Virtual panel discussion
Internationally, control and instrumentation (C&I) is recognised as an engineering discipline. In South Africa it is not. The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) does not have a registration category for C&I, although some discussion has recently been initiated. In our panel discussion we asked industry players to comment on these issues; including the question of what benefits ECSA registration offers. The comments made by the participants are their views and are not necessarily the views of their companies or organisations.
 Petrus Klopper, SAIMC Tshwane Branch/Ai2SA; Dr. Otis Tichatonga Nyandoro,
SACAC president/Wits; Jurie Weidemann, Allpronix / SAIMC Tshwane
and Dave Wibberley, Adroit Technologies.
The questions answered by the virtual panel are:
- Is it important for C&I to be recognised as an engineering discipline
- Does ECSA registration offer engineers and technologists any benefits?
- Should SAIMC or any other professional institute do more to achieve recognition of C&I as an engineering discipline?
- As in other disciplines, such as accounting, should registration as a C&I engineer or technologist require an examination? If so, should it be administered by ECSA or SAIMC or any other institution?
- Are academic and universities of technology providing enough opportunities to qualify students as a C&I engineer or technologist? Should it be offered as an undergrad or post-graduate qualification?
- There is talk about changing the technologist and BTech requirements at universities of technology. Do you believe that the current system meets the requirements of industry or is there room for change? If so, what are your expectations?... (more)
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Invitation
On behalf of National Instruments, you are cordially invited to attend:
LabVIEW Developer Days 2016
Build Code. Get Answers. Improve Your Skills.
DATES: Johannesburg: 5 July 2016; Cape Town: July 7 2016
Continued professional development is a great way to add value and create opportunities in your career. LabVIEW Developer Days is an exclusive knowledge-sharing session for professionals on advanced concepts and tips and tricks in LabVIEW that can help you develop faster and better with LabVIEW.
LabVIEW Developer Days is a complimentary full-day event designed to enhance your NI LabVIEW programming skills through practical, in-depth technical presentations and discussions with experienced LabVIEW developers and engineers involved in development of LabVIEW.
Who should attend:
Engineers, scientists and programmers currently using LabVIEW and interested in further developing their programming skills. You can choose from different tracks based on your application and pick from sessions that cover intermediate to advanced concepts.
Why you should attend:
- Learn tips and tricks, application best practices and how to leverage different features with LabVIEW
- Network with local LabVIEW programmers and share your expertise
- Bring your questions and discuss different options for addressing application challenges
- Enhance your LabVIEW programming proficiency
Register for this complimentary event to improve your LabVIEW development skills with software design principles and methodologies presented over the course of the day. You can choose from different tracks based on your application and pick from sessions that cover intermediate to advanced concepts. Click here to view the complete programme Click here to register online now For further information, contact: National Instruments,
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