Developing a structured professional development program for engineering professionals within the public sector environment
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Nel, Coenraad JosephusContributor(s)
Wium, J. A.Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
Keywords
Infrastructure (Economics) -- South AfricaCivil engineers -- Education (Continuing education)
Dissertations -- Civil engineering
Professional development program for civil engineers
Theses -- Civil engineering
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Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is currently experiencing a time in which existing infrastructure is
 reaching its design life end. With a growing economy and the increased level of
 social development, existing infrastructure is under extreme pressure. South Africa is
 also facing a challenge in which a need exists for engineering capabilities. These
 capabilities include engineering skills to maintain and manage existing infrastructure,
 plan for new infrastructure and construct new needed infrastructure.
 This study looks at a possible solution towards the above mentioned challenges. As
 a solution, the study proposes a professional development program to prepare
 engineers to work in the environment of infrastructure development. More specifically
 the program prepares civil engineers to work in public sector organisations
 responsible for basic service infrastructure.
 The research for the proposed professional development program is done by
 comparing literature with feedback received from various industry professionals. By
 doing this, the components for the proposed program were researched and identified.
 The components for the proposed program are professional work experience,
 professional training and structured mentorship. A further deliverable of the proposed
 program is to assist candidates taking part in the program to register as professional
 engineers on completion of the program. The study further showed the proposed
 program should be structured in such a way that all the components mentioned
 above work together interactively and should be centrally managed to ensure all the
 goals for the program are being reached.
 It is further stated that if the proposed program could successfully be implemented
 and if all the stakeholders commit towards the goal of the proposed program, the
 program could have a significant positive impact towards the challenges mentioned
 above.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suid-Afrika beleef tans 'n tyd waarin bestaande infrastruktuur besig is om hul ontwerp
 tydperk te bereik. Met 'n groeiende ekonomie en die verhoogde vlak van
 maatskaplike ontwikkeling is bestaande infrastruktuur onder geweldige druk. Suid-
 Afrika staar ook tans `n uitdaging in die gesig in verband met onvoldoende getalle
 professionele ingenieurs, veral in die omgewing van die instandhouding van
 bestaande infrastruktuur, die konstruksie van nuwe infrastruktuur, en die beplanning
 van verdere nodige infrastruktuur.
 Hierdie studie ondersoek dus 'n moontlike oplossing tot bogenoemde uitdagings. As
 'n moonlike oplossing stel die studie voor dat `n professionele ontwikkelingsprogram
 vir ingenieurs saamgestel word. So `n program sal dus ingenieurs oplei en voorberei
 vir werk binne die openbare sektor wat verantwoordelik is vir die ontwikkeling en
 bestuur van basiese dienste infrastruktuur.
 Die navorsing vir die voorgestelde professionele ontwikkeling program is gedoen
 deur bestaande literatuur te vergelyk met inligting ontvang vanaf verskeie
 professionele ingenieurs in die praktyk. Deur dit te doen, is die komponente vir die
 voorgestelde program nagevors en geïdentifiseer. Die geïdentifiseerde komponente
 vir die voorgestelde program is dus soos volg: professionele werkservaring, opleiding
 en gestruktureerde mentorskap. 'n Verdere aflewering van die voorgestelde program
 is om kandidate te registreer as professionele ingenieurs teen voltooiing van die
 program. Die studie toon ook verder aan dat al die komponente, soos wat hierbo
 genoem is, geïntegreerd moet plaasvind en dat die program gestruktureerd bestuur
 moet word vanaf `n sentrale punt of organisasie.
 Dit word dan verder genoem dat indien die voorgestelde program suksesvol
 geïmplementeer kan word, en indien die verskeie belanghebbendes tot die program
 hulle self tot die program kan verbind, die program 'n beduidende positiewe impak op
 die uitdagings hierbo kan maak.
Date
2013-11-13Type
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