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Road to Registration for Mature Engineers, Technologists and Technicians -
COURSE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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R2R for Mature Candidates CA (2025)
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A 1-day course to discuss the registration requirements for engineers, technologists or technicians with 8 or more years of experience. In this workshop you will start to complete the forms with guidance from an experienced mentor, and learn how to complete your application for submission. Follow-up meetings and consultations can also be arranged with the presenter to help you complete and submit your application to ECSA.

Attend this course and learn about:

  • What the ECSA requirements are for professional registration
  • How to compile training/experience reports
  • How to select appropriate activities for the engineering report
  • How to write the engineering report
  • The requirements for referees
  • How to prepare for the interview

Benefits include:

  • A reference manual with the latest ECSA processes
  • Interactive exercises to help you learn fast
  • Networking with other candidates in similar situations
  • Help with filling in forms and planning your activities

The course is aimed at:

  • Mature Engineers
  • Technologists
  • Technicians who have 8 or more years of experience

Information Required:

  • Work experience summary and draft TES/TERs as per the course confirmation instructions
  • If you have already started filling in your ECSA forms, please submit the work done so far to the course coordinator prior to the course, for review and discussion duting the course

CPD

This course is accredited with:

  • ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) and carries 1 CPD credit.

For online courses, it is recommended to have the following installed on your computer:

  • The Zoom app
Cost (incl. VAT)

CSA/SAICE members: R3 841.00 face-to-face / R3 082.00 Online (via Zoom)

Non-members: R4 600.00 face-to-face / R3 657.00 Online (via Zoom)

COURSE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Please note the following requirements:

  • Delegates are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient data to cover the full duration of the online course.
  • According to the ECSA requirements for online training, a compulsory online assessment must be completed.
  • The pass mark for the test is 75%

Our Facilitator

Phathi Masimirembwa

Phathi Masimirembwa

MBA, BEng (Hons), Pr Tech Eng

Phathi Masimirembwa started her career in Zimbabwe where she worked for consulting engineers and a water authority before moving to South Africa, where she has gained experience in both consulting and the public sector. Her range of experience has equipped her with knowledge in planning, design and construction of roads and water services as well as private housing developments. Her passion for uplifting candidates has led her to mentoring engineering candidates in municipalities and encouraging capacity building. Phathi is a Member of SAICE and experience as an ECSA assessor and reviewer.
Allyson Lawless

Allyson Lawless

Pr Eng, DEng (hc), Hon FSAICE, FREng

Allyson Lawless is a civil engineer experienced in structural, municipal and mining engineering. In the year 2000 she became the first female president of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, and during that year recognised the looming skills challenge. Since 2003 her career has been focused on skills development and she has published two books, Numbers and Needs, and Numbers and Needs in Local Government, which address skills shortages and the associated solutions in civil engineering and local government respectively. She is a Fellow of SAICE and experience as an ECSA assessor and reviewer.
Steward Gibson

Stewart Gibson

Pr Eng, Fellow of SAICE

Stewart Gibson trained and qualified as a Civil Engineer in the UK before moving to South Africa in 1974 to join a major consultancy group, eventually becoming a Group Director where his responsibilities included risk management and international tendering. After 25 years with the group, he left and formed his own company advising municipalities on ways of improving their service delivery. During this time, in addition to advising on municipal systems and contract management, he was a member of project teams implementing and monitoring several PPP style contracts. Stewart is registered with ECSA as Pr Eng and is a Fellow of SAICE, he has experience as an ECSA assessor and reviewer.

In-house courses can be arranged.

Contact Lizélle at [email protected] for more information.