services.gov.za Professional Registration South Africa

Name of the Organization : South Africa Government Services
Type of Facility : Professional Registration
Country : South Africa

Website :http://www.gov.za/services/services-residents/world-work/professional-registration

Professional Registration

Register as a teacher :
** If you are a qualified teacher looking for a job in South Africa, you must register with the South African Council for Educators (SACE).More information contact the council at 011 479 5000

Related / Similar Service : sanc.co.za e-Register Status

** Your qualification must be recognised for employment in education before you register with SACE. If you have foreign qualifications, these must first be evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

Find out more about registering as a teacher with the :
South African Council for Educators (SACE) or contact 012 663 9517 / 086 1007 223.
Department of Basic Education or contact on 012 357 3000.

Registration as a Natural Scientist

** Registration as a professional natural scientist means you are regarded by your peers and by potential employers as highly skilled and having good technical knowledge and competence. Only a registered person may practise in a consulting capacity.
** The natural sciences encompass a wide range of scientific fields covering all of the basic sciences and many of their applied derivatives.

You can be register as a :
** Professional Natural Scientist
** Candidate Natural Scientist
** Certificated Natural Scientist Level A
** Certificated Natural Scientist Level B

More Info:
Find more information on the requirements, fees and registration process on the South African Council for National Scientific Professions website or contact the Council at Tel +27 (12) 841-1307 or e-mail registry AT geoscience.org.za.

Registration as a Health Professional

** Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is a pre-requisite for professional practice, and it is also a legal requirement to keep all personal details up to date at all times.
** You must pay an annual fee for this registration and failure to pay this fee could result in suspension from the register. If, for some reason you are suspended from the register, you can redeem themselves by applying for restoration and paying the restoration fee.
** Voluntary erasure from the register is possible if you do not intend to practice your profession in South Africa for a given period of time. Submit a written request before 31 March of the year for voluntary erasure.

There are six main registration categories (not all categories apply to all professions), namely :
** Student Registration
** Intern Registration
** Community Service
** Independent Practice (including Registrars who are training in a specific speciality)’

Other categories for temporary or restricted registration include :
** Education
** Post Graduate
** Volunteer

The registration guidelines vary from one Professional Board to the other. A detailed reference guide is available for the registration requirements for each of the 12 Professional Boards :
** Dental therapy and oral hygiene
** Dietetics
** Emergency care
** Environmental health
** Medical and dental
** Medical technology
** Occupational therapy, medical orthotics / prosthetics and arts therapy
** Optometry and Dispensing Opticians
** Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Biokinetics
** Psychology
** Radiography and Clinical Technology
** Speech, Language and Hearing Professions

Application Form:
Application forms and more information on each of the professions are available on the HPCSA website.

Registration as a Professional Engineer

Registration as a professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is a statutory requirement if you :
** Perform consulting engineering work
** Take responsibility for the performance of engineering work
** Perform functions as laid down in certain statutes (e.g. the National building Regulations)
** Wish to become a full member of some recognised institutes.

Note:
You can apply for registration as a candidate engineer when you have completed a recognised or accredited academic qualification such as B.Sc (Eng), B.Eng, or a National |Diploma in Engineering. If you have a foreign qualification, you must submit a copy of the qualification certificate as well as an academic record reflecting all subjects taken and passed during the years of study.

After obtaining a qualification and a minimum of three years experience you may be registered as an engineering practitioner in the following professional registration categories :
** Professional Engineer (Pr Eng)
** Professional Engineering Technologist (Pr Tech Eng)
** Professional Certificated Engineer (Pr Cert Eng)
** Professional Engineering Technician (Pr Eng Techni)

Application Form:
** Application forms and more information are available from the ECSA offices, on its website www.ecsa.co.za or per request via e-mail, engineer AT ecsa.co.za.
** Should you need any assistance regarding Registration, forward your query to registration AT ecsa.co.za.

Registration as a Professional Nurse

** If you want to practise nursing or midwifery in South Africa, you must register with the South African Nursing Council.
** Every registration certificate issued by the Council is proof that the person to whom it is issued is registered in the capacity indicated on the certificate for a period of 12 months from the date on the certificate. Thereafter, you must pay an annual fee and will then be issued an Annual Practising Certificate in order to continue to practise in that capacity. The APC then serves as proof of registration for all qualifications appearing thereon.

More Info:
Find more information on the registration process on the Nursing Council website or contact them at 012 420 1000 or registrar@sanc.co.za.

Registration as a Surveyor

All qualified Professional Surveyors, Technologist Surveyors, Technician Surveyors and GISc Practitioners have to be registered with the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors (PLATO). Professional, Technologist and Technician Surveyors in training can also register with PLATO.

You can be register as :
** Professional Land Surveyor
** Professional Engineering Surveyor
** Professional Mining Surveyor
** Professional Photogrammetric Surveyor
** Professional GISc Practitioner
** Professional Hydrographic Surveyor

More Info:
** To become a registered Surveyor with PLATO you must pass various specified exams, pay council fees and have performed work experienced tasks.
** Find more information on the registration process, application forms and fees, on the PLATO website or contact the Council at tel 011 626 1040 or e-mail office AT plato.org.za.

Registration as an Architect

** It is illegal to provide architectural services of any nature without being registered with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP).
** In order to retain your professional registration status or ‘Licence to Practice’, all SACAP Annual Fees and other fees need to be paid and up to date. Adherence to the Professional Code of Conduct and other relevant legislative prescripts is important.

You can register as

** Professional Architect
** Professional Senior Architectural Technologist
** Professional Architectural Technologist
** Professional Architectural Draughtsperson
** Candidate Architect
** Candidate Senior Architectural Technologist
** Candidate Architectural Technologist
** Candidate Architectural Draughtsperson

More Info:
More information about registration and the fees is available on the website of the SACAP or e-mail registrar.rp AT sacapsa.com.