Since the coming into effect of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000) the Council is charged with the responsibility to determine the abbreviations or accronyms of the titles referred to in Section 21 of the Act.

The Abbreviations were published in Government Gazette No. 25242, Board Notice No. 61 on 1 August 2003.

Title	Abbreviation / Acronym
Professional Engineer Professionele Ingenieur	Pr Eng Pr Ing
Professional Engineering Technologist Professionele Ingenieurstegnoloog	Pr Tech Eng Pr Teg Ing
Professional Certificated Engineer Professionele Gediplomeerde Ingenieur	Pr Cert Eng Pr Dipl Ing
Professional Engineering Technician Professionele Ingenieurstegnikus	Pr Techni Eng Pr Tegni Ing

The Titles and Abbreviations already prescribed under Act 46 of 2000.

Title	Abbreviation / Acronym
Registered Lift Inspector	Reg LMI.

The Titles and Abbreviations still in force under Act 114 of 1990

Title	Abbreviation / Acronym
Registered Engineering Technician Geregistreerde Ingenieurstegnikus	Reg Eng Tech* Reg Ing Teg*

* Note: Persons who are still registered in this category, and who have not yet upgraded to "Professional Engineering Technician" are prohibited from using the new title and abbreviation "Professional Engineering Technician (Pr Techni Eng)". Failure to comply with this constitutes an offence as well as improper conduct.

PROTOCOL OF USE OF TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS
In accordance with the rules of protocol, abbreviations used as a suffix behind a registered person’s name take precedence over all other titles, with the exception of an "Official Mark of Honour" awarded by any Government, eg. "OBE" or "MBE"