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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: How can Built Environment Professionals influence their industry? Refilwe Rapotu

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July is Mandela Month in South Africa in this hardhatOPINION Candidate Structural Engineer Refilwe Rapotu reflects on the question how can Construction and Built Environment Professionals use their individual experience to make an impact in the industry, to emulate the example set for us by the late Nelson Mandela that as individuals we have the power to impact the world.

Education was very important to Nelson Mandela and contributed to the calibre of person he was, says Refilwe Rapotu. He is often quoted: “Education is THE most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

To emulate Nelson Mandela and use our individual power to make an impact in the world, Refilwe Rapotu suggests that Construction and Built Environment Professionals could set up and run an on-line career guidance seminar/platform for high school scholars and/or university students to show them how real life is in the Construction/Built Environment industry.

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