2. General

• Policy Document on the Statutory Regulation of the Built Environment Professions.  June 1999 .
• Engineering Profession Act, No 46 of 2000 .
• Council for the Build Environment Act, 2000(Act 43 of 2000) .
• ECSA Strategic Plan (2010-2013) .
• Promotion of Access to Information Manual .
• Operating Procedures .
• Voluntary Associations Recognised in Terms of Section 25(3) of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000) .
• Recognition as a Voluntary Association: Rules .
• Recognised Voluntary Associations .
• Recognition as a Voluntary Association: Application form .
• Regulations for the Charging  Membership Fees in Terms of the CBE Act .

3. Registration

3.1. All Categories

• Abbreviations for Professional Titles
• Application form: Registration as a Candidate[ Engineering Technologist / Certificated Engineer / Engineering Technician]
• Registration As A Candidate or Professional Engineer
• Application and Annual Fees
• Policy on Retired Persons Registered with the Council
• Policy On Concessions for Payment  of Annual Fees
• Cancellation of Registration for Non-payment of Annual Fees
• Methods of Payment
• Annual Fees for Candidates Who Remain Registered for Longer than 6 Years
• Possible Implications of Cancellation of Registration
• Appeals Against Decisions of ECSA

3.2. Professional Engineers

See the Registration Process Page for explanation of the terms Legacy Registration System and New Registration System

3.2.1. Legacy Registration System for Professional Engineers, in operation until 31 March 2015 

• Policy Statement R2/1A Acceptable Engineering Work for Candidate Engineers for Registration as Professional Engineers
• Application Form: Registration as a Professional Engineer. This includes:
  • Information Sheet for Applicants applying for Registration as a Professional Engineer
  • Training and experience Report: Professional Engineers
  • Summary Training/Experience Reports: Professional Engineers
  • Referee Report Request Pro Forma Letter
  • Referee Report Form: Professional Engineers
  • Referee Guideline for the completion of the Referee Report: Professional Engineers
  • Declaration Template
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Aeronautical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Agricultural Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Chemical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Civil Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Electrical
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Industrial Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Mechanical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Metallurgical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Mining Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Aeronautical Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Agricultural Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Chemical Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Electrical / Electronic Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Industrial Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Mechanical Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Metallurgical Engineering
• Guideline for Mentors: Mining Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Aeronautical Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Agricultural Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Chemical Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Electrical / Electronic Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Industrial Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Mechanical Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Metallurgical Engineering
• Guideline for Reviewers: Mining Engineering

3.2.2 New Registration System for Candidate and Professional Engineers, in Operation from 2 April 2013

3.3. Professional Engineering Technologists

• Policy Statement R2/1B Acceptable Engineering Work for Candidate Engineering Technologists for Registration as Professional Engineering Technologists
• Application Form: Registration as a Professional Engineering Technologist This includes:

  • Information Sheet for Applicants applying for Registration as a Professional Engineering Technologist
  • Training and experience Report: Professional Engineering Technologist
  • Summary Training/Experience Reports: Professional Engineering Technologist
  • Information Sheet for completion of the Training/Experience Report
  • Referee Report Request Pro Forma Letter
  • Referee Report Form: Professional Engineering Technologist
  • Referee Guidline for the completion of the Referee Report: Professional Engineering Technologist
  • Referee  Guideline for the completion of the Referee Report Professional Engineering Technologist
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Chemical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Civil Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Industrial Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Mechanical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Metallurgical Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Mining Engineering
• Discipline Specific Guidelines: Power Electrical  Engineering

3.4. Professional Engineering Technicians

• Policy Statement R2/1C: Acceptable Engineering Work for Registration of Professional Engineering Technicians
• Application Form: Registration as a Professional Engineering Technician This includes:

  • Information Sheet for Applicants applying for Registration as a Professional Engineering Technician
  • Training and experience Report: Professional Engineering Technician
  • Summary Training/Experience Reports: Professional Engineering Technician
  • Information Sheet for completion of the Training/Experience Report
  • Referee Report Request Pro Forma Letter
  • Referee Report Form: Professional Engineering Technician
  • Referee Guidline for the completion of the Referee Report: Professional Engineering Technician
  • Referee  Guideline for the completion of the Referee Report Professional Engineering Technician

3.5. Professional Certificated Engineers

• Policy Statement R2/1D: Acceptable Engineering Work for Registration As Professional Certificated Engineers
• Application Form: Registration as a Professional Certificated Engineer This includes:

  • Information Sheet for Applicants applying for Registration as a Professional Certificated Engineer
  • Training and experience Report: Professional Certificated Engineer
  • Summary Training/Experience Reports: Professional Certificated Engineer
  • Information Sheet for completion of the Training/Experience Report
  • Referee Report Request Pro Forma Letter
  • Referee Report Form: Professional Certificated Engineer
  • Referee Guidline for the completion of the Referee Report: Professional Certificated Engineer
  • Referee  Guideline for the completion of the Referee Report Professional Certificated Engineer

3.6. International Registers and Mutual Exemption Agreements

• Mutual Exemption Agreement Between ICE, ECSA & SAICE
• Registration Into The International Register Of Professional Engineers
• Registration Into The International Register Of Professional Engineering Technologists
• Registration As A Professional Engineer (Civil) Via The Mutual Exemption Agreement With The Institution Of Civil Engineers, London, UK (ICE)
• Registration As A Professional Engineer (Civil) Via The Mutual Exemption Agreement With Engineers Ireland
• Registration As A Professional Engineer (Electrical) Via The Mutual Exemption Agreement With Engineers Ireland
• Registration As A Professional Engineer (Mechanical) Via The Mutual Exemption Agreement With Engineers Ireland

