WHO IS SACAP AND ITS ROLE?
HOW SHOULD YOU COMPLETE YOUR INTERN?
SACAP is an official regulator for all Architectural professionals who practise in South Africa. SACAP registers candidates and professionals in an appropriate category of registration for which the architectural graduate has completed the relevant architectural education. SACAP is responsible to accredit and regulate architectural education in South Africa.
Candidates are required to complete a compulsory period of internship (three years for Candidate Architectural Draughtspersons and two years for all other categories) in accordance with the SACAP PPE Policy.
SACAP’S ACCREDITED ARCHITECTURAL LEARNING SITES (ALS) SACAP uses the name ALS to identify its Higher Learning Institutions which are accredited to offer the Diploma or the Degree in Architecture. The following are SACAP’s recognised ALS’s: Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Durban University of Technology (DUT), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of the Free State (UFS), University of Johannesburg (UJ), University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), University of Pretoria (UP) and University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).
HOW TO APPLY TO BECOME A CANDIDATE?
During the internship period, registered candidates are required to submit Monthly Training Records (MTR). Candidates must complete the internship under an experienced professional mentor who is the professional registered with SACAP in a category corresponding to or higher than that of the candidate.
HOW DO YOU AS A CANDIDATE COMPLETE YOUR MONTHLY TRAINING RECORDS (MTR)? Monthly Training Records (MTR) must be submitted monthly within 14 days of the end of each month for the duration of the internship. No ’back dated’ MTR, or records for training before the date of registration will be accepted. The mentor will be required to confirm that the information on the MTR is a true and accurate reflection of the nature and level of work performed.
Once a student has obtained a recognised architectural qualification, the next step is to apply for the registration with SACAP. All architectural graduates that apply for registration are registered as candidates.
The mentor must also submit a written report, outlining the nature, level of work performed, as well as the professional competencies displayed by the candidate at the end of the period of internship.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXAMINATION (PPE)
Complete an Application for Registration as a Candidate form which is available as a downloadable document from the SACAP website: www.sacapsa.com.
The PPE is normally written twice per annum, in March and September.
SACAP is introducing the new online system called Your Membership (YM) which will enable you to register and send all supporting documents online.
The examination consists of two papers. Paper 2 is not compulsory for persons registered as Candidate Draughtspersons.
The following original documents must be included with the application form and be submitted to the Registration Unit: Application form – Application to Register as a Candidate including undertaking by mentor, certified copies of qualifications, certified copy of ID book or Passport, certified copy of Senior School Certificate or Equivalent Curriculum Vitae
PROCESSES TO UPGRADE FROM CANDIDATE TO PROFESSIONAL As a candidate you have to complete a prescribed period of internship in accordance with SACAP Practical Training and Examination Policy. After completion of at least 50% of the internship period, candidates are eligible to write the Professional Practice Examination (PPE). After passing the PPE and completing the full period of Internship, a candidate can apply to be upgrade to a professional registration category (Application to Upgrade Registration).
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