Open for Business:Civil Laboratory Controller Registration

Sean Strydom

Pr Tech Eng

Measurement and Testing Conference 2018

Civil Engineering Materials Testing Stream

Content

• Who is ECSA

• ECSA Registration Categories

• What are Specified Categories

• Engineering Attributes

• Discipline Specific Attributes

• Registration process

Who is ECSA

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is a statutory body established in terms of the Engineering Profession Act (EPA), 46 of 2000. The ECSA's primary role is the regulation of the engineering profession in terms of this Act. Its core functions are the accreditation of engineering programmes, registration of persons as professionals in specified categories, and the regulation of the practice of registered persons

Who is ECSA

The ECSA’s vision is to ensure that South Africa enjoys all the benefits of a strong, competent, growing, sustainable and representative Engineering profession; able to provide all the expertise necessary for the socio-economic needs of the country, and to exert a positive influence in South Africa.

Who is ECSA

ECSA’s mission is to create circumstances where society is confident that the South African Engineering profession is able to carry out the necessary functions for the socio-economic growth in the country.

Who is ECSA

ECSA achieve its mission through:

• Setting and monitoring of standards to international norms;

• Certifying and ensuring the competence of individuals through registration;

• Ensuring quality of engineering education through accreditation;

Who is ECSA

ECSA achieve its mission through:

• Regulating Professional conduct; and

• Growing the profession in quantity and quality in partnership with stakeholders

ECSA Registration Categories

Professional Categories:

• Professional Engineer (Pr Eng)

• Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng)

• Professional Certificated Engineer (Pr Cert Eng)

• Professional Engineering Technician (Pr Eng Techni)

ECSA Registration Categories

CATEGORY ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION MINIMUM EXPRIENCE

Professional Engineer BSc(Eng)/ B Eng (4yrs)3 years

Professional Engineering Technologist

BTech (Eng) 3 years

Professional Certificated Engineer

Government Certificate of Competency for Engineers, Mine Managers, Marine, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

3 years in responsible position - 1 year must be as the engineer appointed in terms of an applicable Act

Professional Engineering Technician

NDip 3 years

What are Specified Categories

• The Specified Category provides for the registration of persons who cannot register in the professional category, but who perform critically important work of an engineering nature which has a direct impact on public safety and health

What are Specified Categories

• Lift Inspectors

• Lifting Machinery Inspectors

• Medical Equipment Maintainer

• Fire Protection Systems Practitioners

• Civil Laboratory Technical Controller

Engineering Attributes

Engineering Problem Solving

• Define, investigate and analyse specifically-defined engineering problems (tasks)

• Design or develop (plan) sustainable solutions to specifically-defined engineering problems (tasks)

• Comprehend and apply knowledge embodied in established specific engineering practices and knowledge specific to the field in which the applicant practice

Engineering Attributes

Managing Engineering Activities

• Manage part or all of one or more specifically-defined engineering activities

• Communicate clearly with others in the course of the applicant’s specifically-defined engineering activities

Engineering Attributes

Impacts of Engineering Activity

• Recognise the foreseeable social, cultural, environmental and sustainability effects of the applicant’s specifically-defined engineering activities generally

• Meet all legal and regulatory requirements, protect the health and safety of persons and adhere to sustainable practices in the course of the applicant’s specifically-defined engineering activities

Engineering Attributes

Exercise judgement, take responsibility and act ethically

• Conduct engineering activities ethically

• Exercise sound judgement in the course of specifically-defined engineering activities

• Be responsible for making decisions on part or all of one or more specifically-defined engineering activities

Engineering Attributes

Initial Professional Development (IPD)

• Undertake independent learning activities sufficient to maintain and extend the applicant’s competence.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Communicate at work

• Oral communication is maintained and adapted as required to promote effective interaction in a work context.

• Information is accessed from standing instructions, visual information and a range of other workplace texts and responses where required are appropriate to the context.

• Written communication is clear and unambiguous and at an appropriate level for designated target audiences.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Use mathematics and statistics in real life situations

• Mathematical functions are used correctly to solve routine workplace problems and tasks.

• Findings on life related problems are interrogated in terms of their cause and solution.

• Mathematical techniques are effectively and accurately applied in real life situations.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Interpolate Materials Properties from Test Result

• Establish the requirement for retest of certain properties’ tests.

• Issue and sign valid results.

• Provide estimation of Materials Properties’ values based on related test results.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Take responsibility for the Implementation of Quality Assurance for a Test Result

• Inspections comply with laboratory best practice requirements.

• Understanding of the relevant OHS and SANS requirements is demonstrated.

• Unsafe conditions are identified and corrective actions are taken.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Take responsibility for the Implementation of Quality Assurance for a Test Result

• Access to workplace is limited to involved personnel only.

• Test results are linked to established QA procedures and test methods.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Produce and maintain administrative reports

• Reports are generated, stored and retrieved.

• Different paths are used for obtaining information for schedules.

• Corrective action is implemented to improve quality of project work.

• Reports are used in providing administrative and financial control of the business

Discipline Specific Attributes

Manage Laboratory output

• Tasks are prioritised to meet testing timeframes and specific requirements.

• Analyses of work requirements are compared with relevant business plans and microenvironment.

• Potential risks that may affect laboratory performance are recognised and appropriate actions are taken.

Discipline Specific Attributes

Manage Laboratory output

• Legislation that may impact on the work environment is identified and actions are taken to direct work activities to comply with the legislation.

• Requirements are ordered and procured in advance of being required.

Registration process

Application Form

• General Information

• Qualifications

• Did you complete an Apprenticeship / Learnership

• Previous/Current Registration or Application Details with ECSA

Registration process

Application Form

• Membership of Engineering Institutes Recognised in terms of the Act

• Application Fee

• Referees

• Declaration (signed before a Commissioner of Oaths)

Registration process

Detailed information on Qualifications (Form R-03-AR-SC)

• Tertiary Engineering Qualifications

• Including Certified Copies of Qualifications

Registration process

Training and Experience Reports (Form R-03-TER-SC and/or Form R-03-TEO-SC)

• For each experience period

Training and Experience Summary (Form R-03-TES-SC)

• Covering all the experience periods

Registration process

Engineering Report (Form R-03-ER-SC)

• This covers all 11 engineering attributes

Discipline Specific Requirements Report (Form R-05-DSRR-CLTC)

• This covers all 6 discipline Specific attributes

Registration process

Referee Reports (Form R-03-REF-SC)

• Submitted directly to ECSA by referees

• At least one MUST be ECSA registered in the same category (or as Pr Eng, Pr Tech Eng or Pr Techni Eng in Civil)

Registration process

Initial Professional Development Report (Form R-03-IPD-SC)

• Engineering Courses

• Management Courses

• Computer Courses

Registration process

Experiential Assessment

• Assessors (4)

• Moderator (1)

• Interviewers (3) - not compulsory

• Interview Moderator (1)

Registration process

Experiential Assessment outcomes

• CI – Competence Indicated

• ME – Request more evidence

• R – Additional referee report

• I – Interview to obtain evidence

• CNI – Competence Not Indicated – do not register

Registration process

Professional Review

• Reviewers (3)

• Review Moderators (2)

Registration process

Pr Review outcomes

• CI – Competence Indicated

• CNI – Competence Not Indicated – do not register

Competence is not an accident,it requires concerted effort!

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