NSBE Business Case Presentation

05 April 2011

Researched and Prepared by:

Lwazi Goqwana Pr.Eng, Bsc Eng(Hons), GCC, MBA National Executive Committee Member NSBE (SA) Lwazi-Nsbe@hotmail.com

ROLE OF ENGINEERS IN SA
PUBLIC SECTOR ENGINEERS
PARASTATALS (ESKOM, TRANSNET, TELKOM) MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

PRIVATE SECTOR ENGINEERS

CONSULTING FIRMS, MANUFACTURING ORGANISATIONS, CONSTRUCTION, MINING, FINANCIAL SERVICES, RETAIL, COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, OIL & GAS

building and maintaining economic infrastructure in the provision of : transport

communication electrification urban development upgrading of infrastructure

contributing towards economic growth (productivity) in the following capacities:

design engineers process engineers project engineers industrial engineers infrastructure engineers production managers operations managers

DEMAND FOR ENGINEERS OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS

Eskoms (R385bn) expansion program. 7yr
Opportunities to take our products / services to Africa and other countries:
Murray & Roberts in Dubai MTN in Nigeria, Iran DeBeers in Canada ABSA in Tanzania, Egypt SABMiller in China, US VW SA Polo export to UK Benz C-class to global market Development of 42% of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation over the next 20 years (Cabinet decision 17 March 2011) white paper target of 10,000GWh contribution by 2013

Transnets (R110.5bn) 5yr plan on rail, ports and pipeline projects. Durban Joburgs proposed (R300bn) high speed rail link. PetroSAs proposed (R110bn) 360,000 barrels a day refinery in the Eastern Cape, biggest in Africa. Water Crisis set to dwarf the arms deal cost (supply of potable water). Govt infrastructure program of (R800bn) in the next 3 years

THREATS
Threats of outsourcing of our products and services to India / China Textile industry Unilever SA Nestle SA

PROVIDING A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP ON THE JOB ENGINEERING EXPERTISE, WAY BEYOND SHORT TERM PROFITS (i.e. French engineers now assisting SA in the Gautrain project, from their experience)

THE ROADMAP OF A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

4 YEARS

4 YEARS

6 YEARS

HIGH SCHOOL GR 8 GR 12

UNVERSITY DEGREE YR 1 YR 4

ENGINEER IN TRAINING YR1 YR 6

14 YEARS
CHALLENGES AVAILABILITY OF MATHS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS EXTRA CLASS SUPPORT ROLE MODELS AND PUPIL GUIDANCE CHALLENGES
ENGINEERING PROGRAMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE LIMITED SUPPLY OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITIES POACHING OF ENGINEERING PROFESSORS BY INDUSTRY AVAILABILITY OF PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS

CHALLENGES GRADUATE TRAINEE MENTORSHIP / COACHING EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING THAT MEET PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION FOR ENGINEERING

Matric Pass rate was 67.8% in 2010 compared to 60.6% in 2009, a 7.2% increase YoY, a total of 364,513 pupils passed out of 537,543 *
1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 1,318,932

NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AT SA SCHOOLS

Achieved greater than 40% mathematics, 81277, 13%

TOTAL 2010 MATRIC ENROLMENT SPLIT

57% lost

106,003 364,513 537,543 81277

Achieved less than 40% mathematics , 560724, 87%

Source: Dept of Basic Education 2011

Source: Dept of Basic Education 2011

Throughput from entering Grade 1 to getting more than 40% maths in Matric = 6.16%.

To fully appreciate the extent of problem, Education continues to get the highest share of the SA national budget, for 2011 it received R189.5bn which is 19.4% (Source: 2011 Budget speech). According to a study in 2007, up to 75% of the education budget goes to salaries of about 452,971 teachers and lecturers and yet the pupil to teacher ratio in public schools is sitting at 31.5 which is double the recommended international standard to give the required attention to learners (private schools generally have one teacher for every 17.5 scholars) **
* Dept of Basic Education, ** www.southafrica.info/about/education 2011

INSTITUTIONS OFFERING ENGINEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA

INSTITUTION
University of Cape Town

7- OFFERING BSc. Engineering Degree Programs

University of KwaZulu-Natal North-West University University of Pretoria University of Johannesburg University of Stellenbosch

University of the Witwatersrand

University of Johannesburg Central University of Technology, Free State Mangosuthu University of Technology

10 - OFFERING National Diploma (ND) in Eng leading to B.Tech Degree.

