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 1. Gazettes 
 
 2. General
 
 
 

 
 
3. Registration
 
 
 
3.1. All Categories
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  
 
 
 
 

  
 
3.2. Professional Engineers
 
 
3.2.1. Professional Engineers
 
 
 Important Notice

The Engineering Council of South Africa in 2023 launched the online self-service portal for Candidate applications, and in 2024 it was made available for applications in the Professional and Specified Categories.

Candidate Applications:

Persons wishing to apply for registration in the candidate category may do so throughout the year on the online self-service portal


        ECSA Portal.

Professional or Specified Category Applications:

Applications for registration in the Professional or Specified Categories are only open during two window cycles in a year through the online self-service portal

The Application Cycle Calendar is communicated on the Engineering Councils official communication platforms including the website and on social media.


Unfortunately, applications sent by courier or email will not be accepted or processed by the Council.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
3.3.1 Professional Engineering Technologists
 
  
 
3.3.2 New Registration for Professional Engineering Technologists
 
 
 
 

  
 
3.4.1 Professional Engineering Technicians
 
  
 
  • Application Form: Registration as a Professional Engineering Technician
 

3.4.2. New Registration for Professional Engineering Technicians

 

 


 
 
 ​3.5. Discipline Specific Training Guide for all Categories
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3.6. Professional Certificated Engineers

 

 

 
 
 
 

  
 
3.7. International Registers and Mutual Exemption Agreements
 
 
 
 

 
 
3.8. Specified Categories
 
 

 
 
3.8.1 Lift Inspectors
 
 
 

 
 
3.8.2 Lifting Machinery Inspectors
 

 
3.8.4 Fire Protection Systems Practitioners

 
 

3.8.5 Civil Laboratory Technical Controller



 3.8.6 Enterprise Intergration Practioners


 3.8.8 Road Safety Auditor


3.8.10 DAMS Specialist



 ​4. Professional Practice 

4.1 Professional Conduct
4.2. Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
  
 
 
 

  
 
4.5. Codes of Practice
 
     

     
     
     

      
     
    5. Accreditation of Engineering Programmes
    5.1. Integrated Accreditation System Documents (Applicable only to BEng-type Engineering Programmes at present)
     

      
     
    6. Qualifications Evaluation
     
     

      
     
    7. Standards Development
     
     
     7.1. Standards Completed
    • R-02-STA-PE/PT/PN: Competency Standard for Registration in Professional Categories as PE/PT/PN
    7.2. Standards Submitted to SAQA for Registration
     
     
     

     
     
    7.3. New Engineering Technology Qualification Standards
     

     

     

     ​8. Academies

      
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