Transcript A vibrant society A vibrant future

A vibrant society
A vibrant future
Presidential Address 20 October 2014
Carien Botha Pr Eng
A vibrant society - A vibrant future
We are a vibrant, learned society,
representing and promoting
Industrial Engineering in Southern
Africa
We represent, promote and advance
the professional interests of our members
and of the Industrial Engineering discipline
in Southern Africa,
and in so doing
improve the supply and demand
for Industrial Engineering
in terms of both quantity and quality
Perspectives
Perspectives
Perspectives
Perspectives
Professional Registration Statistics
Professional Registration Statistics
September 2013
September 2013
7,000
Coloured
7,000
Female
6,000
African
6,000
Male
5,000
Asian
5,000
White
Mining
Metallurgy
Mechanical
Industrial
Electrical
Chemical
Civil
Mining
Metallurgy
-
Mechanical
-
Industrial
1,000
Electrical
1,000
Chemical
2,000
Civil
2,000
Agricultural
3,000
Aeronautical
3,000
Agricultural
4,000
Aeronautical
4,000
Realities
Transformation
Growth
Professional Registration
Technical Qualifications
Post Graduate Studies
New Curricula B Tech Eng
1st Generation Students
M.C. Escher's Symmetry Watercolour; www.wikipedia.com
10 years from now?
Industrial Engineers
8th amongst the 100 scarce-most skills in South Africa
5th
Programme and Project Manager
37th
Manufacturing Managers
62nd
Supply and Distribution Manager
80th
Production and Operations Manager
90th
Logistics
99th
Quality Systems Manager
The Paradox
Finding employment amidst scarcity
Industry requirements
The changing world of work
Vs
IE Curricula
A fixed paradigm
B Eng Industrial standard grade ?
Our identity in the workplace skills based or role based?
Roles
Well-defined
ito IE skill-set
Ill-defined
ito IE skill-set
IE
1
2
New Frontiers
Space Invaders
Other
Skills & Qualifications
Safe Zone
3
4
Uncharted Waters
Source: Skills through and for SIPS – Skills scarcity in Industrial Engineering, Occupational Team Feedback Report 2,
May 2014
Strategic Focus Areas
1. Relevance
Industrial Engineering Profession
Members
2. Growth
Membership
Revenue
3. Effective functioning
Council
Interaction with Members
2013 – 2014
2014 - 2015
Promoting the IE Profession
Launched / In Process
In the Pipeline
 Skills Scarcity
 Impact of IE
 Career Choice Guidance
 “UJ Pilot”
 PRx Support
 Short Courses in IE
 Web Content - various
 SETA Partnerships
 “Curricula study”
Promoting the interest of our Members
Membership
Marketing & Communication
Career & Professional Development Support
Events
Special Interests & Regional Groups
Journal
Governance
Effective Functioning
Council
Interaction with Members
Accountability, Focus, Automation, Controls
2014
•
2015
18 Members of Council, 23 Portfolios
•
Larger portfolios
 Zero based Budget aligned to Strategy
•
Working Committees
 Automated Transacting & Reduced
•
Support Structures
 Portfolio Objectives aligned to Strategy
Administrative Workload
 Treasury & Governance
 Online Interactive Platform
Relevance
Registration, Mentorship, CPD, PAC
Growing the number of Registered Professionals
CPD Support to Registered Professionals
2014
2015
 Registration Support
•
Online Training
 New Discipline Specific Training
•
Discipline Specific Training
Guidelines
Guidelines
 Mentor – Connector Initiative
•
B Tech
 Establish Mentor Community
•
B Tech Eng
 Career guidance through online platform
•
N Dip
•
More alternatives for CPD
 Automated CPD Administration
Relevance
Journal
Research in Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management
ISI accredited
Internationally recognised
 Profits
–
Re-invested in growth
–
Honorariums
 Single to Multiple Editorship
–
Section Editors, Editorial Assistants, Language Editors
 Improved visibility - Open Access
 3 + editions per year
 Self funded print runs
Relevance
Growth
toProfession
the Profession
toMembership
our Members
Revenue
•
Special
Interest Groups
2014
- 2015
Career Choice
Marketing
• • Regional,
Academic
& Student Branches
Marketing Mentorship, CPD, PAC
• • Registration,
•
•
 Students & Young Professionals
ECSA task team – National Development Plan
 Enhanced Web-based Functions
Conferences
 Advertising Revenue
•
Journal
 Corporate Membership
Growth
Revenue & Investment
Growing our Revenue Base beyond Membership income
•
parity with other VA’s
 Significant escalation in membership fees in next few years
 Journal – sustainable & growing profit
 Conferences – ROI > 15%, 20%
 Advertising revenue - 50% of total revenue base
 Overall revenue growth – 25% year on year in next two years
A vibrant society
A vibrant future
We are a Voluntary Association
of Industrial Engineering Practitioners,
who associate with one another
to advance our profession,
and our
individual and collective skill
in applying our knowledge
to the benefit of society