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PROFILE : My journey to Professional Registration - Innocent Gininda

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Innocent Gininda shares his journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng), emphasizing the importance of mentorship, early preparation, and understanding ECSA requirements. He offers advice to aspiring PrEngs, highlighting the value of diverse feedback and a positive mindset. My journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng) culminated successfully in November 2024. I was fortunate to begin my career at a company with a Commitment and Undertaking (C&U) Agreement with ECSA and a robust mentorship program. This commitment to training engineers to the standard required for Professional Registration provided me with essential resources and a structured path to track my experience against ECSA requirements. Early exposure to these expectations instilled a positive outlook on registration and solidified my desire to achieve this milestone. My views on Professional Registration have remained consistently positive throughout this journey. Working alongside ...
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OPINION: South Africa brings in Cuban Engineers to help with infrastructure (3)

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Gavin Taylor the Head of Construction at Aveng-PMO shares his hardhatOPINION on government's decision to bring over Cuban Engineers to help with infrastructure.

Did the government make the right decision by bringing over Cuban Engineers?

Absolutely NOT - This is a waste of OUR MONEY again - we have many engineers capable of resolving the situation. We also have a vast number of recently retired or retrenched engineers that need the work just to make ends meet.

Are the reasons given for this decision valid?

Our engineering standards are vastly superior to that of the Cuban's and we are not tapping into the available resource.

How will this impact our local pool of Built Environment Professionals?

The decision is clearly political and expedient (probably corrupt) and will raise an already skeptical professional sentiment to new levels of outright anger.

How can Built Environment Professionals show their disapproval of this decision?

The only way to make an impact is to stand together as an industry and make our voices heard through signed petitions and strong industry body reaction against this waste.


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