ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG ROADSHOW

1. ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICAGAUTENG ROADSHOW Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2013

2. Presentation Outline • Purpose of the meeting • What purpose does ECSA fulfil? • ECSA’s Functions: Mandatory & Discretionary • ECSA’s Stakeholders • Composition of ECSA Council • Overview of ECSA Staff profile • Size and Shape of the Engineering Profession • Key Challenges facing the Profession • Transformation of ECSA & the Eng. Profession • ECSA’s Strategic Projects & Plan

3. i) Purpose of the Meeting • Share strategic direction of ECSA • Outline transformation evolution and agenda of ECSA • Future activities of ECSA • Matters of mutual interest

4. ECSA Brand “What are people without institutions and what are institutions without people”

5. ECSA Brand • Custodian of the Engineering Intellectual Capital in South Africa • Supports Social and Economic Activities of the Government • Committed to the Transformation of the Engineering Profession

6. ii ) What purpose does ECSA fulfil ? • The purpose of the ECSA is to.......... promote the health, and safety interests of citizens & the environment........... in relation to work by the engineering professionals. • Engineering Professions Act (No. 46 of 2000)

7. iii) ECSA’s Functions: Mandatory • Accreditation of engineering programmes; (b) Registration of professionals and candidates; (c)Regulation of engineering practice • Managing a Code of Conduct; • Managing complaints & discipline; • Managing continual professional development; • Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW); (d)Provide audited financial reports.

8. ECSA’s Functions: Discretionary Take measures to protect public health and safety; Conduct research; (c) Improve standards of services delivered by registered persons; (d) Uphold the integrity and dignity of the profession;

9. ECSA’s functions: discretionary (e) Create awareness of the need to protect the environment; • Recognise Voluntary Associations; (g) Advise the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) & Minister of Public Works or any other minister on matters relating to the engineering profession; and • Provide strategic services to serve and develop the engineering profession.

10. iv) ECSA Stakeholder Relations HESA SAQA CHE DHET Engineering Higher Education The Public End Users DBE International Partners SABS NRCS Africa DTI DPW CBE DoL Voluntary Associations SETAs DMR Registered Persons Industry, Firms Sectors, … DED Engineering Practitioners DoT DPE DoC DAFF DE PPC

11. v) Composition of ECSA CouncilRacial profile

12. vi) Overview of ECSA Staff Race Profile

13. Overview of ECSA Staff Gender Profile

14. Current Staff Profile: Management & General Staff

15. Breakdown of Black Component of Staff

16. vii) Shape and Size of the Profession • Register by Race • Register by Gender • Registration Numbers by category (2010 / 2011 / 2012) • Rate of growth of Black Professionals for key categories

17. The Extended Engineering Team • Various Engineering activities require above role players in different measure & Industry needs to understand its role • Professional Categories • Engineer B Sc Eng (4years) Traditional University • Technologist B Tech (4 years: 3 +1) University of Technology • Technician N Dip (3 years: 2+1) University of Technology Engineering Researcher Engineer Engineering Technologist Engineering Technician Engineering Draftsman Supervisor Inspector … Artisan Engineering Professionals Artisan-derived

18. Register of Engineering Professionals At March 2013 by Race

19. Register of Engineering Professionals At March 2013 by Gender

20. New Registrations for 2012

21. Annual New Registrations (selected categories )

22. viii) Six key Challenges Facing the Engineering Profession Shape and size of the profession • Aging cohort of engineers • Increased access to Engineering for Black students • Increased numbers of Black graduates • with 4 year BSC Eng degrees. • Industry should be engaged to provide appropriate • experience for graduates

23. Key Challenges facing the profession 2. Improved Numbers of Engineering graduates from our national HE system. • Need to understand the barriers to student success • Institutional factors play a role in student success • Create a national platform for sharing experiences • Establish a co-ordinated national response to • increase graduate output from universities

24. An analysis of the 2001 national intake cohortof engineering students at SA HEIs. Scott, I., Yeld, N., & Hendry, J. (2007). A case for improving teaching and learning in South African higher education. Pretoria: Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000155/index.php.

25. % of Students who graduate from a 4 year BSc Eng programme within 5 yrs Scott, I., Yeld, N., & Hendry, J. (2007). A case for improving teaching and learning in South African higher education. Pretoria: Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000155/index.php.

26. Comparison of Citizens per Registered Engineer Allyson Lawless: Numbers and Needs (2005)

27. Actual & Targeted graduate output

28. World Economic ForumGlobal Competitiveness Report

29. Key Challenges facing the profession – Cont. • The need to provide comprehensive experience for graduates in order to register professionally • 4. Finalization of the Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW) regulations with the CBE • Promotion of the Engineering profession and careers to Black, rural, and indigent communities. • Increasing women participation in Engineering

30. ix) Transformation Process and model • 3rdCouncil (24 August 2009). • Considered the six dimensions of transformation • Processes & Systems • People & Culture • Infrastructure • Legal Framework • Council Transformation Task Team (August 2010) • 4thCouncil (5th July 2012). • Established a Transformation Committee

31. ECSA transformation model Transformation pillar 1 Legitimacy Transformation pillar 2 Effectiveness Transformation pillar 3 Efficiency Variable 4 Active and equitable participation of Engineering practitioners of all race groups Variable 1 Transformation of ECSA structures Variable 8 Regulation of the Profession Variable 5 ECSA’s participation in Training and development of Engineering practitioners Variable 2 Transformation of ECSA systems, processes and infrastructure Variable 9 Funding of ECSA initiatives Variable 6 Objective, fair and reasonable registration process Variable 3 Active interaction with Government, Department of Public Works (DPW) and Council for the Built Environment (CBE) Variable 10 Presidents forum, Deans forum, Business, VAs, etc Variable 7 ECSA’s participation in social and economic initiatives

32. x) ECSA’s Key Strategic Projects • Engineering Education Pipeline Throughput Research Study : • Barriers to students passing on Engineering studies • Engineering Education Summit 16 October 2012 • Proposal presented to Minister Nzimande • ECSA/DHET Joint Working Group established • Engenius • Promotes Engineering Careers to Black School Learners • Candidacy Phase • Barriers to graduates obtaining experience for registration • Role ECSA & Industry must play

33. ECSA’s Key Strategic Projects – cont. iV. Engineering Education Trust V. National Infrastructure Initiative • ECSA convened a discussion group of industry leaders from the Construction and Consulting Engineering sectors. • Working via Minister T.W. Nxesi with Department of Economic Development and PICC. • Facilitation of support for Government’s National Infrastructure Programme Vi. Registration of Foreign Engineers Vii. World Federation of Engineering • ECSA Hosts WFEO’s Committee on Eng. Capacity Building

34. ECSA’s Strategic Plan • ECSA’s Strategic Plan is electronically available: http://www.ecsa.co.za/documents/ECSA_Strategic_Plan_2010_to_2013.pdf • Strategic Plan details follows on later slides

35. Thank you - Enkosi - Ha khensa - Re a leboga - Ro livhuwa - Siyabonga - Siyathokoza - Dankie