Lecture 2-2: Professional Bodies and the Structure of the Ugandan Surveying Profession PDF

2. 0 PROFESSI ONAL BODIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE UGANDAN SURVEYINGPROFESSION A profess ionalassociati on i sa non- profi torganizat...

2. 0 PROFESSI ONAL BODIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE UGANDAN SURVEYINGPROFESSION A profess ionalassociati on i sa non- profi torganizat ion s eeki ng t ofurthera part icularprofes sion,theint eres tsofindi vidual sengaged inthatpr ofessi on, andthepubl i cint erest. Itisa body ofpersonsengaged inthes ameprofes sion,f ormed usuallyto cont r ol ent ry i ntothe prof ession,maintai nstandards,and represent t he professi onindis cuss ionswi thotherbodies. Manypr ofessi onalbodiesar einvolvedi nt hedevelopmentandmoni t or i ngof professi onal educational programs ,and t he updating of ski lls ,and t hus perform pr ofessi onal certi f i cation to indicat e that a per s on pos s esses qualif icati onsi nthes ubjectar ea.Somet i mesmember shi p ofa pr ofessi onal body iss ynonymouswi thcerti f i cati on,thoughnotal ways.Member ship ofa professi onalbody,asal egalr equirement,canins omepr of ess ionsf ormt he primaryf ormalbas isf orgainingent r yt oand sett inguppr act icewi thi nt he professi on. Below ar es ome of t he prof ess ionalas soci ati ons /bodi es a Ugandan l and sur veyorcansubs cri betoare;  RoyalI nst it uteofChar ter edSur veyor s(RI CS)  Commonweal thAs soci ati onofSur veyor sandLandEconomi sts( CASLE)  Feder ati onI nter nat ionaldesGeomet ric( FIG)  I nst it uteofSur veyor sinUganda( ISU) Prof essi onalorgani zationsareimpor tantinst itut ionswithani mportantroleto pl ayi ngui dingthepract i ceofaprofes sionalcallingensuri ngt heprovis ionof maximum benefi toflearningandt heapplicat ionofs ki llsforthepublicbenef it. Thegener aldut iesofapr ofes sionalbodyi ncl udebutar enotl imi tedt oo; −Det ermi nat ionofent rancer equi rement s − Provi sion of a s yst em ofr egi str ati on t o det ermi ne t he qual ifi cat ions of appl icant s −Li cens ureofpr ofes sionalpr act it ioner s −Mai ntenanceofcompet ency −Es tabl ishi ngandmai ntai ningacodeofet hics −Es tabl ishmentofs tandar dsofpr act ice −Recei ptofandadj udi cat ionofcompl aint s − Admi nis trat ionofa di sci pli nar y pr oces stos anct ionmember swhof ailt o mai ntai nes tabl isheds tandar dsandpr act ices I n1 996,Sur veyinginUgandawasl iber ali zedgi vingwayt opr ivat esur veyi ng f irmst obesetup. Befor et hi speriod,allsur veyor sin Uganda wer eundert hes ervi ceoft he government.In2000,t he I nst it uteofSurveyor sinUganda( ISU)wass etupasapr ofes sionalbodywi th t hemandateofensuri ng t hepr ofes sionalenhancementoft hes urveyi ngpr ofes sioni nUganda. TheSurveyor s’Registr ati onBoar d(SRB)wass etupbyTheRegi str ati onof Sur veyorsAct(Chapt er 275)t odealwi tht hel icens ureofpr ofes sionals urveyor sinUganda. Qn:Whatar esomeoft headvant agesofpr ofes sionalbodi es? 2. 1ROLESOFTHE INSTITUTION OFSURVEYORSOFUGANDA AND OF THESURVEYORS’REGISTRATIONBOARD. TheI nst it uti onofSur veyor sofUganda TheI nst it utionofSur veyorsofUganda( ISU)i sapr ofessi onalbodywi ththe mandat eofens uringt heprofes s ionalenhancementoft hes urveyingpr ofessi on i nUganda.Thi sent ailsthepr omotion,advancementands afeguardingoft he surveyi ngpr ofessioni nUganda.Fur t hermor e,i taimsatpr otecti ngt hegeneral publicf rom uns crupul ous and f raudulents urveying pract i ti onerst hrough set ting and mai ntai ning bas ic educat i on requirementsf ori tsmember sand generalpubl icawar enesstoment ionbutaf ew.ISU compr i sesoft hreechapters; valuati ons urveyi ng,lands urveying,andquant i tysurveying. Someoft hedut iesofI SU ar e; 1 )To s ecurethe advancement and faci li tat ethe acqui sit ion of t hat knowledgewhi chconst itut estheprof essi onofasur veyor. 