PROFILE : My journey to Professional Registration - Sibani Ntuli

Sibani Ntuli a Candidate Quantity Surveyor shares MY JOURNEY TO PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION.

Please give us a brief summary on your career to date

I am currently a candidate Quantity Surveyor with seven (7) years experience in the built environment. I started my career at Group Five Coastal as a bursar in 2013 and up to a mid level site QS when I left at the beginning of 2018. I joined the National Dept. of Public Works & Infrastructure under the Young Professionals Programme. The programme was initiated to capacitate the department with more professionally registered professionals.

What were your views on Professional Registration before your current status?

When I started my career I did not think it was a necessity and perhaps this was because I started my career working for a construction company and not a professional firm. The company had no professionally registered Quantity Surveyors and minimal registered Engineers, even at an executive level. To us graduates and juniors, this meant that our council registration was not a prerequisite to our career progression.

Have your views on Professional Registration changed since you started this journey?

Yes, I have since learned that professional registration opens up many doors for you both locally and internationally. I also think that registration is like an endorsement from a statutory body to say that you are fit and proper to dispense advice as per your registration.
How has your career been impacted by your Professional Registration journey?

The impact has been positive because it has re-ignited the hunger for knowledge and for learning about the profession and not just from a theoretical perspective but also from a practical problem solving perspective.

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Would you advise Construction/Built Environment Professionals to embark on this journey?

Yes, definitely. Your professional registration is like a license to operate which opens many doors for you and the CPD requirements ensure that you keep up to date with the changes in the industry. It also gives your clients a reassurance that if the service has not been conducted properly they can have recourse through professional indemnity.

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