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The Agreement of Co-operation, which is a follow-up to the joint meeting held between the two organisations last year, will also result in the engineering communities exchanging critical skills.
Engineering Council of Zimbabwe chairman Engineer Dawson Mareya said the agreement creates a platform for the two organisations to deal with issues of mutual benefit.
“ECZ and ECSA should ensure that a regional qualification framework for engineers and technicians is put in place, and that standards, registration and accreditation of our professionals is world class.
“We are calling for an engineering green-card supported by our two institutions.
“Regional harmonisation of qualifications should therefore be the prerogative of our Engineering Councils in the Southern Africa Development Community with the support of internationally acclaimed players,” he said.
In terms of the agreement, the two engineering councils are expected to ensure that a regional qualification framework for engineers and technicians is put in place and that standards, registration and accreditation of professionals are adhered to.
Engineering Council of South Africa president Mr Christopher Campbell who signed the AoC on behalf of the South African government, said the agreement will assist in improving the engineering sector in both countries.
“We both emerge out of the respective laws of our countries, hence the co-operation will help us play our role as custodians of the engineering professions in both our countries, and ultimately in the region,” he said.
The Zimbabwe-South Africa AoC has the potential to have wider ramifications for the engineering community in the region.
The ECZ is currently the vice-president and chair of the anti-corruption committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations, while the ECSA is the present vice president of the WFEO and at the same time
chairs the organisation’s capacity-building committee.
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