPEQ or other Professionals who the Assessment Board deem to have the equivalent of RPEQ status.