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ERB Hosts a

succesful

Engineers Forum

he Engineering sector in engineering profession had eroded Their intention had been to hold it in
Botswana has over the last few hence sub-standard work done by the November 2018 as an annual event but
Tyears been going through a shift local engineers and inefficient project conceptualization and planning allowed
in ‘professionalism’ in terms of conduct, management observed at the time. for the date set in 2019.She emphasised
training and even practice. During a Engineer Mosarwa said “without that that, “we wanted to create a brand that
three-day event dubbed Engineers conversation it will be a culture that would run separate from the ERB brand.
Forum 2019 held at Fairgrounds’ will go on and on” hence the birth of The brand must be able to go on without
Boipuso Hall, engineers gathered to the Engineers forum which would be ERB driving it.”. In explaining the Forums’
discuss issues of importance about a platform to bring back confidence logo, she said the gear represented the
the practice and among them were to the profession from the engineers’ global community of engineers, the ‘E’
topics of interest such a drones and perspective as well as the general public. is the first letter of the Engineering word
GIS technology and renewable energy. and the spanner represented a tool
The forum was held under the theme The objectives of the gathering were used to achieve engineering excellence
‘fostering innovation and creativity to discuss and find solutions to issues and quality in service delivery.
through effective partnerships’. of National and Professional interest
but the Agenda could not forego topics
The Registration Board can be applauded that included solutions to challenges
for such a commitment to improve faced by the communities and societies
the Engineering sector. Engineer Clare engineers operate in. It was also a
Mosarwa who is the project manager platform for local and international
for The Engineers Forum and Standards experts to converge and share ideas/
Manager at ERB gave an overview on knowledge as well as bring key players
behalf of the Project Coordinating Team. and policy makers into one room for without this Engineer Clare Mosarwa
She shared the challenges they came debate. Provision of trade between Engineers Forum Project Manager .ERB Standards Manager
across in bringing the forum to reality consumer and service providers conversation it
as well as the concept and future of the of engineering services was also a
event.She said the idea of the forum possibility and the ability to create an will be a culture
was conceptualized as part of a three opportunity for dialogue on key issues
year Marketing strategy developed in that are of interest to engineers and that will go on
2017 to enhance the reputation of the stakeholders. and on
engineering profession in Botswana.
As a background to the forum Engineer
A survey had been undertaken Mosarwa said that this had been an
within the same year and it showed idea conceived from May 2018 when
evidence that the reputation of the they set up a project plan and team.

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