2009-morgan-q173-oral-shortages-of-engineers-99d100ffd39638cd.pdf

A 2009 draft reply to the National Assembly detailing engineering shortages within the South African Department of Water and Environmental Affairs. The Department reports significant vacancies in civil (210) and mechanical (16) engineering roles and outlines mitigation strategies including a Learning Academy, bursaries, and the use of retired specialists.

• The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs reports specific shortages of engineers within its own operations, though it lacks data for the broader water sector. For civil engineers, 95 posts are filled with 210 vacant out of 305 total posts. For mechanical engineers, 11 posts are filled with 16 vacant out of 27 total posts. The Department does not recruit chemical engineers because it only supplies bulk raw water, noting that these specialists are primarily used by municipalities for designing and operating Water Treatment Plants.
• To address engineering shortages, the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs has implemented several recruitment and training initiatives. These include a Learning Academy currently training five civil engineers and seven mechanical engineers, and the awarding of bursaries to 20 civil engineering and 10 mechanical engineering students. Additionally, the Department utilizes retired specialist engineers for skills development and intends to implement an Occupation Specific Dispensation to offer competitive remuneration to attract engineers, scientists, technologists, artisans, and other scarce skills.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). 2009-morgan-q173-oral-shortages-of-engineers-99d100ffd39638cd.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2009-Morgan-Q173-Oral-shortages-of-engineers.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2009-morgan-q173-oral-shortages-of-engineers-99d100ffd39638cd.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2009-Morgan-Q173-Oral-shortages-of-engineers.pdf?x21779.

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@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsnd2009morganq173oralshortagesofengineers99d100ffd39638cdpdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{2009-morgan-q173-oral-shortages-of-engineers-99d100ffd39638cd.pdf}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2009-Morgan-Q173-Oral-shortages-of-engineers.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }