Associations & Affiliations
ECSA (ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA)
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is a statutory body established in terms of the Engineering Profession Act (EPA), 46 of 2000. The ECSA’s primary role is the regulation of the engineering profession in terms of this Act. Its core functions are the accreditation of engineering programmes, registration of persons as professionals in specified categories, and the regulation of the practice of registered persons.
Consequently, the ECSA is the only body in South Africa that is authorised to register engineering professionals and bestow the use of engineering titles, such as Pr Eng, Pr Tech Eng, Pr Techni Eng, Pr Cert Eng, on persons who have met the requisite professional registration criteria.
IET (THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY)
The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 168,000 members in 150 countries. It is also the most multidisciplinary – to reflect the increasingly diverse nature of engineering in the 21st century.
The IET is working to engineer a better world by inspiring, informing and influencing our members, engineers and technicians, and all those who are touched by, or touch, the work of engineers.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI)
Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s leading association for project, program and portfolio management professionals. Founded in 1969, PMI delivers value for more than three million professionals working in nearly every country in the world through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research. They advance careers, improve organizational success and further mature the project management profession through globally-recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities.