1. ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA KIMBERLEY ROADSHOW
16 OCTOBER 2014

2. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER WITH ECSA
Step 1:“Candidate” Registration in order to have qualifications evaluated.
All applicants with non-accredited and non South African qualifications have to apply for “Qualification Evaluation” which is done by ECSA’s Qualification Examinations Committee(QEC).
Candidate Engineer
BSc(Eng)/BEng
Candidate Eng Techno
BTech
Candidate Cert Eng
Cert of Competency
Candidate Eng Techni
NDip

3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL
Observe Code of
Conduct and
Maintain Competence through CPD
Practice
Professional Registration
Meet Standard
For Professional
Competency
Training
And
Experience
Candidate Registration
Graduation
Lets apply some of the tests to the EQ&PDF. Taking Integration of education and training: The first question that arises is “at what level?”
Over the whole process or within its components.
We will then go on to look at access articulation and progression.
Meet Standard
for Engineering
Education
Accredited
Programme 3

4. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (Pr Eng)
Experience standards characterised by:
Activities that are essentially intellectual
Analysing and solving complex problems
Developing and applying new technologies creatively and innovatively
Exercising Professional judgement
Managing resources
(Dreamers)

5. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS (Pr Tech Eng)
Experience standards characterised by:
Solving broadly defined problems through application of proven techniques and procedures
Developing, maintaining and managing today’s technologies
Exercising Professional judgement
Managing resources
(Doers)

6. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (Pr Techni Eng)
Experience standards characterised by:
Solving well defined problems using proven techniques and procedures
Supervision and technical responsibility
Contributing to implementation, operation and maintenance of products, equipment, processes and services
(Fixers)

7. HOW AND WHEN TO REGISTER
Step 2: Training and Professional Development while employed
(Current system in place for the engineer and technologist categories only)
Commitment and Undertaking (CU)
Employer CEO/Chief Engineer registers CU
Undertakes to train “candidate” persons in accordance with ECSA’s policy and discipline specific guidelines
Ensures internal training programme is in place and being implemented
So far 573 C&Us signed by employers of engineers countrywide and mentors listed doing training.

8. REGISTRATION PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING
New Registration System

9. Role Players Related to Registration
Qualifications
Evaluator
Experience Appraiser
Applicant
Qualifications Validator
Professional Reviewer
Referee
Assessing Committee Member
Supervisor
Staff
Registration Manager/Asst
Assessing Committee Chair
Employers
Registration Officer
Registration Committee Chair
Mentor
Education Officer
Central Registration Committee Chair
Application
Advisor
Call Centre Agent
Finance Staff
External: Industry
VA Staff
Volunteers
(VA and ECSA)
Accreditation Training Guide: Ver May 2012

10. What Policy Changes? Aspect Prior to the NRS Under the NRS
Registration
Policy
Embedded in Document R2/1A: Acceptable Work for Candidate Engineers;
Does not consider other classes of applicants explicitly.
Single, integrated policy R-01-P, defining
registration and education policy,
links with standards (R-02-PE)
links with processes (R-03-PE),
applies to all applicants.
Education
Requirements
Policy
Accredited or recognized qualification or
prior evaluation of qualification(s) as meeting educational requirements.
No change to accredited or recognized qualifications.
Accelerated evaluation of listed qualifications.
.Evaluation criteria defined in document E-17-P for qualifications and assessed learning.

11. What Changes in Standards?
Aspect
Prior to the NRS
Under the NRS
Standards of
Competency
for Registration
Training requirements for Candidate Engineers, in R2/1A Section 5
Competency Standard for registration as a Professional Engineer in document R-02-PE.
Eleven generic outcomes, with
definitions for the level of problem solving and engineering activities.
(No DSG’s in Standard)
Professional Attributes included in standard
Level descriptors differentiate categories
Further requirements in the Discipline Specific Guidelines (Professional Attributes in section 5 for seven disciplines)
Seeking
Registration
Without
Accredited or
Recognised
Qualification
Only the Engineer “alternate route” available
ND or equivalent plus 10 years working at level of Pr Eng: (Experience Appraisal, then write prescribed final year exams).
Criterion-based method of meeting education requirements by evaluation and assessment defined in E-17-P.
When educational requirements are complete, apply for registration in normal way.
No additional time limits.
Identified methods of further learning and assessment. 11
Accreditation Training Guide: Ver May 2012

12. What Changes in Application: 3
Aspect
Prior to the NRS
Under the NRS
Evidence of
Training/
Competency
For all disciplines:
Training and Experience Summary
Training and Experience Reports
Varying requirements across disciplines:
Project Report
Essay Test
Claim to Competency
Presentation
Prof Development report
Uniform requirements across disciplines:
Training and Experience Summary (TES)
Training and Experience Reports (TER)
Training and Experience Outlines (TEO)
Engineering Report
Presentation
Pre-registration CPD-type activity (IPD)

13. What Changes in Assessment: 4
Aspect
Prior to the NRS
Under the NRS
Process
Definition
Embedded in part in other documents (or not documented)
High level process definition (R-03-P)
Detailed IT system specification.
Application
Processing
Manual
On-line
Workflow-enabled
Assessment of
Competency
Different assessment instruments used in professional reviews.
Civil (incl essay) and
Electrical. Other disciplines.
Policy (R-01-P) defines main stages and permitted decisions in the assessment process.
Common assessment instruments addressing the outcomes and an integrative judgement,
provide consistent trails through all stages 13
Decision
Making
Delegation to the PAC of:
decision to register or
defer,
Reserve refusal to Central Registration Committee
No change to delegation or refusal
Two-deferment practice regularised
Credit given for outcomes fulfilled

