Engineering Council of South Africa

Code of Conduct
Rules of Conduct for Registered
Persons: Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000)
The Engineering Council of South Africa hereby, in terms of
section 36 (2) of the Engineering Profession Act, (Act No. 46 of
2000), makes known that it has under section 27 of that Act,
made the rules in the Schedule.
About Us
The Engineering Council of South
Africa (ECSA) is a statutory body established in terms of the
Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000). ECSA’s
predecessor was established by the Engineering Profession of
South Africa Act, 1990 (Act 114 of l990).
ECSA sees itself in partnership with the State and the
engineering profession to promote a high level of education and
training of practitioners in the engineering profession so as to
facilitate full recognition of professionalism in the
engineering profession, both locally and abroad. It enjoys full
autonomy although it is accountable to the State, the profession
and the public for the fair and transparent administration of
its business in the pursuit of its goals.
However, in pursuing this goal, ECSA has an implied
responsibility to ensure that the interests of the profession
(the practitioners) are also promoted. The interest of the
public and the country can only be served properly if a
profession is healthy and strong. For this reason ECSA promotes
the well-being of the voluntary societies which are active in
engineering. Since the societies are the instruments through
which the interests of the practitioners are served, a good
balance between "public interests" (ECSA) and "own interests"
(Societies)
About ECSA: Mission & Vision
VISION STATEMENT
ECSA’s vision is to ensure that South
Africa enjoys all the benefits of a strong, competent, growing,
sustainable and representative engineering profession, able to
provide all the expertise necessary for the socio-economic needs
of the country and to exert a positive influence in South Africa
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to create the circumstances in which society
is confident that the engineering profession in South Africa is
able to carry out the functions necessary for the socio-economic
growth in the country.
ECSA achieves this objective through:
• Setting and monitoring of standards to International norms;
• Certifying and ensuring the competence of individuals through
registration;
• Ensuring quality of engineering education through
accreditation;
• Regulating professional conduct; and
• Growing the profession in quantity and quality in partnership
with stakeholders.
Tel: (011) 607 9500
Fax (General): (011) 622 9295
Fax (Accounts): (011) 616 1855
Fax (Admin): (011) 607 9556
Fax (Legal): (011) 607 9547
E-Mail: engineer@ecsa.co.za
Physical Address:
1st Floor, Waterview Corner
Building
2 Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue
Bruma Lake Office Park, Bruma
Johannesburg
2198
Road Map
Postal Address:
Engineering Council of South
Africa (ECSA)
Private Bag X691
BRUMA
2026
ECSA Website: www.ecsa.co.za
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