SACPCMP POLICY ON CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT According to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Standard Glossary of Terms Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is defined as, “a range of learning activities through which professionals ensure that they retain their capacity to practice safely, effectively and legally within their scope of practice.” The concept of CPD ascribes to the notion of lifelong learning, as put forward by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the National Skills Development Strategy. According to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Standard Glossary of Terms lifelong learning is defined as, “Learning that takes place in all [...]

SACPCMP POLICY ON COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions is an established through the Project and Construction Management Professions Act 48 of 2000, hereafter referred to as ‘the Act’ to provide for the registration of professionals. According to Section 1 (xiv) of the Act, registration is defined as the assessment of competency of applicants for the purpose of registration under the Act and entering the names of the applicants who qualify into a register. The Policy Document on the Statutory Regulation of The Built Environment Professions [...]

SACPCMP POLICY ON ACCREDITATION The CBE Policy Framework on Accreditation of Built Environment Programmes outlines the purpose of accreditation as “to review, evaluate, enhance and publicly recognise quality in built environment programmes” and that “accreditation should be conducted in the spirit of helping to develop and support newly established or  transforming HEI not be seen as prescriptive or punitive”. Thus, the SACPCMP’s objective for accreditation is the assessment of an institution against a predetermined set of requirements to ensure competency and desired professional conduct among graduates. Accreditation is therefore vital for the continued sustainability of the SACPCMP and [...]