CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS WORKING IN GOVERNMENT implementation Solomon Monyepao 27 /02 /2014
CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERS WORKING IN GOVERNMENT
implementation
Solomon Monyepao 27 /02 /2014
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DISTRICT/ STATION ENGINEERS ENGINEERINGTECHNICIANS
SURVEYTECHNICIANS
� HEAD OFFICE 10 2 0
� CAPRICORN 2 1 1
� MOPANI 2 3 0
� SEKHUKHUNI 2 1 1
� VHEMBE 4 1 0
� WATERBERG 2 0 1
TOTAL 22 8 3
PROFESSIONAL
REGISTRATIONS
11 1 0
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Bursary Holders : UKZN = 3 3rd & 2nd yr.
UZ = 6 3rd yr.
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• Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme
• Veterinary Services
• Disaster Management
• Land Care and Soil Conservation
• Special Projects
• Revitalisation of Smallholder Irrigation schemes
• Sister Departments and Development Agencies (DRDLA,
Local Municipalities, IDT etc.)
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• Programme Coordinators (100%)
• Farmers in government owned schemes (100%)
• Small holder farmers in government assisted community
farming entities (100%)
• Semi-Commercial / emerging individual farmers (95%)
• Private established community farming entities (95%)
• Commercial farmers (<1%)
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PROGRAMME PROJECTS
CASP � Poultry structures
� Irrigation systems & farm dams
� Reservoirs
� Shade nets
� Tunnels
� Pack houses
� Fencing
� Aquaculture structures
� Stock water
� Abattoirs
� Animal handling
VETERINARY SERVICES � Fencing
� Animal Handling facilities (Crush pens, Feedlots, Dip tanks)
� Redline houses
DISASTER MANAGEMENT � Various farm infrastructure
RESTITUTION � Farm Machinery & Tools
� Irrigation Systems
LAND CARE & SOIL CONSERVATION � Fencing
� Soil Conservation structures
SPECIAL PROJECTS � Various (mainly Poultry Structures, Irrigation systems)
SISTER DEPARTMENTS &
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
� Various (mainly poultry structures, irrigation systems, water
resources developments & fencing)
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EMPLOYER INDICATORS
� Advisory reports (Planning, scoping, preliminary design)
� Design Reports
� Completion Certificates
� Adhoc Technical advisory reports
ENGINEERS DELIVERABLES
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WORK TYPE PRODUCT Ave produced annually
Scoping/prelim
design/planning
A report with recommendations 40
Design A Document ready for Procurement
(BoQ, Specs, Drawings)
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Construction Supervision Payments Certificates,
Variations,
Progress reports,
Site minutes &
Completion Certificates
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Adhoc Technical advices Written recommendations 60
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Positions available
� Candidate Engineer (CE) (11)
� Engineer_Production (EP) (5)
� Chief Engineer (ChE) (6)
� Survey Technician (ST) (3)
� Candidate Engineering Technician (CET)(7)
� Engineering Technician_Production (ETP) (1)
� Control Engineering Technician (CET) (1)
Tasks Operationdelegated Position
Checking delegated position
Approval delegated position
Fencing• Planning,
• Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings)
Candidate Engineering Technician
Engineering Technician Production
Control Engineering Technician
Farm Buildings & Animal
Handling Facilities• Planning,
• Design (BoQ,Specs, Drawings)
Candidate Engineer Engineer Production Chief Engineer
Irrigation Systems• Planning,
• Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings)
Candidate Engineer / Candidate Engineering Technician
Engineer Production / Engineering Technician Production
Chief Engineer
Soil Conservation• Planning,
• Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings)
Engineering Technician Control Engineering Technician
Chief Engineer
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Tasks Operationdelegated Position
Checking delegated position
Approval delegated position
Earthfill dams• Planning,
• Design (BoQ, Specs, Drawings)
Eng Tech Production_(<5m;
<50 000m)
Engineer Production_(5m – 12m;
Category 1)
Control Eng Technician
Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer
Stock Water• Planning,
• Design (BoQ,Specs, Drawings)
Candidate Engineer / Candidate
Engineering Technician
Engineer Production /
Engineering Technician
Production
Chief Engineer
Construction Contract
Management1. Site Handover
2. Site agent approval
3. OHS plan
4. Sub-Contractor Approval
5. Disputes
6. Ext of time
7. Scope Changes
8. Commissioning
1. EngTech Production
2. EngTech Production
3. EngTech Production
4. EngTech Production
5. Control Eng Tech
6. EngTech Production
7. EngTech Production
8. EngTech Production
1. Control Eng Tech
2. Control Eng Tech
3. Control Eng Tech
4. Control Eng Tech
5. Chief Engineer
6. Control Eng Tech
7. Control Eng Tech
8. Control Eng Tech
Chief Engineer
Construction supervision1. Appointment of Engineer Rep
2. Site inspections & Instructions
3. Variation orders
4. Payment Certificates
5. Completion Certificates
1. Engineer Production
2. EngTech Production
3. EngTech Production
4. EngTech Production
5. EngTech Production
1. Chief engineer
2. Control Eng Tech
3. Control Eng Tech
4. Control Eng Tech
5. Control Eng Tech
Chief Engineer
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DISORDER
COMPLEX COMPLICATED / KNOWABLE
CHAOTIC SIMPLE / KNOWN
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Current and envisaged domains of operation
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- Present operation
- Envisaged operation
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Tasks1. Technical Advices2. Planning3. Designs4. Surveys5. Standard designs6. Construction Supervision7. Construction Contract
management
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• Agriculture is a Pillar within government’s long term EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Engineers duties: > Infrastructure - on-farm & off-farm (Irrigation
schemes, Agro Processing, Aquaculture, Abattoirs)
> Capacity building – training & Technology transfer
> Limited resources – Innovations for resource preservations
• Infrastructure available: - 100% operational
- Partially operational
- Dormant
Engineers possible duties: > Evaluations
> Maintenance
> Incorporation of New technologies
> Improving standard designs
> Mechanization planning
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• Planning and Execution within same year
• Minimal Integrated Planning
• Budget/Funding: Limited operational
Reduced capital budget
• Spending time on non engineering tasks
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• Agricultural Engineers remains scarce resource in
government
• Did Agricultural Engineering reach end of s-curve
> Innovation & creativity
> Technology Management
> Research
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