The Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Measurement and Control (SAIMC) has been the voice for the southern African control and instrumentation (C&I) industry for over 50 years. As a result of rapidly evolving technologies and the close link of C&I systems to business success, the organisation has seen the role of C&I practitioners become more critical within organisations.
Following a strategic meeting held in May, industry stakeholders and the SAIMC council made a decision to grow C&I proficiency and skills in the industry, enhance recognition of member status and provide input into standards that impact on C&I practitioners. The ultimate goal is to see the C&I profession as a recognised discipline in the Engineering Council of South Africa.
“In order to fortify the C&I engineering discipline in South Africa, the SAIMC decided to create a fresh new look and feel to the brand image, repositioning us as a progressive, creative, innovative, transparent society, working towards uplifting automation, instrumentation and control to an official engineering discipline,” explains Vinesh Maharaj, president of the SAIMC.
Through this repositioning, the SAIMC is looking forward to reshaping the perception of the C&I engineering discipline at school and university levels and establishing C&I engineering development programmes. To achieve this, the SAIMC will focus on engaging with ECSA and Government to recognise C&I as a separate engineering discipline. Furthermore, the SAIMC will provide mentorship programmes and partner with various learning and industrial organisations to provide suitable mentors in this field.
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