ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA KZN ROADSHOW

Date: Tuesday, 27 November 2012

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Presentation Outline

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i. Purpose of the meeting

ii. What purpose does ECSA fulfil?

iii. ECSA’s Functions: Mandatory & Discretionary

iv. ECSA’s Stakeholders

v. Composition of ECSA Council

vi. Overview of ECSA Staff profile

vii. Size and Shape of the Engineering Profession

viii. Transformation of ECSA & the Eng. Profession

ix. Key Challenges

x. ECSA’s Strategic Projects & Plan

i) Purpose of the Meeting

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• Share strategic direction of ECSA

• Outline transformation evolution of ECSA

• Future activities of ECSA

• Matters of mutual interest

ECSA Brand

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“What are people without institutions and what are

institutions without people”

ECSA Brand

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• 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

ii ) What purpose does ECSA fulfil ?

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• 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)

iii) ECSA’s Functions: Mandatory

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(a) Accreditation of engineering programmes;

(b) Registration of professionals and candidates;

(c)Regulation of engineering practice

o Managing a Code of Conduct;

o Managing complaints & discipline;

o Managing continual professional development;

o Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW);

(d)Provide audited financial reports.

iii) ECSA’s Functions: Discretionary

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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;

ECSA’s functions: discretionary

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(e) Create awareness of the need to protect the environment;

(f) 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

(h) Provide strategic services to serve and develop the engineering profession.

iv) ECSA Stakeholder Relations

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CBE

The Public

International

Partners

Voluntary

Associations

Engineering

Practitioners

Registered Persons

Engineering

Higher

Education

SETAs

DPW

Africa DTI

DBE

DPE DAFF

CHE SAQA

DoL

DMR

HESA

DHS

DoT

Industry, Firms

Sectors, …

NRCS

DHET

DoC DE

End Users

SABS

PPC

v) Composition of ECSA Council Racial profile

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0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2001 2005 2009 2012

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mb

er

White

Black

White Black African Coloured Indian

2001 28 22 15 3 4

2005 25 25 13 4 8

2009 20 30 19 2 9

2012 12 36* 26 4 6

* Two member of Council still to be appointed

vi) Overview of ECSA Staff Race Profile

Category

Race Black

White Black African Coloured Indian

Management

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8

5

1

2

General Staff

10

40

27

8

5

Total (59)

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47

31

9

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Ratios

20

80

53

15

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Overview of ECSA Staff Gender Profile

Category

Total

Gender

Male Female

Management

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4

5

General Staff

50

10

40

Total

59

14

45

Ratio M:F

24

76

Current Staff Profile:

Management & General Staff

White

Black

White: Black

Management

1

8

11:89

General Staff

10

40

22:78

Total

11

48

20:80

Breakdown of Black Component of Staff

Category

No. Black Staff

African Coloured Indian A:C:I

Management

8

5

1

2

63:12:25

General Staff

40

27

8

5

67:20:13

Total

48

32

9

7

66:19:15

vii) Shape and Size of the Profession

• Register by Race

• Register by Gender

• Registration Numbers by category (2010 / 2012 / 2012)

• Rate of growth of Black Professionals for key categories

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Artisan

Supervisor Inspector

…

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 Draftsman

Engineering Technician

Engineering Technologist

Engineer Engineering Researcher

Engineering Professionals Artisan-derived

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Register of Engineering Professionals At October 2012 by Race

Category

Race

M/F-India M/F- Africa

M/F- Coloured

M/F-White

Professional Engineer 732 1121 155 13465

Candidate Engineer 1043 1993 152 3700

Professional Engineering Technologist 368 722 160 3054

Candidate Engineering Technologist 238 1761 68 578

Engineering Technician (Master) 2 0 0 407

Registered Engineering Technician 38 43 22 729

Candidate Engineering Technician 268 3759 95 550

Professional Certificated Engineer 41 44 9 1080

Candidate Certificated Engineer 23 113 11 134

Registered Lift Inspector 14 7 7 132

Registered Lifting Machinery Inspector 52 61 23 786

Professional Engineering Technician 219 1455 136 1003

EMF & ETMF 2 0 0 25

TOTAL @ 30 September 2012 (40 600) 3040 11079 838 25643

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Register of Engineering Professionals At October 2012 by Gender