3.7. Specified Categories

• Policy On Specified Categories

3.7.1 Lift Inspectors

• Policy Statement R2/1F: Acceptable Engineering Work for Registration As Registered Lift Inspector
• Application Form: Lift Inspector

3.7.2 Lifting Machinery Inspectors

• Policy Statement R2/1J: Acceptable Engineering Work for Registration As A Registered Lifting Machinery Inspector (RLMI) And Candidate Lifting Machinery Inspector (CLMI )
• Application Form: Lifting Machinery Inspector
• Re-Registration: Lifting Machinery Inspector

Index

4. Professional Practice

4.1 Professional Conduct

• ECSA Code of Conduct
• Complaint Affadavit
• Method of Inquiry into Alleged Improper Conduct: Engineering Profession South Africa Act, 1990 (Act Nn. 114 of 1990)

4.2. Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration

• Policy On Continuing Professional Development
• Amendment to Rules: Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration
• Application for Approval of CPD Activity (ECPD2)
• CPD Portfolio (ECPD1)
• Renewal of Registration Application Form (R1.1)

4.3. Professional Fees

• Framework for Determination of Professional Fees
• Guideline Scope of Services and Tariff of Fees for Persons Registered in terms of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act 46 of 2000) and Indicative Time Based Fee Rates
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004

4.4. Identification of Engineering Work

• Framework for the IDoEW
• Proposed IDoEW for Persons Registered in a Category Contemplated in Section 18(1) of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act 46 of 2000)
• More Documentation on IDoEW

4.5. Codes of Practice

• Codes-of-Practice Issued in Terms of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act 46 of 2000)

5. Accreditation of Engineering Programmes
5.1. Integrated Accreditation System Documents (Applicable only to BEng-type Engineering Programmes at present)

• E-01-P:  Background to Accreditation of Engineering Education Programmes
• E-02-PE: Standards for Accredited BSc(Eng)/Beng Programmes; Revision 2: In force for Regular Accreditation Visits in 2013 and Interim evaluations arising from visits in and prior to 2013
• E-02-PE: Standards for Accredited BSc(Eng)/BEng Programmes; Revision 3: In force for Regular Accreditation Visits in and after 2014 and Interim evaluations arising from those visits
• E-03-P:  Criteria for Accreditation of Engineering Programmes Meeting Stage 1 Requirements
• E-10-P: Policy on Accreditation of Engineering Programmes Meeting Stage 1 Requirements
• E-11-P:  Procedure for Arranging and Conducting an Accreditation visit;
• E-12-P:  Documentation Requirements for Accreditation Visits;
• E-13-P:  Forms for Use in Accreditation Visit Documentation ;
  • E-13-P Table 7 Excel sheet ;
  • Throughput Calculation Table 7 ;
• E-14-P:  Accreditation Team Report and Recommendation Format;
• E-14-P: Annexure: Template to Visit Reports on BEng-Type Programmes;
• E-14-PT:Template for Visit Reports on BTech-Type Programmes ;
• E-14-PN:Template for Visit Reports on National Diploma Programmes ;
• E-15-P:  Accreditation Visit Leader’s Report Format;
• E-16-P:  Procedure for Appeals Against Accreditation Decisions.
• E-17-P: Policy on the Evaluation of Educational Qualifications.
• E-20-PE: List of Accredited Programmes

5.2. Accreditation of Technology Programmes (National Diplomas and BTech in Engineering Disciplines)

• Section 1: Policy
• Section 2: Requirements for Accreditation
• Section 3: Accreditation Process
• Section 4: Submission Prior to Visit
• Section 5: Documentation for Use During Accrediation Visits - BTech Programmes
• Section 5: Documentation for Use During Accrediation Visits - National Diploma Programmes
• Section 6: Documentation for Use During Interim Accrediation Visits - BTech Programmes
• Section 6: Documentation for Use During Interim Accrediation Visits - National Diploma Programmes
• List of Accredited National Diploma programmes
• List of Accredited BTech programmes

6. Qualifications Evaluation

• Recognition and Assessment of Academic Qualifications: Professional Engineers
• Application Form: Educational Evaluation
• Curriculum Analysis Worksheet

Index

7. Standards Development

• Position Paper: Implementing Engineering Qualifications under the HEQF 

 7.1. Standards Completed

• R-02-PE: Competency  Standard for Registration as a Professional Engineer
• R-02-PT: Competency Standard for Registration as a Professional Engineering Technologist
• R-02-PN: Competency  Standard for Registration as a Professional Engineering Technician

7.2. Standards Submitted to SAQA for Registration

• E-07-PN Rev1_Higher Certificate in Engineering
• E-06-PN Rev1_Advanced Certificate in Engineering
• E-02-PN Rev1_Diploma in Engineering
• E-05-PT Rev1_Advanced Diploma in Engineering
• E-02-PT Rev1_Bachelor of Engineering Technology
• E-09-PT Rev1 Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours
• E-08-PN Rev1 Diploma of Engineering Technology

Index