• Participation in the ongoing process of reviewing and
updating Tertiary educational facilities and curricula for
Chemical Engineering.
• The provision of guidance to recent graduates and to
industry in the effective use of the engineer-in-training
period, to the benefit of employee and employer.
• The improvement of the technical competence of our
members through continuing education programs that
include seminars, conferences, courses and plant visits.
Most of these activities are conducted at branch level.
• The promotion of industrial sponsorship for Chemical
Engineering departments at Universities and Tech-
nikons.
• Publication of the
South African Chemical Engineering
Journal.
• Distribution of the
Chemical Technology
magazine
published by Crown Publications to all members of
SAIChE IChemE.
• Liaison with other Engineering Institutions in matters
of general importance to engineers, including national
issues that involve representations to Government and
matters of public interest.
• Liaison between SAIChE and the WCEC connects our
engineers to the international environment of Chemi-
cal Engineers.
• Attracting Technicians and Technologists to Chemical
Engineering and the more effective utilisation of Profes-
sional Engineers.
• Accreditation of CPD points to relevant chemical engi-
neering activities.
Although SAIChE IChemE provides many services and
benefits to its members, the best way to benefit from the
organisation is to become involved. Become involved in your
local branch, meet and stay in contact with other chemical
engineers, grow your networks, attend seminars, broaden
your horizons, attend professional development courses
to grow your own professional skills, help to develop other
engineers, share your views with the profession.
I look forward to 2016, to stay in contact with chemical
engineers in South Africa and internationally, to learn from
others, to stay informed about issues that our wonderful
profession are involved in and to do my little bit to make
South Africa and the world a better place.
Dawie van Vuuren
President SAIChE IChemE
IChemE SAIChE NEWS
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Chemical Technology • January 2015