Council for Built Environment (CBE) Overview

Key Mandate of the CBE Industry

• Promote and protect the interests of the public in the built environment by promoting the use of registered persons on engineering and construction projects.
• Non-registered persons cannot obtain Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Sustainable Built Environment

• Promote and maintain a sustainable built environment and natural environment through the use of registered persons (professionals) to provide sustainable solutions.

Facilitating Participation

• Facilitate the participation of BE professions in integrated development within the context of national goals by collaborating with DPME to create and implement a monitoring, evaluation, and auditing tool to ensure that Transformation targets are set and attained.

Health and Safety

• Promote appropriate standards of health and safety within the built environment.

Education and Training

• Accreditation and validation of Accredited Learning Sites (ALSs)
• Research
• Regulates Built Environment professions through Professional Registration
• Professional Code of Conduct
• Professional Guideline
• Fees
• Publish in the Government Gazette
• Continuing Professional Development
• Create an enabling environment
• A requirement for all registered professionals
• Identification of Work Necessary for different categories of registration
• Registration categories are aligned with level of education (e.g. Diploma, B-Tech, 3-year degree or Honours)

Implementation of the Skills Pipeline for Graduates

• 7.1 Steps required for a graduate to reach professional status:
  • Employer allocates mentor
  • Register with relevant Council for the Built Environment Profession (CBEP)
  • Obtain logbooks and other training materials
  • Prepare and attend professional interview
  • When ready, apply for professional interview
  • Submit training reports and logbooks as required
  • Comply with CBEP workplace training requirements under supervision of a registered person
  • If pass, CBEP accords professional status and provides candidate with a Certificate
  • No pass, comply with CBEP advice or lay a complaint with the CBE if not satisfied with the results
• Graduate must obtain employment in the appropriate field

Implementation of the Skills Pipeline for Graduates (Contd…)

• Support/Interventions by CBE & CBEP:
  • CBE Implementation of the CETA Candidacy Programme
    • Employment of mentors to support candidates
    • Establishment of a detailed training plan per candidate in alignment with the CBEP’s competency profile
    • Face-to-face contact sessions between mentor and candidates conducting workplace assessments reporting on progress as required
  • CBEP Implementation of the CETA Candidacy Programme
    • Conduct Roadshows
    • Conduct Candidate Workshops
    • Provision for Mature route to registration
    • Amnesty route to candidates registered over 10 years (once-off)
    • Recommend mentors where required

This quiz covers the introduction, reporting, and oversight of the Council for Built Environment (CBE), its key mandates, and the implementation of the skills pipeline for graduates to professional registration.