tailieunhanh - Engineers in a Developing Country

Economic growth in South Africa depends on engineering capacity to provide state-of-the-art, safe infrastructure for service delivery. At the same time the new democracy needs to address transformation. This monograph explores current capacity to address these challenges. | Free download from Engineers in a Developing Country The Profession and Education of Engineering Professionals in South Africa Renette du Toit and Joan Roodt HSRC PRESS Free download from Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2009 ISBN soft cover 978-0-7969-2262-5 ISBN pdf 978-0-7969-2263-2 2009 Human Sciences Research Council Copyedited by Jacquie Withers Typeset by Robin Taylor Cover design by Jenny Young Printed by Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Call toll-free 800 888 4741 Fax 1 312 337 5985 Free download from s Tables and figures iv Preface vii Acknowledgements viii Acronyms and abbreviations ix 1 The south AFRICAN engineering labour market and professional milieu I Introduction 1 The labour market context 3 Current employment and employment trends 4 The professional milieu 26 Workforce demand 28 Conclusion 38 2 The educational context for engineering PROFESSIONALS 39 Drivers of change in engineering education 39 Secondary school education 41 Reasons for studying engineering 43 Higher education the supply of engineering professionals 43 Engineering programmes and the accreditation process 69 Challenges for institutions offering engineering programmes 71 Student access and mobility or articulation 74 Further education and training colleges 76 Learnerships 77 Conclusion 78 3 Women in engineering 79 Strategies to enhance women s participation 79 Factors influencing women in choosing engineering 80 Labour market barriers 81 Graduation 82 Employment 84 Conclusion 85 4 Conclusions 87 Recommendations 89 Appendix 95 References .