14. What Changes in Guidance: 5
Aspect
Prior to the NRS
Under the NRS
Training
And
Mentoring
Guidelines
Discipline Specific guidelines having force of standards/policy.
Variants:
Chemical
Civil
Remaining seven
Differing definitions of Professional Attributes to be demonstrated
Layered set of guidelines:
Training and mentoring (all categories) (R-04-P) with defined responsibility levels.
Guide to competency standards for Professional Engineers (R-08-PE)
Discipline-specific Training Guidelines (R-05-ddd-PE)

15. The NRS and its Phases at a Glance …
Category
Policy
Standards
Process
On-line
System
Candidate and Professional Engineer
R-01-P
R-02-PE
R-03-PE
(EA & PR)
Application & Assessment
Process 1
Candidate and Professional Engineering Technologist
R-01-P
R-02-PT
R-03-PT
(EEA)
Assessment
Process 2
(variant of Process 1)
Candidate and Professional Engineering Technician
R-02-PN
R-03-PN
(EEA)
Candidate and Professional Certificated Engineer
R-01-P
No Change *
R-03-CE
(EEA)
Assessment
Process 2
Specified Categories
To Follow
To Follow
To Follow
Registration under International Agreements
No Change
No Change
No Change
Assessment
Process 3
(P1simplified)
* Assumes no change to Cert Eng Model
Status:
Fully Developed
Documents at final dev
W-I-P

16. Registration Process: Logging in
New User
Existing User
Enter Essential Details
Assign User ID,
Generate Password
Log In
Log In Or
Forgot User ID/PW
Select:
Continue my application
Apply for Candidate Engineer
Apply for Professional Engineer
Apply for Educational Evaluation
more …
Educational
Evaluation
CE/PE Application

17. TRANSITION TO NEW REGISTRATION SYSTEM
The new system for the engineer category will be phased in over a period of two years, commencing as from April 2013. 
Candidate engineers who trained  under the current (legacy) registration system will be allowed to apply in terms of the current  requirements/ documentation. However, the current requirements for civil candidates of  writing two essays at the professional review and mechanical candidates to hand in a design report and for electrical/electronic engineers to hand in forms AD7, AD8 and AD9, would then still apply.
               

18. TRANSITION PHASE continued…
 The two systems would therefore be run concurrently for a period of two years to phase out all “previous system” applicants.
All applicants submitting after 1 April 2015 would therefore also have to provide New Registration System evidence of competence and will be assessed against Competency Standard R-02-PE.     
 Alternatively, candidates who trained under the current system  would have to apply in terms of the  new  system requirements/documentation, but they would have to supply the New Registration System evidence of competence to be assessed against competency standard R-02-PE.        

19. ECSA Professional Competencies – where training must lead
7: Meet regulatory requirements
6: Address Impacts on People and Environment C
10: Be Responsible 9:
Exercise Judgement 8:
Act Ethically
DoR D
1: Use Engineering and Contextual
Knowledge
3: Synthesize Solutions
2: Analyse Engineering Problems
CEP-Level A
4: Manage Engineering Activities
5: Communicate Effectively B
11: Life-long Learning E
CEA-Level A
Outcome Group
CEP = Complex Engineering Problem
CEA = Complex Engineering Activity
DoR = Degree of Responsibility

20. PLANNING PRINCIPLES : TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Two principles must be followed by supervisors and mentors when planning training programmes for candidates :
A variety of work activities is necessary for the proper development of a candidate.
Variety may be obtained at the various stages in the lifecycle of an engineering activity : conception, planning, design, construction, implementation, operation and closure.
Associated with this lifecycle are specific functions, including commissioning, testing, improving, trouble-shooting. Candidate should experience several stages in the lifecycle of a project or projects. 20

21. PLANNING PRINCIPLES : TRAINING PROGRAMMES (cont…)
Increasing responsibility and accountability within the organization must be imposed on and accepted by the candidate until he/she is capable of accepting professional responsibility in making and executing engineering decisions at the full professional level. 21

22. Progression throughout the candidacy period
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, but monitors outputs
4. Contribute
…performs specific work with detailed approval of work outputs
Full responsibility to supervisor for immediate quality of work
Candidate articulates own reasoning and compares it with those of supervisor
5. Perform
… works in team without supervision, recommends work outputs
Level of responsibility to supervisor is appropriate to a registered person
Candidate takes on problem solving without support, at most limited guidance

23. PROGRESSION OF TRAINING
At each of the 5 levels of responsibility, the table shows the nature of the candidate’s work, ranging from being oriented at level A to working at the degree of responsibility required for registration, namely level E or Performing
By the end of the training period, the candidate must have performed individually and as a team member at the level of problem solving and engineering activity required for registration and performed at responsibility level E for at least twelve months.

24. REGISTRATION PROCESS
Registration process for all categories of registration basically the same and will become even more uniform when the new system is implemented.
Exception: Pr Eng category which has a compulsory professional review.
Other categories have the discretion to call applicants in for an interview.

25. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (EXISTING SYSTEM)
Personal details (Forms A1.1 & 1.2 engineers and B.1& B.2 technologists and C.1 & C.2 technicians)
Summary of Training Periods (A2.2, B2.2 & C2.2 respectively)
Training/Experience Reports(approx 2000 words)(A 2.1, B2.1, C2.1)
Confidential Referee Reports
Project Report/Design Report
Certified copies of qualification documents (and transcripts of subjects take for technologist category)
Proof of membership of Voluntary Association (if applicable)
Application fee

26. TIPS ON EXPERIENTIAL REPORTS
SELL YOURSELF
WRITE in the FIRST PERSON
DETAIL what YOU have DONE
DETAIL YOUR level of RESPONSIBILITY
DO NOT GENERALISE
ALL PERIODS must be COVERED

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