Pipeline Pathways
Pipeline Pathways is a cohort-based online program
for pipeline industry professionals.
Join Pipeline Pathways! You'll have ongoing access to a community of peers and experts,
build lifelong networks and contribute to your continuous learning opportunities.
You'll gain a comprehensive overview of pipeline engineering competencies: a valuable asset for your career and your company.
2026 Dates:
Two Days in August: Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th, 9:30am - 3pm
Or
Three Mornings in November: Tues/Wed/Thurs 17th/18th/19th 8:30am - 12noon AEST
SESSION TITLES:
1. Introduction & AS2885 Overview
2. Pipeline Safety Management
3. Pipeline Design and Construction
4. Pipeline Materials and Fluids
5. Pipeline Operations
6. Review of Practise Guide for Public Safety
Who is This Program For?
This program is aimed at a wide range of people working in the Australian pipeline industry:
Project Engineers
Pipeline Engineers
Graduate Engineers
Engineers new to Australia
Engineers new to the Pipeline Industry
Specialist Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Process / Chemical Engineers
Piping Engineers
Civil Engineers
Scientists & Specialists
Materials Scientists
GIS Specialists
Project Managers
Technical Regulators
Construction Personnel
Cost
Price: $1400+GST / $1200+GST Early Bird
Inclusions:
9 hours of course work
Optional 1:1 meeting with Susan at the start and finish of the program, to determine goals and check learnings
Recorded sessions which are available to access later or if you miss out
Optional group coaching “ask me anything” sessions 3x per year, with all previous attendees invited
The program uses the following three industry-standard documents and is tailored to your specific role, situation, or job tasks:
APGA’s Pipeline Engineering Competency Systems (PECS)
the Australian Standard AS2885 Suite of Standards (AS2885)
the APGA Engineers’ Practice Guide (EPG)
What You Will Learn
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90 min session
The Australian Standard for high-pressure pipelines (“AS 2885”) is a world-class set of technical standards for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of onshore gas transmission and distribution pipelines in Australia.
This session is a “flyover” of the Standards process and structure, and an overview of the AS 2885 suite of 7 parts plus other applicable standards.
It will give participants a sense of the wide range of possibilities for “competency” in pipelines.
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90 min session
Pipeline Safety Management is a key principle of the AS2885 series. Throughout the entire series, safety is constantly referred to.
This session focuses on AS2885.6 (“Part 6”), drawing on the documented requirements for safety of the pipeline. This session also encompasses stories and examples of how the Part 6 safety approach helps to maintain Australia’s enviable record of no fatalities to date being due to pipeline failure.
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90 minute session covering:
Design Guidelines: An in-depth look at the design guidelines outlined in the standard, including factors such as material selection, pipe thickness, and joint design, and how they ensure the safe and reliable operation of pipelines.
Construction Guidelines: An overview of the construction guidelines outlined in the standard, including factors such as trenching, backfilling, and testing, and how they ensure the safe and efficient construction of pipelines.
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Conduit Materials: Covering requirements behind materials selection for the conduit, focusing mainly on carbon steel, but recognising the many other future conduit materials.
Fluid Contents: Covers the types of fluids that pipelines can convey. Past experience has been primarily natural gas and other hydrocarbons, and this is what AS 2885 is best at. This session recognises the future fluids that may be covered by AS 2885.
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This session uses AS2885.3 as it’s guiding content, going over the requirements outlined in the standard for operations and maintenance requirements. Beyond AS2885, though, are a wide range of operational competencies, drawn from the Pipeline Engineer Competency Standards, demonstrating the wide range of knowledge that anyone in the pipeline industry should be aware of.
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The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) has produced an Engineers Practise Guide, based on research outputs from a Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre (FFCRC) project.
This Guide is particularly useful, as it provides an outline of personal behaviours for any worker in the pipeline industry, not just engineers. And it also provides stories, case studies and vignettes of real possible dilemmas faced in the pipeline industry.
This session will provide an overview of the EPG, and how to apply it to your day to day activities.
Who You Will Learn From
The program will be facilitated by Susan Jaques.
Susan is one of Australia’s leading experts on pipeline engineering and specifically standard AS2885. In addition she holds a BSc in Civil Engineering and an MBA, and is:
Chair of the AS2885 ME-038 Committee
Member of several other Standards Australia committees
Committee member of Engineers Australia
Committee member of the FFCRC
Executive Committee Member of Research and Standards, APGA
Founder of Sage Consulting Solutions Pty Ltd
“I love the pipeline industry, and want to pass on the pipeline engineering information, knowledge and overall working experience that can only be found in working on pipelines.”
You Will Leave the Program Feeling:
Better equipped to handle a pipeline dilemma
More aware of how to navigate the requirements of AS 2885
You have increased familiarity with the Pipeline Engineering Competency Standards (PECS)
You have better knowledge of how best utilise the APGA Engineers Practise Guide
Read what previous cohort members had to say about the program….
“Good value and engaging content.”
GIS Specialist
“Covers AS2885 at a high level, but it was more valuable than expected, to know what ‘could’ be known about pipelines.”
Engineering Manager
“Helps me know a little bit about a lot of AS2885 things.”
Graduate Engineer
“Good overview of AS2885, showing how it all fits together.”
Non-pipeline engineer working in pipeline operations
“Really informative, even though I don’t work in the AS2885 space specifically.”
Technical Regulator
“Helped me see the big picture, and insights into what I wanted to dive deeper into.”
Project engineer working on first pipeline project