S A INSTITUTION of CIVIL ENGINEERING

1. S A INSTITUTION of CIVIL ENGINEERING

2. Every development you see above and below ground except for electricity and telephone lines is the work of the Civil Engineer... Services installed in roadway Surface elements Roadway Underground elements Water supply Stormwater Clear space Telephone Electricity Sewer

3. Dams Roads,rail,bridges Pipes,taps,sewerage, stormwater drains Harbours,Airports Buildings Factories

4. How is it all done, and, what training?

5. For sufficient water at acceptable pressure to come out of a tap, there are many equations to understand….

6. To design a helical stair, there are many equations to understand…..

7. AFRICAN WONDERS Kariba Volta Civil engineering achievements of extraordinary proportion, brought relief and prosperity to millions Aswan Lesotho

8. In South Africa... Engineers, Andrew Geddes Bain, and Thomas Bain developed the early roads and engineer George Pauling the railway network

9. S A I C E The Institution is there essentially to assist every Civil Engineering professional to develop and make the most of his/her profession ….

10. S A I C E • Carries out career guidance • Raises bursaries • Develops codes and guidelines • Runs courses • Offers extensive input to government • Provides mentors, mediators and arbitrators • Seeks funding, job and project opportunities • Provides reviewers & manages interviewing & registration for ECSA

11. EFFICENT DESIGN.... Requires Codes and guidelines Most of these are developed by SAICE, including the SABS documents relating to sound Civil engineering practice

12. CPD Continuing Professional development is needed to keep up with changing times - this has been recognised worldwide by all professions and SAICE performs this role

13. Registration • To register a graduate must: • Must have a minimum of 3 or 4 year studies • Gain experiential training under the guidance of a mentor for at least 3 years … usually 6-7 years • Attend courses relevant to his/her development • Write essays on professional practice topics developed by SAICE • Must submit a detailed experiential report which is scrutinized by experts in the field • Must attend a professional interview and be accepted SAICE does this for ECSA

14. Mandatory membership of SAICE as the learned society for • Civil Engineering is imperative in the interests of • professional competence and public welfare. Membership of Learned Societies UK MICE MIStructE MIEE MIME C Eng

15. Funding sources / responsibility for ECSA • Dual role of ECSA • Registration • Public protection

16. If government is to have such a statutory body to act on behalf of the public, then funding is needed from government to offer public protection. Funding sources / responsibility for ECSA • Deterrent for non registered operators • Bigger watch dog? • Fee control to ensure no short cuts?

17. Representativity Structural Geo Technical Railways & Harbours Construction Urban & Rural Development Environment Transport Water IT S A I C E

18. Representativity ECSA Agricultural Aeronautical Civil Electrical Industrial Mechanical Metallurgy Mining Chemical

19. Representativity 1348 2637 Property Valuers Architects 2332 78 Quantity Surveyors Landscape Architects COUNCIL FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT 24519 Engineering Behind every successful Renaissance, stand Engineers

20. Two Council representatives and one voluntary representative on the CBE from the Engineering Council is totally inadequate! Representativity

21. Input Process Output Project and Construction Management

22. Simplified Project Model Inputs Process Output Concept - Architect Drawings Exists for every function - Engineer Specifications - Developer QA Investigation Material Supply Feasibility - Engineer CLIENT Contract Admin CLIENT Surveying H R Design - Engineer Construction Cost Estimates - QS Accounts Funding Construct Operate Train Transfer BOTT Project and Construction Management

23. Project and Construction Management • If we are to register for PM specialization then we must register every specialist discipline • Membership of voluntary socieites assists members keep up with appropriate technology

24. Project and Construction Management • WISA • IWM • SARF • IMIESA • PMISA…..etc

25. Dual registration for Project and Construction Management for professional Civil Engineers experienced in this field is unnecessary duplication. Project and Construction Management If there is a problem then … prevention is better than cure Address it at University level of all development professionals

26. State funding for monitoring the Built Environment profession is essential. CBE Funding • Bill says no funding from State - all • R 1.5m carried by professionals • Meeting 19 April says R15 per head, and State balance • Yesterday different….

27. State funding for safeguarding the public against unprofessional conduct is essential. Fees • For CBE • Two or more Councils • Will erode membership of voluntary societies and the very standards we are trying to improve

28. Technical appeals must be handled by technical experts. The Appeal Procedure

29. In terms of the statutory structures, all constituents • of the Built Environment Professions should be administrated in one structure. An Integrated Approach

30. Passion for Our • Profession- without a vision, man will perish. • People • Country • Continent

31. Our President, Thabo Mbeki in his book ‘Africa: The time has come.’ ‘...the African renaissance can only succeed if its aims and objectives are defined by the Africans themselves, if its programmes are designed by ourselves and if we take responsibility for the success or failure of our policies’