The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has begun consulting industry stakeholders on the Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW), hosting its first consultation session on Thursday, 26 August 2021. The session brought together government representatives and members from Voluntary Associations to gather views, concerns and practical recommendations on implementing and complying with the IDoEW.
What the Identification of Engineering Work means
The Identification of Engineering Work sets out the engineering activities performed by persons registered in ECSA’s categories of registration and demarcates the type of work to be performed between one category and another. It requires a Registered Person to possess the core competencies within the relevant competency areas to perform engineering work in the appropriate category, and it covers the core services and practice areas of a particular engineering discipline.
This type of work is prescribed in the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000, which calls for the identification of the type of engineering work that must be performed by engineering practitioners.
Keynote address on behalf of the Minister
Mr Imitiaz Fazel, Acting Director General for the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, delivered the keynote address on behalf of Minister Patricia de Lille. He emphasised that the Act states that a person who is not registered in terms of the EPA may not perform any kind of work identified for any category of Registered Persons.
He added that such a person may not pretend to be, or in any manner hold or allow himself or herself to be held out as a person registered in terms of this Act.
Why the IDoEW matters
According to Mr Cox Mokgoro, Acting Chief Executive Officer for ECSA, the IDoEW plays a major role in expanding ECSA’s legislative mandate of regulating the profession. Through it, ECSA will be able to protect the public, the profession and registered persons, while affording Registered Persons the benefits of a well-regulated environment. ECSA said it would continue its industry-wide stakeholder consultations for the remainder of the financial year, concluding the sessions in the 2021/2022 financial year.
Original Press Release
About ECSA
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is the statutory body established under the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000, mandated to regulate the engineering profession in South Africa. ECSA is responsible for the accreditation of engineering programmes, the registration of engineering practitioners, and upholding professional and ethical standards across the profession.
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