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Requirements for fire protection engineer

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ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

Fire Protection System Practitioner


(FPSP)
Registration Process

1
SUMMARY

• Why Register?
• Development Model
• Registration
• Code of Conduct
• Renewal of Registration
• Continuing Professional Development
• Way Forward

2
Why Register?

• Professional status
• Marketability and financial gain
• Trust and recognition by peers in the profession
• Professional competence
• Prerequisite in terms of external legislation
• Statutory requirement
• High risks involved in engineering

3
Development Model
Renewal of
Registration
Observe Code of Conduct
on Practice Maintain competence
5-yearly cycle (Life long)
through CPD

Registration

Training
Meet Competency
And Standard
Candidate Registration Experience

Graduation / Certification Meet Education


Standard
Accredited
Programme
4
Registration
ECSA registration categories?
PROFESSIONAL
SPECIFIED CATEGORY
EPA Section 18.(1)(a) CANDIDATE
EPA Section 18.(1)(c)
Subcategories: EPA Section 18.(1)(b)

 Professional Engineer
Subcategories:
Subcategories:
 BSc/BEng
 Lift Inspector
 Candidate Engineer
 Professional Engineering  Lifting Machinery
Technologist  Candidate Technologist Inspector
 BTech  Medical Equipment
 Candidate Certificated Maintainers
 Professional Certificated Engineer
Engineer
 GCC + 1yr Legal  Fire Protection System
 Candidate Technician Practitioner
Appointment

 Professional Engineering  Civil Laboratory Technical


Technician Controller
 NDip
Registration Requirements
Registration

Fire Protection System Practitioner (FPSP)

• Name change from FPSI to FPSP


– Fire Protection System Practitioner - Water fixed fire protection
installations
– Fire Protection System Practitioner - Fire detection
– Fire Protection System Practitioner - Gas suppression
• Ration Design / Alternate Design is being considered
separately – Fire Specialist

6
Registration Requirements
Registration

REGISTRATION

Worldwide - Based on two requirements :


- Academic entry level qualification (Educational Standard - Candidate)
- Minimum three years of practical / technical post qualification training at
the appropriate level for the category of registration concerned
(Competency Standard – Professional)

Engineering Profession Act 46 of 2000 defines registration as follows:


• To achieve registration in any category, an applicant must:
– Satisfy the educational outcome as defined for the related candidate
category
– Demonstrate competence against standards determined by council for
the category

7
Professional Registration
Registration

• Two stage process involving:


– Experience Appraisal (EA)
– Professional Review (PR)

4 No. 3 No.

Experience Professional
Application Moderation Moderation Registration
Appraisal Review

1 No. 1 No.

8
Professional Registration
Registration

• Pool of Assessors- Experience Appraisal


• Pool of Reviewers – Professional Review
• Pool of Moderators – Moderation
• Pool for each sub-category and type

9
Code of Conduct
• Work conducted with due care, skill and diligence

• Only do work their education & training has rendered them


competent in

• Adhere to the norms of the profession

• Discharge duties with due integrity, fidelity and honesty

• Not engage in any act of dishonesty, corruption or bribery

• https://www.ecsa.co.za/regulation/RegulationDocs/2014_Code_of
_Conduct.pdf
10
Continuing Professional
Development
What is CPD?

CPD can be defined as the systematic maintenance,


improvement and broadening of knowledge and skills and the
development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of
professional and technical duties throughout a persons
engineering career.

11
Continuing Professional
Development
Why CPD?

• CPD is linked to Renewal of Registration, which is a legal


requirement

• CPD is part of international engineering best practice

12
Renewal of Registration
ECSA is charged by the Engineering Professions Act (EPA), to
serve and protect the safety and health of the public by
establishing and maintaining minimum standards and
professional ethics.

Section 22 of the EPA (Act 46 of 2000) imposes a duty on


registered professionals to renew their registration as prescribed
by the Council.

Council prescribed that the renewal period is five [5] years.

Council linked Continuing Professional Development to Renewal.


13
Way Forward
• Roll out of registration for the sub-categories
• Teams of assessors have been trained
• Add more assessors to the pool
• ECSA are also offering discounted annual fees as follows:
– Year 1 – 40% discount on prescribed annual fee
– Year 2 – 20% discount on prescribed annual fee
– Year 3 – 0% discount on prescribed annual fee
• Conclude the Rational Design / Alternate Design feasibility
study to create new category for - Fire Specialist

14
Questions?

Thank you!

For more information,


e-mail engineer@ecsa.co.za

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