ROLE OF SACPCMP IN DEVELOPING
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Raymond Nkado MBA PhD PrQS PMAQS MRICS Pr.CPM MCIOB
President: SACPCMP
Director: QualConsul QS
Honorary Professor: University of the Witwatersrand
THOUGHTS
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Overview of SACPCMP
• A statutory body established in terms of section(2)
of the Project and Construction Management Act,
2000 (Act No. 48 of 2000)
• Council is made up of 10 members 6 from the Project
and Construction Management fraternity, 2 from
Government and 2 Public representatives
SACQSP
SACPCMP
SACPVP
SACAP
SACLAP
CBE
ECSA
Categories of Registration
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Professional Construction Manager
Professional Construction Project Manager
Candidate Construction Manager
Candidate Construction Project Manager
Professional Construction Mentor
Construction Mentor
Other categories prescribed by the council
Definition of Construction PM
The management of projects within the built
environment from conception to completion,
including the management of related professional
services.
The Construction Project Manager is the one
point of responsibility in this regard.
Definition of Construction Management
The management of the physical construction process
within the built environment and includes the coordination, administration and management of
resources.
The Construction Manager is the one point of
responsibility in this regard.
Further Definition
Construction management is a professional field
that focuses on each part of the construction
process of any built environment. Construction
management typically encompasses commercial
building sites or multi-unit residential sites.
Construction management of the site may be
maintained by a general contractor or a separate
entity, and the construction management personnel
or firm answers to the [client] developer and is
responsible for overseeing every aspect of the
project from start to finish
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Overall registration statistics
3500
3000
2500
C.CM
2000
C.CPM
Pr.CM
1500
Pr.CPM
Cum. Total
1000
500
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Recent (Dynamic) Registration Statistics
CCM
CCPM
Pr.CM
Pr.CPM
Pr.CMentor
Total
Oct’11
197
697
768
1599
13
3274
May ‘12
77
641
409
850
12
1989
% Drop
61%
8%
47%
47%
8%
39%
SACPCMP Contribution
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Competency certification for registered persons in
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Construction project management
Construction management
Construction mentor
Recognition and certification of continuing professional
development (CPD)
Upstream input into education of professionals through
mandatory accreditation of tertiary academic
programmes
Intended partnerships with practices to achieve effective
mentoring of candidates prior to registration
Student Chapter initiative to grow interest in professions
SACPCMP Contribution
• Recognise new areas of expertise such as
sustainability in construction in assessments for
registration and CPD accreditation
• Sponsor research and scholarship / bursaries with
the support of VAs to enhance academic and
research excellence and promote transformation
• Fulfil the mandate of ‘protecting the public’ from
resource wastage and incompetence through
implementation of the code of conduct for
practitioners and effective disciplinary procedure
Opportunities for construction industry (Ofori)
Address image as
offering dirty,
demanding and
dangerous , low-paying,
precarious jobs
Interest of clients, end
purchasers, users in
performance of buildings
will raise performance in
industry
Stiffer competition from
green building wave will
lead to innovation
Market pressure will lead
to professionalism in
industry
Firms, practitioners will
have greater social
responsibility
New, greater,
challenging, business
opportunities
POSSIBLE FUTURE SCENARIO FOR SACPCMP
LONELY PLANET
STRONG LOCAL
/ GLOBAL
ECONOMY
IDEAL WORLD
FROM
FAILED DELIVERY
EXPERIENCE
TO
DANGER ZONE
CONSISTENTLY
SUCCESSFUL
DELIVERY
EXPERIENCE
SURVIVOR ZONE
LOCAL / GLOBAL
ECONOMIC
MELT-DOWN
Conclusion
• Innovativeness
• Ethics
• Competency / Expertise
are required to meet present and future capital
investment needs in the SA economy
• Glamorising CM (CPM appears to have an
edge)
• SACPCMP contribution must be part of
collaborative input with other key stakeholders