Get Certified, Stay Certified
Get Certified, Stay Certified
Welcome to Survey and Spatial New Zealand Certification Framework.
The framework provides a recognised professional pathway for members at all levels by developing, implementing, and maintaining, a Certification Framework and Program, with clear eligibility criteria, a public register and mandatory Continuing Professional Development.
The framework is supported by a robust renewal process and quality management system (QMS).
Applications are now being accepted and are open exclusively to S+SNZ members.
Go to the S+SNZ website and click on Certification from the homepage.
From there, you can go to information on
Certified Professional Engineering Surveyor
Certified Professional Land Development Engineer
Yes you do have to be a paid S+SNZ Member, however, you don’t have to be a Full/Voting Member to apply for Certification. Both Associate and Voting Members can apply to get certified.
Applications are now open!
There will be an application button on the website when we are ready to accept applications. The application itself is all online. There will be clear instructions on the website and in a Candidate Guide. These will be announced when they are ready to go.
Yes - the Candidate Guides can be found on their respective Certification pages.
Certified Professional Land Development Engineer (CPLDEng) and Certified Professional Engineering Surveyor (CPESurv) Fee Schedule – Special Promotional Launch Rates (valid July 2023 – July 2025)
The presentation recordings are available through the links below.
Get Certified - Engineering Surveyor
Get Certified - Land Development Engineer
Yes. We have set up a dedicated email address for all enquiries regarding Certification. We welcome all questions and feedback.
No you do not have to have a LinkedIn account in order to apply for Certification. You do have to submit a CV as part of your application and for those who do not have a current CV, we simply suggest that if they have a LinkedIn account, it is perfectly ok to go into LinkedIn and click in their settings to export to a PDF, which comes out in a great CV style. This can be a great time saver.
Yes you can. The Certification of Professional Engineering Surveying Competence is open to those who have come from either a Vocational Education background OR a University background. In general, 5 years experience working in Engineering Surveying is recommended before applying to become certified.
To date, we are actively working with Local Authorities around the country to encourage adoption of the S+SNZ Certification standards. This list will be updated as new territories are added, however it is important that S+SNZ launch the Certification Programme to members and have the process up and running so we can confirm to Local Authorities that the programme is operational and not just a proposal.
Auckland Council has officially approved the S+SNZ Certified Professional Engineering Surveyor (CPESurv) for sign-off as per the CPESurv Competence Standard.
The official notification is as follows:
‘Council is satisfied that the Certified Professional Engineering Surveyors will be listed on the S+SNZ website and Council Staff will just need to check if they are registered and have the correct competency – Annual Practising Certificate CPESurv.’
While Local Authority endorsement is an important part of the role of Certification, going forward, the purpose of these qualifications is also to establish a benchmark by which members can demonstrate professional competency to clients and stakeholders. Critical to the purpose of these qualifications and their relevance to external stakeholders, members are required to renew their certification every 4 years to confirm that they are maintaining their competency in their specialist areas.
No. RPSurv will continue as a distinct and separate qualification and is required in a number of Local Authorities territories around the country. However, we will move to harmonise the process by which RPSurv is attained over the next two years.
Certified members are required to achieve 30 hours of Continuing Professional Development in each membership year. This will be audited, commencing 1 July 2023.