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BIE hosts the Fourth

Swearing-in ceremony

Engineer Kanyeto (R) - past BIE President and
Chairperson of Ethics and Practice Committee BIE Executive Committee with past BIE President Engineer
Engineer Mmoloki (R) Kanyeto (C) And current BIE President Engineer Balebeng

otswana institution of Engineers certificate in their (engineers) various engineers join the body to promote the
(BIE) recently held its` fourth work placesEngineer Balebeng also profession. ”he said . Engineer Kanyeto
Bswearing in ceremony at The highlighted that, “The establishment of encouraged engineers to volunteer their
Pavilion .This event is a pledging ERB is there to enforce the registration services to the profession in order to
ceremony where engineers take an oath of engineers.BIE is there to enforce self- have a profession that is respected and
of practice and pledge to be ethical when regulation and is recognised throughout delivers on its mandate. He concluded
practicing the profession. Engineer the country.” The president encouraged by saying that ,”We are gathered as an
Onkabetse.J. Mmoloki, the Chairperson engineers to take the pledge as personal assurance or to reassure one another
for practice and Ethics committee took and he also expressed that during his that we are part of the engineering
time to introduce members of the tenure (as BIE President) he wants to profession .You are also pledging that
practice and ethics committee. take engineers to the people. “They you will mentor the young engineers.”
must be known in their communities
BIE President, Engineer Oliver Balebeng and contribute in finding solutions in
gave the keynote address at the various engineering activities.” he said.
ceremony. He told engineers present
that, "BIE is the most important Engineer Kanyeto, the immediate past
organisation in the engineering sector. president of BIE also told the engineers
In 1989 the first engineering act was who were given certificates that the
passed by parliament and it could not pledge will serve as a reminder to BIE is the most
fulfil their expectations until it was Engineers in curbing corruption. He important
improved by the introduction of ERB.” also said that the growth of the sector organisation in
is been noticed day by day as more the engineering
He went on to explain how BIE is the engineers are taking the pledge with sector
only professional body that is recognised almost a hundred engineers having
by ERB to administer the Continuous pledged during the ceremony.
Professional Development (CPD)
points. One of the requirements of the “There should be no personal benefits
BIE pledge certificate is to display the in a professional body like BIE but

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