Le Roux, G and Nkado, R N (2001) Legislation governing continuing professional development in the built environment professions in South Africa. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 17th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2001, Salford, UK.
Abstract
In South Africa, with effect from 26 January 2001, the Council for the Built Environment Act (no 43 of 2000), serves as over-arching legislation governing the six professions operating in the built environment under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Works. In terms of this Act, architects, engineers, landscape architects, project and construction managers, quantity surveyors and property valuers are confronted with an entirely new framework of statutory terms and conditions, including the introduction of mandatory continuing professional development. Since 1995, the South African government has strongly promoted a policy of lifelong learning supported by skills enhancement and development programmes in all sectors of the economy, but the built environment professions have generally been conspicuously inactive in formalizing their respective CPD systems. Regardless of collective or individual responses by registered practitioners in the built environment professions, the Council for the Built Environment Act removes all doubt regarding the responsibilities of professional councils in the built environment relative to the establishment and management of continuing professional development within their respective fields of administration. Evaluation of feedback data to date suggests general acceptance of the principle of mandatory CPD but problems in the establishment of appropriate and sustainable enforcement mechanisms by the relevant statutory councils.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | built environment; professional; CPD; legislation; statutory councils |
| Index terms: | profession, public work, built environment, architect, practitioner, construction manager, South Africa, enforcement, continuing professional development, legislation, quantity surveying, lifelong learning, landscape architect, valuer, engineer, programme, jurisdiction |
| Subjects: | infrastructure and transport systems, project controls, professional development, infrastructure engineering, health safety and environment, Geography, legal systems, practitioner, institututions, profession |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Roles and Professions, Urban Studies, Legal Issues, Education, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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