Durban Institute of Technology

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Cape Peninsula University of Technology Walter Sisulu University Vaal University of Technology

Tshwane University of Technology

UNISA (former Technikon SA)

UNIVERSITIES OFFERING B.Sc ENGINEERING PROGRAMS vs POPULATION

GAUTENG 11,191,700

5,439,600

3,200,900

3,617,600

2,824,500 1,103,900

10,645,400

6,743,800

5,223,900

UNIVERSITY OFFERING A BSc ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAM

Source: StatsSA 2010

MORE THAN 7 MILLION PEOPLE SHARE 1 ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITIES OFFERING BSc ENGINEERING AND DIPLOMAS

GAUTENG 11,191,700

5,439,600

3,200,900

3,617,600

10,645,400 1,103,900 2,824,500

6,743,800

5,223,900

UNIVERSITY OFFERING A BSc ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OFFERING A NATIONAL DIPLOMA & B.TECH DEGREE PROGRAM

Source: StatsSA 2010

UNIVERSITY THROUGHPUT OF ENGINEERS

University of the North West (NWU) Potchefstroom campus dean of engineering Professor Johan Fick explains that the cutoff point for acceptance into an engineering course is 70% for mathematics and 60% for science.* The other important aspect to be considered is that the learners must also write a selection test and this, in conjunction with the senior certificate marks, is a critical part of the selection procedure.* In 2008, almost 600 000 learners sat for the Grade 12 examination, but less than 2% , or 10 000, obtained the minimum admission requirement for engineering. About 3 500 of these 10 000 learners have enrolled for engineering courses at universities. **
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0

2910

2005 GRADUATIONS IN ENGINEERING PROFESSION

1466 1130

NDip

B Tech

B.Degree
Source: ECSA, 2008

Comparing the first time registrations four years earlier in 1999, to these graduation figures shows an additional 40% is lost in the system, leaving the tertiary institutions with a throughput rate of 60% , 40% and 55% for engineers, technicians and technologists respectively. (Source: Lawless, 2005)
Of 56 countries, South Africa is fifty-first in the world rankings. South African universities produce about 1 500 engineers annually. Only Kenya, Ghana, Eritrea, and Lesotho produced fewer engineers. (Source: Engineering News, 6 March 2009)
*Engineering News 18 March 1010 ** Engineering News 6 March 2009

THE ROLE OF THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

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) and is the entity that registers engineering professionals in South Africa
ECSA is authorized by the relevant legislation for the protection of the public interest with regard to engineering activities, Recognition of professional associations, such as institutes, institutions and societies.

The Council is responsible for setting and auditing of academic standards for purposes of registration through a process of accreditation of engineering programmes at universities
ECSA further prescribes the requirements for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and determines the period within which registered persons must apply for renewal of their registrations. ECSA is currently also engaged in the project Identification of Work. The main purpose of this project is to identify work in South Africa to ensure that work peculiar to the built environment is performed only by competent persons who are registered with a statutory council and who are accountable for their actions.

As at 8 March 2011, ESCA had 14,671 Registered Professional Engineers with only 6% being African. With a total population of 49,991,300 as at June 2010, this equates to 3,407 people for every registered professional engineer (this is an important international benchmark figure).

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000

POPULATION vs PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (2005)

3,166

14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 5,930 3,166

POPULATION vs PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (2005)

6,346 6,373

12,238

1,500
1,000 500 130 157 227 311 389 543

4,000 2,000 -

SA

TANZANIA

NAMIBIA

ZIMBABWE SWAZILAND

Source: Lawless, 2005

ASIAN, 1,299,900 , 3%

Source: Lawless, 2005

COLOURED, 126 , 1%
BLACK, 826 , 6% ASIAN, 632 , 4%

COLOURED, 4,424,100 , 9%

WHITE, 4,584,700 , 9%

DEMOGRAPHICS OF SA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (2011)

BLACK, 39,682,600 , 79%

SA NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS (2010)

WHITE, 13,087 , 89%

Source: Engineering Council of South Africa, March 2011

Source: StatsSA 2010

THIS PUTS SA 20 TIMES BEHIND INDIA & CHINA ON A COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT TRENDS OF ENGINEERS IN SA

