[Saice] CPD for you

Tue Sep 23 06:59:27 SAST 2008

CPD FOR YOU?

Over the past few years, the new CPD environment has galvanized our
members into action. 

Some of us - like myself - and other "far-and-beyonds" need to retain
their registration, others need to keep up to date with runaway
technology updates.

Some of us are fresh out of graduation and need to pick up skills FAST,
since employers want "ready-made" instant employees to help build this
rapidly developing South Africa.

The SAICE Executive Board has recently decided to embark on a 2020
Strategic Plan and a major component of this involves CPD, which is a
cornerstone of this organization.

PLEASE take a few moments to assist us with this process, as we are
aiming to really answer the needs of our members in this regard. 

Please fill in and send the questionnaire back to us by 27 September
2008. This section of the planning process will then be kicked off at
our Council meeting on 1 October 2008, and the implementation of our
three year Strat Plan will start from January 2009. If you miss this
deadline, please do not despair, as we still need your input on a
continuous basis, so keep them coming!

Regards

Ing David Botha Pr Eng

Executive Director

PLEASE SEND ALL RESPONSES TO: comms05 at saice.org.za

Linda Erasmus

South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)

Communication Assistant to Executive Director

Tel (011)805-5947

Fax (011)805-5971

comms05 at saice.org.za <mailto:comms05 at saice.org.za> 

SAICE CPD QUESTIONNAIRE - SEPTEMBER 2008

Please tell us:

Your name

Where do you stay

Your needs for:

1. Courses
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2. Talks
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3. Site Visits
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4. Seminars
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5. Other
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SOME INFO ON THE CATEGORIES OF CPD ACTIVITIES

Category 1: Developmental Activities:

Attendance of structured educational/developmental meetings will be
credited with one credit per 10 hours of attendance. A full day activity
will be regarded as being for 10 hours and a half-day activity will be
regarded as 5 hours and hence a half a credit. A maximum of 4 credits
(40 hours) may be accumulated annually under this category:

* Conferences   * Congresses   * Large group workshops   * Lectures   *
Seminars   * Refresher courses   * Colloquiums

Category 2: Work-based Activities:

Since registered persons also improve their knowledge and competence by
performing their day-to-day engineering responsibilities, a weighting of
one credit for every 400 hours per year for engineering related work
(including management) is awarded for this category. A maximum of two
credits for 800 hours per year may be earned in respect of this
activity. In addition, the mentoring of candidate persons in the
workplace will be recognised as CPD with a maximum of I credit for 50
hours of mentoring per year. In-house skills training sessions organised
by an employer/engineering company and career guidance for candidates
may also be presented under this sub-category.

Category 3: Individual Activities

Membership of an ECSA recognised voluntary association (engineering
society/institution or institute) will result in a maximum of 1 credit
per annum. Other activities include and will be credited as follows:

* Part-time lecturing to undergraduate and postgraduate students: one
credit for every 10 hours of lecturing.

* Supervision of students undertaking postgraduate studies: 2 credits
per year.

* Oral examinations of final year and postgraduate students: 1 credit
for every 10 hours of active involvement.

* Evaluation of M dissertations and PhD theses by external examiners: 2
credits per year.

* Publication of research in peer reviewed journals: a single author: 2
credits per publication. Where paper has a number of authors: 1 credit
per publication per author.

* Publication of technical articles: 1 credit per article published.

* Papers presented at conferences or congresses / poster presentations:
1 credit each

* Participation in statutory, professional, institutional, technical or
non-technical committees or task groups: one credit for every 10 hours
of active participation.

* Evaluation of educational programmes at Universities and Universities
of Technology (Technikons) for accreditation purposes: 1 credit for
every 10 hours of active involvement.

* Evaluation of educational qualifications for ECSA's Qualifications
Examination Committee: 1 credit for every 10 hours of active
involvement.

* Evaluation of competence and applications for registration for ECSA's
Registration Committees and Professional Advisory Committees: 1 credit
for every 10 hours of active involvement.

* Evaluation of final year students by external examiners: 1 credit per
year.

* Relevant additional qualifications (these are exceptional
allocations): A completed postgraduate qualification: 5 credits.

* self-study which includes, but is not restricted to studying of
journals or electronic or computerised material, one credit for every 10
hours of study. All activities under this item must be verified.

A maximum of 3 credits (30 hours) may be accumulated under this portion
of this category, with the exception stated above for postgraduate
studies.

NB: For further info - please visit www.ecsa.co.za
<http://www.ecsa.co.za/>  and click on CPD

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