Council for the Built Environment

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Council for theBuilt Environment
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• Vision
• Sustainable built environment professions,
  serving public and national interests.
• Mission
• Through good governance of the built environment
  professions, facilitate integrated development,
  whilst promoting efficiency and effectiveness.
• For A Better Built Environment

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Mandate

• Established by an Act of Parliament
• (Act 43 of 2000)
• Act became operational in September 2001, after
  establishment of six built environment councils
  for
• Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects,
  Quantity Surveyors, Project and Construction
  Managers and Property Valuers.
• To implement governments strategy for the
  transformation of the Built Environment
  Professions.

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• CBE Council appointed March 2002
• Council launched April 2002 by Minister
• Started meetings May 2002

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CBE Organisational Structure
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Objectives of the CBE strategy

• Established to underpin key government policies
• 1 Promote and protect interests of public in
  the built environment
• 2 Promote sustainable built and natural
  environment
• 3 Promote human resource development in the
  built environment

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• 4 Facilitate participation by built environment
  professions in integrated development in
  context of national goals
• 5 Promote appropriate standards of health,
  safety and environmental protection
• 6 Promote sound governance of built environment
  

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• 7 Promote liaison with Government in
  training standards (the Republic elsewhere).
• 8 Serve as a forum for built environment
  professionals to discuss relevant
• qualifications, standards of education,
  competence, legislation (impacting on the built
  environment).
• 9 Ensure the uniform application of norms and
  guidelines set by the Councils for the
  Professions.

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CBE Programmes

• 1. Administrative Financial
• (Business Plan, Delegation of Powers, Governance
  Issues, Policies, Audit Functions)
• 2. Education Research Registration
• (ID of Work, Accreditation, Status of
  Professions)
• 3. Communication Marketing
• (Roadshows, Regional Offices, Academic
  Institutions)
• 4. Legal
• (Listing 3A, Appeals, Competition Commission)

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Current Constraints

• New Establishment of DPW Learning Curve
• Currently Organizational Phase Strategic
  Planning
• Initial Limited Resources
• Limited Funding (R1m Grant)
• No Staff
• No Office Accommodation
• Lack of Community Awareness Re Professions
• Delivery on Mandate - Robust Resources Required

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Thank you