Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000)Board NoticesRules: Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration, 201710. Recording of CPD Activities for Registered Persons |
| (1) | Unless exempted by the Council in terms of these rules, registered persons are responsible for documenting the relevant professional development activities which they have undertaken. This is in addition to each registered person’s responsibility for planning and undertaking activities that maintain and develop their professional competence. |
| (2) | Registered persons are required to demonstrate participation in a relevant CPD activity by keeping record of their CPD activities in the following manner: |
| (a) | Either manually on form ECPD1 by emailing it to the Council; or |
| (b) | Electronically, by refers of the web portal via the Council’s website www.ecsa.co.za. |
| (3) | Registered persons may record individual CPD activities on a continuous basis as they occur during each year, provided that all CPD activities undertaken during each year must be recorded no later than thirty (30) days after the completion of that year, except for the final year of his/her five-year cycle, then the CPD points should be recorded at least thirty (30) Days prior to the expiry date. |
| (4) | Every registered person must retain documentary evidence of all CPD activities undertaken during each five-year cycle and be able to present such evidence when requested by the Council. Examples of such supporting documentation are: |
| (a) | Certificates of attendance/Attendance registers; |
| (b) | Program as received at the activity; |
| (c) | Short synopsis written by the applicant him/herself; |
| (d) | Minutes of meetings; |
| (e) | Examination results; |
| (f) | Published papers; |
| (g) | Independent assessments of a learning activity performed; and |
| (h) | Confirmation letter from the institution in regard to the NQF level activity attended. |