Training of engineers, technologists and technicians 10 August 2010 Comments from SAICE at the W S L G Skills Development Think Tank Presented by Allyson Lawless

Big increase in graduations but not registration Category % increase Engineer % Technologist % * Technician % * Largely a limitation of UoT carrying capacty

Where are they? B Tech Min 4 yrs Stage 1 ECSA B Sc Min 4 yrs Grade 12 (Exemption) ND Civil P1& P2 Min 3 yrs Grade 12 or Equivalent Stage 0 ND Civil P1& P2 Grade 12 or Equivalent CANDIDATE PHASE MINIMUM 3 YEARS STAGE 2STAGE 1 REGISTRATION WITH ECSA ? L

SAICE progress since 2006  Support ~ 250 students through experiential training supported by LGSETA  Management LGSETA B Tech bursary scheme for technicians working in local government – awarded to ~100  Offer ~70 civil and electrical graduates workplace training towards registration funded by various public sector structures  Support 102 civil and town planning graduates through a structured training programme towards registration, funded by the DBSA  Deliver orientation courses to ~ 200 candidates on the Road to Registration  Deliver orientation courses to ~ 90 mentors, supervisors, coaches and HR on the Road to Registration  Supply workplace training software to public sector structures for planning and monitoring workplace training

The project cycle – skills to be acquired

Outcomes  Define, investigate, analyse  Design or develop  Comprehend and apply advanced knowledge  Manage part or all of an engineering activity  Recognise and address social, cultural, environmental effects  Meet legal and regulatory requirements  Ethics  Professional judgement  Decision making  Communicate clearly  Professional development

The ECSA progression Level Nature of work : The Candidate Responsibility of Candidate Level of Supervisor/ Mentor Support 1. Exposure.... Undergoes induction, observes processes, work of competent practitioners No responsibility Mentor explains challenges and forms of solution 2. Assist.... Performs specific processes under close supervision Limited responsibility for work output Supervisor / Mentor coaches, offers feed back 3. Participate.... Performs specific processes as directed with limited supervision Full responsibility for supervised work Supervisor progressively reduces support 4. Contribute.... Performs specific work with detailed approval of work outputs Full responsibility to supervisor for immediate quality of work Candidates articulates own reasoning and compare it with those of supervisor 5. Autonomous.... Works in team without supervision, recommends work outputs Responsibility to supervisor is appropriate to a registered person Candidates takes on problem solving without support, at most limited guidance

Training in the sixties and seventies

Guided learning

Need to rebuild public sector training programmes and technical structures

Support for developing, recoding and monitoring structured programmes  Portfolio of Evidence files – for recording training and filing signed ECSA forms as each period of training is completed  Courses to explain the process to candidates, mentors, supervisors, coaches and HR  The Journal programme for planning, recording and assessment of progress on the road to registration