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DIRECTORY OF ETQAS AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA An autonomous, statutory body established in terms of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No.46 of 2000). Mission “To ensure, through a cooperative process of quality assurance, that persons wishing to enter the profession are educated and trained accordingly to widely accepted standards, so as to be able to render a professional service for the benefit of the public and the country as a whole”. Legislation Initially established under the Professional Engineers’ Act, 1968 (Act No 81 of 1968) as the South African Council for Professional Engineers (SACPE). Succeeded by the Engineering Profession of South Africa Act, 1990 (Act No 114 of 1990). Currently by the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000) as the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Mandate ❐ The Act provides for separate categories of registration i.e. “Professional Engineer”, “Professional Engineering Technologist”, “Professional Certificated Engineer” “Professional Engineering Technician” and other specific categories, respectively ❐ The Act makes provision for the reservation of work exclusively for registered persons ❐ The Council is empowered to draw up “Codes of Practice” in addition to the normal Code of Conduct ❐ ECSA’s jurisdiction to act in the public interest will be extended beyond registered persons ❐ The Act makes it possible for the Council to determine the fees and increments regarding fees ❐ The Act formulates a common disciplinary procedure for the Built Environment Professions ❐ ECSA’s accreditation powers are greatly extended to include accreditation visits and to accredit programmes offered by providers other than universities and technikons. Functions ❐ Setting and auditing of academic standards for purposes of registration through a process of accreditation of engineering programmes at universities and technikons ❐ Setting and auditing of professional development standards through the provision of guide lines which set out ECSA’s post-qualification requirements for registration in the four professional categories of registration ❐ Prescribing requirements for continuing Professional Development ❐ Prescribing a Code of Conduct and a Code of Practice ❐ Identification of a work of an Engineering nature that should be reserved for registered persons ❐ Recognition of Professional associations, such as Engineering associations, institutions and societies ❐ Publication of a guideline tariff of fees for consulting work, in consultation with government, the professional industry. 8
PROFESSIONAL COUNCILS Learning Programmes Learning programmes leading to registration with ECSA in the categories of Professional Engineer, Professional Technologist and Professional Technician. Universities: Professional Engineering Registration Agriculture BSc Agricultural Engineering B Eng (Agricultural Engineering) Aeronautics BSc (Eng) Aeronautical Engineering Chemical BSc (Eng) Chemical Engineering BSc Chemical Engineering B Eng (Chemical Engineering) B Eng (Chemical Engineering – Option Mineral Processing) Civil BSc (Eng) Civil Engineering BSc Civil Engineering B Eng (Civil Engineering) BSc (Eng) Civil Engineering – Environmental Engineering Option Computer B Eng (Computer Engineering) B Eng (Computer and Electronic Engineering) BSc Computer Engineering Electrical BSc (Eng) Electrical Engineering BSc Electrical Engineering B Eng (Electrical Engineering) BSc (Eng) Electrical Engineering – Information Option B Eng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) B Eng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering with computer science) Electronics B Eng (Electronic Engineering) BS BSc Electronic Engineering (Eng) (Electro-Mechanical) BSc (Eng) (Mechatronics) Industrial BSc (Eng) Industrial Engineering B Eng (Industrial Engineering – option Electronic) B Eng (Industrial Engineering – option Mechanical) B Eng (Industrial Engineering) 9
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