28 August 2018
ECSA visits ABB as part of its effort to introduce its
registration process to stakeholders
The Engineering
Council of South Africa (ECSA) on Tuesday, 22 August 2018, took
initiative and went to present their process of registration at the AAB (ASEA
Brown Boveri)
offices in Modderfontein, Gauteng.
Among those who
attended the presentation were the engineer trainees and qualified engineers
who work for the ABB. Mr Mduduzi Msibi, who is a registered professional
engineer with ECSA and works as a distribution manager at Eskom, led the first
session and emphasized that the registration opportunity was open for everyone
including potential candidates with foreign qualifications. Msibi further added
that “getting registered with ECSA increases your responsibilities as an
individual and one can be trusted to work without supervision”.
Msibi was able to share his own thoughts about the registration process
stating that “It is very fulfilling since one is actively participating in
ensuring the accreditation of technologists and technicians in South Africa”.
Adding to this, Msibi said “It also an eye opening experience since one gets to
understand other sectors in electrical engineering. My whole career has been
with Eskom, so being able to understand what other companies do is very
interesting”.
The second
session was presented by Mr Lukhanyo Nyakaza an engineering manager at Transnet
and is registered as a professional technologist with ECSA. Mr Nyakazi`s session took the format of a
discussion with the attendees engaging as the presentation proceeded. Mr
Nyakazi in his presentation highlighted the benefits of being registered with
ECSA stating that when you are registered, you are recognized internationally
through mutual recognition agreements such as the Washington Accord, the Dublin
Accord and the Sydney Accord. These international agreements govern the
recognition of engineering educational qualifications & professional
competence.
ECSA was also there to congratulate Cyndhu Sriran a
female young professional engineer, who won first place at the Gen X Theatre
Africa Programme within the Power-Gen and DistribuTECH Africa Conference. The
programme affords students the opportunity to present their papers to an
international audience thereby providing them with information across the power
and energy value chain. The conference took place, at the Sandton Convention
Center from 17 to 19 July 2018.
The registration
tour was a success with a large number of the ABB employees looking determined
in the hall to receive knowledge on the registration processes and values of
ECSA.
Mashudu Tshifura