Category Gender

Male Female Total

Professional Engineer 14954 519 15473

Candidate Engineer 5578 1310 6888

Professional Engineering Technologist 4146 158 4304

Candidate Engineering Technologist 2126 519 2645

Engineering Technician (Master) 409 0 409

Registered Engineering Technician 824 8 832

Candidate Engineering Technician 3441 1230 4671

Professional Certificated Engineer 1171 3 1174

Candidate Certificated Engineer 276 5 281

Registered Lift Inspector 159 1 160

Registered Lifting Machinery Inspector 920 2 922

Professional Engineering Technician 2401 412 2813

EMF & ETMF 27 1 28

TOTAL @ 30 September 2012 36432 4168 40600

New Registrations for 2011 INDIAN AFRICAN COLOURED WHITE GRAND

Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total TOTAL

Candidate Certificated Engineer 1 2 3 28 28 4 4 20 20 55

Candidate Engineer 43 147 190 87 333 420 15 38 53 102 505 607 1270

Candidate Engineering Technician 9 43 52 316 708 1024 6 22 28 4 67 71 1175

Candidate Engineering Technologist 6 32 38 96 324 420 4 19 23 5 115 120 601

EMF 0 0 0 1 1 1

ETMF Technologist International Register 0 0 0 2 2 2

Professional Certificated Engineer 3 3 3 3 1 1 23 23 30

Professional Engineer 10 48 58 18 128 146 2 11 13 29 280 309 526

Professional Technician 18 18 57 179 236 1 11 12 69 69 335

Professional Technologist 6 28 34 29 120 149 19 19 4 147 151 353

Registered Lift Inspector 7 7 15 15 4 4 73 73 99

Registered Lifting Machinery Inspector 0 0 0 0 0

GRAND TOTAL 75 328 403 603 1838 2441 28 129 157 144 1302 1446 4447

viii) Transformation of ECSA and the Engineering Profession

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• Initiatives by 3rd & 4th Councils

• Key Challenges facing the Engineering Profession

• Council’s Strategic Projects & Strategic Plan

Annual New Registrations (selected categories )

Professional 2010 2011 2012

Engineer 456 526 419 (550)

Black 170 217

White 286 309

Technologist 310 353 319 (400)

Black 160 202

White 150 151

Technician 216 335 (350)

Black 163 266

White 53 69

Transformation of ECSA

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4th Council (5th July 2012).

• Established a Transformation Committee

Transformation model developed by current

President Cyril Gamede

3rd Council (24 August 2009).

• Considered the six dimensions of transformation

Processes & Systems

People & Culture

Infrastructure

Legal Framework

• Council Transformation Task Team (August 2010)

Transformation of ECSA

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3rd Council’s Transformation Task Team (Aug 2010)

• Improved diversity of PACs Equity in race representation on PACs

• Harmonization of registration processes • Set objective criteria for registration • Communicating the transformation

ix) Six key Challenges

Facing the Engineering Profession

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1. 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

Key Challenges facing the profession

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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

An analysis of the 2001 national intake cohort of engineering students at SA HEIs.

Graduated within 5 years

Still registered after 5 years

4 year Bachelor’s (Eng)

54%

19%

National Diploma (Eng)

17%

14%

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.

% of Students who graduate from a 4 year BSc Eng programme within 5 yrs

African White

4 year Bachelor’s (Eng)

32%

64%

National Diploma (Eng)

16%

28%

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.

Comparison of Citizens per Registered Engineer

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130 157 227

311 389

543

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3500

China India Brazil UK USA Malaysia South Africa

Allyson Lawless: Numbers and Needs (2005)

7888

15000

3400

8000 8082

15000

5939

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12000

14000

16000

Actual Target

2008 2014

Engineering Life and Physical Sciences

Animal and Human Health Teacher Education

Actual & Targeted graduate output

World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report

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Key Challenges facing the profession

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3. 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

5. Promotion of the Engineering profession and careers to Black, rural, and indigent communities.

6. Increasing women participation in Engineering

i. Engineering Education Pipeline Throughput Research Study :

• Barriers to students passing on Engineering studies

• Engineering Education Summit 16 October 2012

• Funded training for candidate Engineering graduates

ii. Engenius • Promotes Engineering Careers to Black School Learners

iii. Candidacy Phase • Barriers to graduates obtaining experience for registration

• Role ECSA & Industry must play

x) ECSA’s Strategic Projects & Plan

iv. 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.

v. Registration of Foreign Engineers

vi. World Federation of Engineering • ECSA Hosts WFEO’s Committee on Eng. Capacity Building

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

ECSA’s Strategic Committee & Projects

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