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Discipline specific guidelines

on the cards at ERB

s part of efforts to promote She said the DSGs guidelines are
the highest standards intended to support an initial
of engineering practice professional development (IPD) and
Ato protect welfare and experience through good practice
interest of public in the engineering elements, calling upon for commitment
practice, new initiatives are on the by all stakeholders.
horizona Mosarwa acknowledges that
Engineers Registration Board (ERB) has development of the guidelines is a
kicked off a project to come up with massive task and, has intentions to
discipline specific guidelines (DSGs) undertake vigorous marketing and
to hone local engineers’ skills and communication throughout the process.
competence. “We need a robust communication
Launching the DSGs launch in plan, so that we can get everybody’s Engineer Dennis Olaotse
Gaborone, Engineer Dennis Olaotse input,” said Mosarwa highlighting that ERB Registrar
ERB Registrar said the project is meant three main drafts of guidelines will
to ensure that engineering services are be compiled before soliciting public
provided by dully qualified and skilled comments, approval and rollout of the
professionals guidelines slated for the first quarter of
Olaotse said the development comes 2020.
after ERB identified the need to Engineering Community and other
establish standards of practice by stakeholders engagement has already
various categories and disciplines of started and are expected to stretch up
engineering in the country. to December 2018, ahead of developing
He implored the industry to provide the guidelines meant for graduates,
information during DSGs development registered engineers, technologists,
to allow synchronization on reporting supervisors and mentors in the discipline Clare Mosarwa, Standards Manager
methodologies and formats across the of engineering. PrEng (Mechanical) at ERB.
sector.
The guidelines are to apply to persons
He also pleaded engineering who have completed the education
community to avail individuals to assist requirements BEng or BSc qualification,
with development of guidelines. or a Washington-Accord recognized
“We have a lean structure, we cannot qualification or equivalent (Engineer) or
do it all as a secretariat,” said Olaotse. BTech qualification or a Sidney Accord
His sentiments were also shared by recognized qualification technologist
Clare Mosarwa, Standards Manager registered in the graduate or registered
PrEng (Mechanical) at ERB. category.
n addition, the project will focus on
“We going to be knocking at development of guidelines for the four
your doorsteps, please give us an main disciplines - mechanical, electrical,
opportunity, we are doing this for our mining and civil engineering before
country and we hope that this will including sub-disciplines or technology
take us a long way in improving our areas.
engineers,” said Mosarwa. Engineers and stakeholders
attended the Launch

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