The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) takes the Identification of Engineering Work (IDoEW) Roadshow to Limpopo on Tuesday, 25 February 2025.
The consultative engagements seek to ensure that any persons conducting engineering work as well members of the public who use the services of engineering practitioners are informed and consulted on the on the IDoEW framework gazetted in March 2021 (Government Gazette No. 44333, Volume 669, Board Notice 21 of 2021).
The Identification of Engineering Work gazette entails the engineering activities performed by persons registered in the ECSA categories of registration and demarcates the type of work to be performed from one category of registration to another. Persons performing engineering work have to be informed on the IDoEW framework as set out in the Engineering Profession Act 46 2000 to stay compliant with the ECSA professional requirements for peer recognition and to guarantee safety of the public and the environment.
ECSA CEO Dr Bridget Ssamula says, according to the Act, a person who is not registered in terms of the EPA may not perform any kind of engineering work identified for any kind of Registered Persons. She furthermore alerts members of the public and any party claiming to be authorised to perform engineering work that: “Any registered person who is not permitted to undertake work identified under the relevant sections of the IDoEW Framework or who has not obtained a transitional authorisation, special consent or category adjustment to do so is in breach of the code of conduct of ECSA and the provisions of the Engineering Profession Act relating to improper conduct”.
By outlining the core competencies that Registered Persons are required to possess, the IDoEW framework put in place protects the public, Registered Persons and the engineering profession by ensuring that work performed meets set standards as stipulated in the EPA.
Its implementation will help expand ECSA’s legislative mandate through ensuring a well-regulated environment for Registered Persons and enforcing a culture of accountability for the benefit of consumers of engineering services, hence the nationwide Roadshows are designed to be consultative in nature to gather as many views, concerns and practical recommendations as possible to facilitate common understanding between stakeholders, notes Dr Ssamula.
ECSA Limpopo Roadshow:
- Date: Tuesday, 25 February 2025
- Time: 10h00 – 13h00
- Venue: Jack Botes Hall,14 Bodenstein St, Polokwane Central
- RSVP to attend through this link: https://bit.ly/3WVbnN2
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