Learning from disciplinary decisions

On reflection, it can be easy to see why an issue has arisen but this may not be so easy to see at the time. ‘Learning from disciplinary decisions’ will help you learn, grow, and hopefully avoid making the same mistakes.

Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau receives around 50 concerns and complaints about Chartered Professional Engineers and members every year. Typically, these relate to:

miscommunication
inattention to client care
a misunderstanding over what the engineer has been engaged to do (or what they can’t do)
serious issues of competence
ethical conduct.

In the first of our series, we will first ask you to identify the problem and what options you can see to resolve it. Following this, expert engineers provide commentary on how they would have approached the problem, and what systems and processes they would use to ensure they don’t make the same mistakes.

‘Learning from disciplinary decisions’ aims to provide you with CPD opportunities and helps you learn from the mistakes of others. You are encouraged, where practical, to gather in groups to discuss the cases and share ideas and experiences of your own.

All cases will be anonymised as far as possible.