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About Us
The National Society of Black
Engineers (NSBE) South Africa was established in 1995, with its main focus
on academic progress of University students. The initial programmes included
weekly workshops where qualified engineers addressed students as guest
speakers. The focus of these workshops later became more academic and
included study groups, tutorial sessions and study aids.
The NSBE is a voluntary
organisation which was established with the vision of ensuring full
participation of Black Engineers in the mainstream economy, wealth creation
and distribution. Its purpose is to broaden the engineering skill-base by
promoting the engineering profession amongst Black people of South Africa
and recruiting aspiring and prospective engineers into the profession, and
encouraging their retention throughout their productive lifespan within the
profession.
There is a chronic shortage of engineers in South Africa, in South Africa,
and global. As a result, there is a global demand for engineers, with the
industry experiencing difficulty in retaining engineers.
These challenges are reflected in the construction, mining and
infrastructural sectors. The NSBE has taken up this challenge to address the
critical need.
The mandate of the NSBE is therefore :
- To bridge the skills gap in the
engineering industry
- To facilitate the access of new
entrants into the industry
- To retain skills
- To act as the driver of
transformation in the sector Cto facilitate dialogue session around
transformation
- To create a platform for debate
and engagement around transformation and skills development within the
industry.
NSBEs core stakeholders are :
- Grades 10-12 Learners C NSBE
interventions to drive new entrants into the field
- University students C
mentorship to develop potential engineers
- New entrants into the
engineering field C to retain them in the industry
- Middle to Senior Management C
to drive transformational agenda, mentoring and coaching new entrants
- Executive Management
- Government C to partner with
government to achieve governments agenda looking towards 2014
- Corporate C to work together
with corporate to address skills and resources challenges
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NSBE Structure...
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