My own experience of professional practice is very little as i have only been in the field of work for 4 years.
My first year out of school I landed a job in the Local Government as a Finance Officer for the Local Council. I had the resposibility for authorising For many years I was involved in the Oil and Gas Industry , not only as a commissioning engineer but also as Contracts Manager, with the responsibility for drawing up tenders for major construction contracts, many having multi million dollar values.
This area of work included not only preparing and issuing the tenders, evaluating and awarding the work but also the administration, on site of the actual contracts – ensuring contractors complied with the conditions of the contracts, ensuring the client or owner understood and fulfilled its obligations and generally ensuring all parties worked within the legal framework which the contracts where bound by.
As part of this , project procedures were an integral and critical part of ensuring all stakeholders understood their roles, responsibilities and interaction with others.
Professional practice was essential, the procedures had to define who did what, they had to comply with the relevant laws and statutes as applicable to Project work (Workplace Health and Safety; native title, environmental issues, the protection of subcontractors ; keeping local communities on side and the like) All this required me to ensure I was up to speed with current issues and legislation. Now retired, I don’t miss it one bit
My own experience of professional practice is very little as I have only been in the field of work for 4 years.
Currently I am the only conveyancer for the small firm in Kingaroy Woods Murdoch Solicitors.
This area of work involves preparing all documentation and finances for the sale or purchase of a property. I have to ensure all funds are available and if there is a shortfall account to access. Making sure the release of morgtage has been completed for the sale of a property, and that the transfers have been completed.
In this line of work I deal with large amounts of money which go into the millions along with writing out cheque that are in the high thousands.
Professional practise is essential in this line of work. I have a procedure and specific requirements that I must comply with otherwise the sale or purchase of a property wont go through and could case the firm I work with serious consequences.
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