South African Council for the Architectural Profession Presentation

South African Council for the Architectural Profession Presentation at BCO Convention Thursday, 26 September 2014 Presented by: Marella O’Reilly

THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION • SACAP is the regulatory authority for the architectural profession, established under the Architectural Profession Act 44 of 2000 • Architectural professionals are required by law to be registered with SACAP, and once registered they are accountable to SACAP in terms of providing services to the public • Registered persons have a responsibility to practice in a professional and ethical manner, both for the benefit of the public and the profession as a whole governed by the Scope of Conduct, B. N 154 of 2009

BRIEF OVERVIEW The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) A statutory body established by an Act of Parliament and Governed by The Architectural Profession Act, No 44 of 2000. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Mr. Thulas Nxesi COUNCIL FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT C B E SA COUNCIL FOR THE ARCHITECTUR AL PROFESSION ENGINEERIN G COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA SA COUNCIL FOR THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUR AL PROFESSION SA COUNCIL FOR THE PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTI ON MANAGEMEN T PROFESSION SA COUNCIL FOR THE PROPERTY VALUERS PROFESSION SA COUNCIL FOR THE QUANTITY SURVEYING PROFESSION

SACAP’s MANDATE • Protect members of the public by regulating the profession • Take steps to ensure that public health and safety is not prejudiced public health and safety through provision of architectural services. • Ensuring that the Public is aware of their rights with respect to the rights provision of architectural services. • Ensuring that Registered Persons (RP’s) are aware of the importance of protecting the environment. • Regulating architectural education in South Africa. architectural education • Registering and maintaining an up-to-date database of all architectural up-to-date database professionals and candidates. • To maintain the international best practice standard with respect to the international best practice standard quality of service provided by the architectural professionals. quality of service • Identify, isolate and classify work that may be performed by Registered Identify, isolate and classify work Persons.

SACAP VISION PEOPLE-CENTRED ARCHITECTURE FOR SOUTH AFRICA

SACAP MISSION SACAP Will Transform, Promote and Regulate the architectural profession through collaborative engagement in the pursuit of excellence!

SACAP VALUES RESPONSIBILITY: being accountable for our decisions and actions EXCELLENCE: promoting high standards INTEGRITY: ethical behaviour, honesty and trustworthy RESPECT: ethos of dignity tolerance and consideration TRANSPARENCY: appropriate disclosure of information and open debate COHESIVENESS: shared, coherent values and aspirations

COUNCIL COMPOSITION MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS Mr. Thulas Nxesi SACAP • Sushma Patel (Pr Arch) § Maureen Gerrans Vice President (PSAT) • Rakau Lekota (Pr Arch) § Rowen Ruiters (PAT) § Linda Mampuru (Pr Arch) § Niel Lombard (PAD) § Sithiwe Thubane (PSAT) § Vacant (TBA) • Gillian Bolton • Krishnaku mar Ranchod 2 PUBLIC REPRESENTITIVES § Yashaen Luckan President (Pr Arch) Gillian Bolton 2 STATE MEMBERS 7 ARCHITECTURA L PROFESSIONAL S 11 COUNCIL MEMBERS, SERVING A TERM OF 4 YEARS

COUNCIL COMMITTEES Executive Committe e n sio s e f Pro Fees al Investigatio n Committee i gnit o c Re Prior f on o rning Lea L) (RP (EXCO) Manageme nt Committee Audit & Risk Committee COUNCI L HR & Remuneratio n Committee Corporate Communicat ion & Stakeholder Relations Ide Education Committe e Finance Committe e Continuing Professional Development CPD Fre que Ask ntly Que ed Tas stions k Te am nti on ficati Wo of (ID rk o. W )

SACAP ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS

SACAP ORGANOGRAM Registrar Marella O’ Reilly General Manager Barbara van Stade Registration Officer Nita Schmidlin Registration Administrators Thuli Maphanga Mafa Kgoahla Office Facilities & Management Officer Omeshnee Govender General Assistant Olga Samodien Driver Senzo Khubisa HR Officer Vacant Call Centre Administrators Philasander Ndodada Grace Sibaya Virquila Johnson Sandra Gwebu Mmthabo Seleke Receptionist Eva Kock Secretariat/PA to Registrar/CEO Genevier Abdulrahim (Temp) Committee/PA Secretariat Mahlodi Rakgetsi & Rachel Nhlapo HEAD : LEGAL & COMPLIANCE Adv. Toto Fiduli Legal & Investigations Officer Yingisani Nyambi Legal & Compliance Officer (Vacant) FINANCE: CFO Thiru Mudaly Financial Officer Dipuo Sello Finance – Debtor Controller Mosadi Ndwande Finance 2 x Clerks (Vacant) HEAD : CSR Pappie Maja CSR Manager Jacquie Cullis IT Officer (Vacant

THE REGISTRATION PROCESS

REGISTRATIONS • SACAP has 8919 active members on its database. • The total number is the combination of all categories; Candidates and Professionals in Draughtsperson, Technologist, Senior Technologist and Architect. • All categories pay an annual fees per year. • SACAP suspends membership of the Registered Persons (RPs) for non-compliance in terms of sec 20 of the Act. • All suspended RPs are responsible for the re-registration after being suspended. • There is a penalty fee for re-registration.

Professional Development Unit

REGISTRATION ON YM SACAP is now an online system which is called Your Membership (YM). YM enables all RPs to register and upload all necessary and relevant document online. YM is an interactive system between SACAP RPs and the employees. SACAP will not be accepting any paper going forward to encourage paperless processes. We are also on social networks: FB Page, Sacapsa and twitter handle: sacapsa.

SACAP CONTACT DETAILS Postal Address: PO Box 408 Bruma 2026 Physical Address: 1 st Floor, Lakeside Place Cnr Ernest Oppenheimer and Queen Streets Bruma Johannesburg Tel: (011) 479 5000 Fax: (011) 479 5100 E-Mail: info@sacapsa. com Website: www. sacapsa. com Sacapsa @sacapsa

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