Central government, 1329, 1%
Provincial government, 3159, 4% Local government, 2025, 2%

Community, social and personal services, 6,861 , 9%

Electricity, gas and water supply , 5,806 , 7%

Wholesale and retail trade, 6,155 , 8%

Mining and quarrying, 2,510 , 3%

Finance, 19,576 , 25%

State-owned enterprises, 15338, 17%

Private sector, 67473, 76% EMPLOYMENT OF ENGINEERS BY SECTOR

Construction, 9,779 , 12%

Manufacturing , 18,266 , 23%

Source: Quantec, 2007

EMPLOYM ENT OF Transport, ENGINEE storage and RS BY communicatio SECTOR n, 9,999 , 13%

Source: Quantec, 2007 RATIO OF UNEMPLOYED ENGINEERING GRADUATES

Finance Sector carries the highest contribution to SA GDP at 21%, followed by manufacturing at 15.2% then government services at 13.6%, these 3 sectors contribute about 50% of GDP * and consume about 75% of SA engineers. About 1 600 people with a degree in an engineering-related field, and over 10 000 with a diploma in an engineeringrelated field are unemployed. **
Whites 25%

Three-quarters (75.43 per cent) of this total unemployed group are black (i.e. African, Coloured or Indian). **

African, Indian Coloureds 75%

* StatsSA 2011, ** Labour Force Survey,2004

Source: Labour Force Survey,2004

CONCLUDING REMARKS
1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 -200,000

1,318,932

537,543

364,513

10,000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

3,500

1,500

2010 enrol 2010 passed Qualify for Study Graduate in for matric Engineering Engineering Engineering

Based on actual figures, Gr1 intake in 1999 and Matric results for 2010

Based on 2008 actual figures

Figure above shows a typical End-to-End throughput of 0.1% from Grade 1 to Engineering Graduation The interventions to improve SA engineering made to date have not yielded the desired outcomes

The current problems are structural and have more impact on the historically disadvantaged individuals
Teacher to learner ratios versus national budgets / Learner throughputs at schools and universities Ratios of Engineering Universities per population / Ratios of Professional Engineers per population Under-representation of previously disadvantaged communities as Professional Engineers Disproportionately high unemployed Engineering graduates from previously disadvantaged communities

This problem requires a multi-dimensional approach with full involvement of all stakeholders:
Government / Private Sector / Professional Engineers / Engineering Students /Interest Groups

The engineers from previously disadvantaged communities who have made it through this delicate process can add a significant amount of value by using personal experiences in assisting the upcoming generation and hence the formation of NSBE

INTRODUCTION TO NSBE
NSBE started as a voluntary organisation with a purpose to broaden the engineering skills base by promoting the engineering profession amongst the previously disadvantaged community and recruiting aspiring and prospective engineers into the profession, and encouraging their retention throughout their productive lifespan within the profession. The Society is a fully fledged professional body, legally registered as a non-profit, non-governmental organization. The NSBE held its first national conference in Durban in September 2007. The conference was about the NSBE's response to a call for more black participation and leadership in the technical fields that contribute to the economy of South Africa. We have administrative offices in Johannesburg and Pietermaritzburg and we collaborate with the following organisations
PetroSA FlourIgoda Mzansi Engineers

We have an operational organisational structure with (NEC)national executive committee members, student executive committee members, student representatives, student members, professional members and corporate members (this spans across all 9 provinces) We have an online and social networking presence
We have a Website We have a Facebook page We have a Twitter account We have a Mixit account We have a LinkedIn account

NSBE - CURRENT INITIATIVES AND SUCCESSES

We have adopted the following 5 schools from PDI communities for maths and science support
KwaMakhutha Comprehensive High School / Ogwini Comprehensive Technical High School / Sibusisiwe Comprehensive High School / Umlazi comprehensive Technical High School

We have operational NSBE Student Reps at the following engineering tertiary institutions
University of Pretoria / University of the Witwatersrand / University of KwaZulu-Natal / Durban Institute of Technology / University of Johannesburg / Mangosuthu University of Technology / Tshwane University of Technology

