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Johannesburg - The Engineering Council of SA plans to advance engineering as a profession with a new campaign, it said on Tuesday.
"Our effectiveness in creating a better pipeline of engineering skills lies in consolidating current efforts aimed at growing the profession," said corporate head Nozizwe Chinkanda.
The campaign called Engenius was aimed at consolidating efforts by centralising national programmes and initiatives.
Chikanda said this would make a big difference in dealing with the shortage of engineering skills.
Currently, one engineer services over 3 000 people in South Africa, compared to Brazil's 227 and Malaysia's 543 per engineer.
"This abnormal ratio is one of the factors which affect the development and maintenance of the country's infrastructure. However, ECSA believes that creating a bigger pool of engineering professionals will reverse such challenges," she said.
"Our effectiveness in creating a better pipeline of engineering skills lies in consolidating current efforts aimed at growing the profession," said corporate head Nozizwe Chinkanda.
The campaign called Engenius was aimed at consolidating efforts by centralising national programmes and initiatives.
Chikanda said this would make a big difference in dealing with the shortage of engineering skills.
Currently, one engineer services over 3 000 people in South Africa, compared to Brazil's 227 and Malaysia's 543 per engineer.
"This abnormal ratio is one of the factors which affect the development and maintenance of the country's infrastructure. However, ECSA believes that creating a bigger pool of engineering professionals will reverse such challenges," she said.
