Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 46 of 2000)Board NoticesRules: Continuing Professional Development and Renewal of Registration, 201611. Auditing of recorded CPD activities |
| (1) | The Council shall undertake a monitoring process to ensure— |
| (a) | That CPD undertaken is relevant and appropriate to the current and future role of the registered person; and |
| (b) | That appropriate records and supporting documentation are kept. |
| (2) | In order to assess whether members meet the requirements of this policy, monitoring shall take the form of an annual verification of the CPD of a randomly selected sample of all registered persons (whether they have selected the input- or output-based measurement options). |
| (3) | The Council may conduct random audits as it deems necessary and practicable, but notionally as indicated from time to time in its Policy, of the CPD records of all registered persons who are required to undertake CPD in terms of these rules. |
| (4) | The onus rests on the registered persons to provide evidence to demonstrate that competence was developed or maintained. |
| (5) | In the event that a registered person is selected for audit, such registered person must send, within four weeks of receiving notification to this effect, whatever information ECSA may seek for purposes of the audit. |
| (6) | If a voluntary association or an accredited educational institution provided a CPD activity, written verification from such recognised voluntary association or accredited educational institution will be recognised as sufficient evidence of attendance. |
| (7) | Where a CPD activity was provided by any other person or organisation who is not an approved CPD provider, approval of such CPD activity must be obtained from the Council and proof of attendance must be submitted. |
| (8) | The Council must advise a registered person, within 30 days after completion of an audit, of the outcome of such audit. |
| (9) | If during an audit a registered person is assessed as having failed to meet the requirements, the Council shall take the necessary steps as may have been deemed necessary and appropriate to deal with the matter. Every matter will be handled on a case-by-case basis |