ECSA PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

1 ECSA PROFESSIONAL ECSA PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONREGISTRATIONTECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANSTECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANSPRE SUBMISSION STAGEPRE SUBMISSION STAGET elez AugustynTelez AugustynMechanical TechnologistMechanical TechnologistKwezi V3 EngineersKwezi V3 EngineersNational Diploma National Diploma 20012001 BTech Degree BTech Degree 20032003 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION --20082008+- 60 HOURS/ 8 DAYSEST. PROFESSIONAL CAREER70 000 HOURSWHY PROFESSIONAL WHY PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ? REGISTRATION ? Increased personal marketabilityIncreased personal marketability Peer recognitionPeer recognition Increased company marketabilityIncreased company marketability Lifestyle benefitsLifestyle benefits Individual can safely take and Individual can safely take and maintain responsibility in designs maintain responsibility in designs and decisionsand decisions Increase stats of engineers per Increase stats of engineers per capita in the countrycapita in the country The title The title YOUR MENTORYOUR MENTOR Typically your immediate Typically your immediate supervisor or department headsupervisor or department head Already registered with ECSAA lready registered with ECSA ECSA list of mentorsECSA list of mentorsMentor ResponsibilitiesMentor Responsibilities Have regular sessions to

2 Have regular sessions to discuss progressdiscuss progress Assess covered requirementsAssess covered requirements Identify short comingsIdentify short comings Provide guidance as to how and Provide guidance as to how and whywhy Advise focus points Advise focus points THE ONUS IS ON YOUTHE ONUS IS ON YOUEXPERIENCE REPORTSEXPERIENCE REPORTS Should be broken down into stages Should be broken down into stages of training or responsibilityof training or responsibility For Example: As a Technician in For Example: As a Technician in training, Technician, Technologisttraining, Technician, Technologist Or in different companies or Or in different companies or positions you may have hadpositions you may have had Include in each report, organogram Include in each report, organogram showing where you fit in/your level of showing where you fit in/your level of responsibilityresponsibility Like a CV, brag about yourselfLike a CV.

3 Brag about yourselfSpecific Points to cover in Specific Points to cover in Experience Reports Experience Reports Design experience/ PlansDesign experience/ Plans Report WritingReport Writing Engineering JudgementEngineering Judgement Planning/Project executionPlanning/Project execution Project/Construction/Financial Project/Construction/Financial ManagementManagement Team workingTeam working Commissioning and testing**Commissioning and testing** SAFETY**SAFETY**HintsHints Include example Calculations/plans Include example Calculations/plans in appendicesin appendices Stick to max. words/Use Point formStick to max. words/Use Point form Include Organograms per report**Include Organograms per report** Show/Prove how you worked Show/Prove how you worked independently, yet under supervisionindependently, yet under supervision DO NOT WAFFLEDO NOT WAFFLEThe ReportThe ReportThe aim of the report is to The aim of the report is to illustrate what you have illustrate what you have learnt and experienced in learnt and experienced in your training stages, all your training stages, all combined into a combined into a project/design/researchproject/design/re searchReport HintsReport Hints Try to use format provided.

4 If Try to use format provided. If you cannot, do not adapt too you cannot, do not adapt too muchmuch Definitely include calculations, Definitely include calculations, plans, picturesplans, pictures Stick to max. words/Use Point Stick to max. words/Use Point form to shortenform to shorten DO NOT WAFFLEDO NOT WAFFLER eferee ReportsReferee Reports Contact your referees earlyContact your referees early Maintain pressure on them to Maintain pressure on them to complete report on you and complete report on you and send off. If possible, get reports from If possible, get reports from them in a separate envelope them in a separate envelope and include in your package to and include in your package to ECSAECSAV olunteer Associations Volunteer Associations --AdvantagesAdvantages Discounted annual fee structureDiscounted annual fee structure Shows keen interest in the fieldShows keen interest in the field Will help if you are a borderline Will help if you are a borderline case .

5 case . Discounts to coursesDiscounts to courses Great magazines/newsletters Great magazines/newsletters TipsGeneral Tips Do not waffle. Adhere to word Do not waffle. Adhere to word count and page and page guidelines. ECSA would like to see how ECSA would like to see how professionally you can professionally you can Use the guidelines. They are Use the guidelines. They are there for a reasonthere for a reasonDO NOT LIE!!!!DO NOT LIE!!!!Further General TipsFurther General Tips Have a basic covering letter Have a basic covering letter explaining what you are applying for explaining what you are applying for and what is in the packageand what is in the package Use the checklist!!!!Use the checklist!!!! Make a copy or two of final Make a copy or two of final submissionsubmission Do not use fancy binding.

6 One staple Do not use fancy binding. One staple in the left cornerin the left corner Courier/Hand deliver your applicationCourier/Hand deliver your applicationGOOD LUCKGOOD LUCKYOUR FUTURE YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON DEPENDS ON YOUYOU!!