ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICALIMPOPO ROAD SHOW

ECSA OPERATIONS

Date: Thursday, 10 April 2014

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Presentation Outline

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i. Overview of ECSA Staff profile

ii. Size and Shape of the Engineering Profession

iii. Key Challenges facing the Profession

iv. Transformation of ECSA & the Eng. Profession

v. ECSA’s Strategic Projects

i) Overview of ECSA Staff Race Profile

CategoryRace Black

White Black African Coloured Indian

Management 1 10 9 0 1

General Staff 10 49 36 6 7

Total 11 59 45 6 8

Ratios 17 83 61 9 13

Overview of ECSA Staff Gender Profile

Category TotalGender

Male Female

Management 11 4 7

General Staff 61 12 49

Total 72 16 56

Ratio M:F 23 77

ii) Shape and Size of the Profession

• Register by Race

• Register by Gender

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Register of Engineering Professionals

At March 2013 by Race

TOTAL

Race

M/F-India M/F-Africa

M/F-Coloured M/F-White

As @ 31 March 2014 (43 958) 3399 13239 1023 26297

TOTALGender

Male Female Total

As @ 31 March 2013 (43 958) 38957 5001 43958

At March 2013 by Gender

iii) Six key Challenges Facing the Engineering Profession

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1. Shape and size of the profession

• Aging cohort of engineers

• Increased access to Engineering for Black students

• Increased numbers of Black graduates with 4 year BSC Eng degrees.

• Industry should be engaged to provide appropriate experience for graduates

Key Challenges facing the profession

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2. Improved Numbers of Engineering graduates from our national HE system.

• Need to understand the barriers to student success

• Institutional factors play a role in student success

• Create a national platform for sharing experiences

• Establish a co-ordinated national response to increase graduate output from universities

An analysis of the 2001 national intake cohortof engineering students at SA HEIs.

Graduated within 5 years

Still registered after 5 years

4 year Bachelor’s (Eng)

54% 19%

National Diploma (Eng)

17% 14%

Scott, I., Yeld, N., & Hendry, J. (2007). A case for improving teaching and learning in South African higher education. Pretoria: Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000155/index.php.

% of Students who graduate from a 4 year BSc Eng programme within 5 yrs

African White

4 year Bachelor’s (Eng) 32% 64%

National Diploma (Eng) 16% 28%

Scott, I., Yeld, N., & Hendry, J. (2007). A case for improving teaching and learning in South African higher education. Pretoria: Council on Higher Education (CHE) and Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000155/index.php.

Comparison of Citizens per Registered Engineer

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China India Brazil UK USA Malaysia South Africa

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Allyson Lawless: Numbers and Needs (2005)

Actual Target2008 2014

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Engineering Life and Physical SciencesAnimal and Human Health Teacher Education

Actual & Targeted graduate output

World Economic ForumGlobal Competitiveness Report

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Key Challenges facing the profession – Cont.

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3. The need to provide comprehensive experience for graduates in order to register professionally

4. Finalization of the Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW) regulations with the CBE• Approved on 17 March 2014• Awaiting Competition Commission Exemption Status• Stakeholder Consultative Process

5. Promotion of the Engineering profession and careers to Black, rural, and indigent communities.

6. Increasing women participation in Engineering

i. Engineering Education PipelineThroughput Research Study : • Barriers to students passing on Engineering studies• Engineering Education Summit 16 October 2012• Proposal presented to Minister Nzimande• ECSA/DHET Joint Working Group established

ii. Engenius • Promotes Engineering Careers to Black School Learners

iii. Candidacy Phase• Barriers to graduates obtaining experience for registration• Role ECSA & Industry must play

v) ECSA’s Key Strategic Projects

iV. Engineering Education Trust

V. National Infrastructure Initiative• ECSA convened a discussion group of industry leaders

from the Construction and Consulting Engineering sectors.

• Working via Minister T.W. Nxesi with Department of Economic Development and PICC.

• Facilitation of support for Government’s National Infrastructure Programme

Vi. Registration of Foreign Engineers

Vii. World Federation of Engineering • ECSA Hosts WFEO’s Committee on Eng. Capacity Building

ECSA’s Key Strategic Projects – cont.

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