1. BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONS BILL CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA INPUT

2. 1. FUNDING  Sustainability of Funding - Assumed increased membership - Not enough funding for current Bodies  Cross subsidisation - Bigger to fund smaller bodies - Revenues should be enough for each professional body  Government Funding - Non-financial implication for government a concern - Imperative to subsidise the new body to ensure sustainability CHAMBER OF MINES INPUT

3. 2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING  Roles and responsibility of the Council  Legislative Framework for Education and Training South African Qualifications Authority/ National Qualifications Framework Bill  “Stage 2” engineering qualifications Formal and Work experience qualifications  Continuing professional development Silence on the role and importance of continuing professional development CHAMBER OF MINES INPUT

4. 3. COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL  Representation of community - Communities of expert Practioners - NEDLAC: Platform for nomination of constituency representatives  Representation from “on-the-job” providers of training on the Council (Employers) CHAMBER OF MINES INPUT

5. 4. RATIONALE FOR NEW LEGISLATION  New legislation vs. implementation of current legislation.  Not substantive rationale for new legislation except for a forced integration of the current professional councils.  Integration is viewed as an implementation issue rather than policy that requires new legislation. CHAMBER OF MINES INPUT