2)Pr omot ethegenerali nter estoftheprof ess ionandtheins tit uti on,andt o maint ainandextendthei ruseful nessf orpubli cadvant age. 3)Tocons ideranddet ermi nemat ter sofpr ofes sionalpr act iceandconduct. 4)Toactasthevoiceoftheprof ess ioninmatt ersaf fect ingi tsr elat ionwi th Gover nment,Publi cbodiesandwit hthepubli c. 5)Tonominaterepresent ati vesoftheprof essi ont oBoar dsandCommi t tees onwhi chr epr esentati onofthepr ofess ionisrequi redanddes irabl e.  6)Provide avenues for Cont inuous Prof ess ionalDevelopment( CPD)by organizing prof ess i onal meet i ngs and act i vit ies like s urveyi ng conferences ,workshopsands eminars. 7)Protectthe publ icfr om f r audulentand uns crupulous sur veyors by est abl i shi ngandmaint aini ngclearstandar dsofthesurveyi ngprofess ion inUganda. 8)Toprovi deachannelforthecol lect ionanddi ssemi nat ionofi nfor mat ion rel ati ngt othepr ofessi on. 9)Actinl i ais on wi th ot her pr ofes sionalbodi es i n mat ter s of common i nter est. TheSur veyor s’Regi str ati onBoar d Thi sisa governmentbody,setup underThe Surveyors ’Regi str ati on Act ( Chapt er275) ,thatover seest heworkandconductofallprofes sionalsur veyors i nUganda. Ass tat ed inSecti on6oft heSurveyAct(Chapter232)and sect ion3ofThe Surveyors’Registr ation Act ( Chapt er 275) ,t he dut ies of The Sur veyor s’ Licensi ng/Regis trati onBoardar e; 1 )To makear r angement sf ortheexami nat ion ofpersonsseeki ng t o be l icens edass urveyor sinaccor dancewit hTheSur veyAct. 2)Tois sue,onthepaymentofthepres cri bedfees,ali cencet oanypersont o whom ali cencemaybegr antedi naccordancewit hTheSur veyAct. 3)Tokeepandannual lypubl ishar egi sterofl icens eds urveyor s. 4)Tot akedi sci pli nar ypr oceedi ngsagai nstl icens eds urveyor s. 5)Toperf orms uchot herf unct ionsasar econf err edont heboar dbyThe Sur veyAct. 6)Tor egulat eandcont rolthepr ofes sionofsurveyor sandtheact ivi ti esof regis tered sur veyorswi t hinUganda,and toadvisetheGover nmentin relat iontothosefunct ions. 2. 2Rol esofgover nmentl andadmi nis trat iondepar tment s The Mi ni stry ofLandsHous i ng and Ur ban Development(MoLHUD)i st he governmentdepartmentinchar geofanyt hingt odowithland,landedproperty ands urveyinginUganda.Thr oughdecent rali zati on,eachdist rictinUgandai s supposedt ohaveit sownl and’sofficewitht hepowert ois suet i tl esandcr oss check allf iel dsurveyor s’wor k befor epr ocess ing i t.MoLHUD hasvar ious depar tment sbutt hos ethatdealdi rect lywi thl ands urveyor s’wor kar e; DEPARTMENTOFSURVEYSANDMAPPI NG Thedepar t mentofSur veyandMappi ngisrespons ibl ef ortheest abli shmentof survey and geodeti c cont rols,qual it y checksofcadas traljobs,survey of governmentl and and int ernati onalboundari es,producti on and print ing of topographi calmaps. TheDepar tmenti sal sor espons ibl eforpr oduci ngaNat ionalAt las. DEPARTMENTOFLANDREGI STRATI ON TheDepar t mentisr es pons i bleforissuanceofcer ti ficatesoft i tles ,gener al conveyance,keeping custody of the national land r egis ter,coordinat ion, inspect ion, moni tori ng and back- up t echnical suppor tr el ati ng t o land regist rati onandacquisi tionproces sestolocalgover nment s. DEPARTMENTOFLANDADMI NISTRATI ON TheDepart mentofLandAdmi ni strat ioni sr es pons ibl ef orsuper visi onofl and admi nis trat ioni nst it uti onsandvaluati onoflandandotherpr operti es. Thef unct ionsoft heLandTi tl esOf ficear e:  Admi nis tert hes yst em ofl andt it les  Regi sterchangesi nint eres tsi nland  Hol dsur veyr ecor ds  Pr ovi deaccur ateandeas ilyacces sibl erecor ds TheOf ficeal sopr ovi dest it leandcadas tralr elat eds ervi cest ofaci li tat e:  Conveyanci ng  Landdevel opment  Lands urveyi ng  Fi nanci als ecur ity  Landi nfor mat ions yst ems 2. 3PRI VATESURVEYPRACTI CESI NUGANDA.