We are a recognised University Structure at the following Universities, to co-ordinate engineering student assistance programs for students from previously disadvantaged backrounds
Mangosuthu University of Technology / University of KwaZulu-Natal / Durban Institute of Technology

We have partnered with PetroSA to develop a metorship program for their engineering bursary program and engineers in training. We are developing Capacity in the PhotoVoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Industry for our business forum members

We have arranged training through Solar Energy International for skills development of PV installations. We have developed and submitted a pilot installation program to the KZN provincial Govt to install PV solar energy to rural schools, clinics and low income housing. We have partnered with Solairedirect Southern Africa who manufacturers solar energy panels as a technology partners in the roll out program

We have a memorandum of understanding with the Department of transport in developing a labour based rollout of the pothole program as part of roads upgrade and maintenance initiative Shamba Sonke. We are engaging with the dept of public works for the allocation of job opportunities for 100 engineering students through our business forum company members. We participate with ECSA in the evaluation and accreditation of engineering institutions

PROPOSED NSBE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

SATURDAY MATHS AND SCIENCE TUTORING ARRANGE ENGINEERING OPEN DAYS, INVITE PRACTISING ENGINEERS TO GIVE LECTURES

SCHOOL ENGINEERING EVENTS PROGRAM

EXECUTED BY NSBE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS (face to face), WITH PEFORMANCE MEASURES, WEEKLY SCORECARD, TARGETS AND PEFORMANCE INCENTIVES (see scorecard embedded)

SCHOOL MATHS AND SCIENCE TUTORING PROGRAM

EASTER BREAK MATHS AND SCIENCE TUTORING

CAREER GUIDANCE, BRING ENGINEERS OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TO SHARE DIFFERENCES

WINTER SCHOOL MATHS AND SCIENCE TUTORING

TAKE A SCHOOL CHILD TO ENGINEERING WORK SHADOWAN ENGINEER FOR 4 DAYS

SPRING BREAK MATHS AND SCIENCE TUTORING

CREATE ROLE MODELS BY PROFILING SUCCESFUL ENGINEERS

PROPOSED NSBE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS PROGRAM

ENABLING ACAD RESOURCES i.e.TEXTBOOKS ENABLING ACAD RESOURCES i.e. COMPUTERS ENABLING ACAD RESOURCES i.e. INTERNET

PACKAGED BENEFITS FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES

NSBE CAMPUS REPS NSBE WEBSITE NSBE FACEBOOK NSBE TWITTER NSBE BULK SMS NSBE MIXIT NSBE LINKED IN NSBE BLOG

BURSARIES / ACADEMIC FINANCIAL AID

ARRANGED CORPORATE EVENTS / VISITS IN SERVICE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES IN MUNICIPAL PROJECTS GLOBAL ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES

ACADEMIC TUTORING SESSIONS

CORPORATE LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMS MENTORSHIP BY PRACTISING PROFESSIONALS GOVERNMENT ROJECTS
OPPORTUNITIES

VACATION WORK OPPORTUNITIES

ENGINEERING JOB OPPORTUNITIES DESIGN PROJECTS FOR ENG THESIS HELP WITH PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING ON-GOING CAREER GUIDANCE

OPPORTUNITIES IN PARASTATAL PROJECTS

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP. IT IS ADMINISTRATIVELY INTENSIVE, REQUIRING GATHERING VAST AMOUNTS OF DATA AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE ACROSS DIFFERENT CHANNELS. IT ALSO INVOLVES MONITORING OF SCHOOL PROGRAM SCORECARD AND DISTRIBUTING RESOURCES ACCORDINGLY.

PROPOSAL
Please visit our website Please invite us on LinkedIn Please join us on facebook Please follow us on Twitter Please follow join us on Mxit : www.nsbe.org.za : NSBE SouthAfrica : NsbeSouthAfrica : NsbeSouthAfrica : NSBESouthAfrica

We envisage creating and on-line community where, a school learner from Cofimvaba Village School can post on Mxit, a question on multi-variable quadratic equations, and it is solved within minutes by another school learner from Bryanston High School At this stage we are looking for any kind of support you might propose Material Resources Financial Resources Time Administrative Capacity Marketing Capacity School Learners, Engineering Students, Practising Engineers, Corporates, Government Please join us
To contact the author e-mail: Lwazi-Nsbe@hotmail.com