The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements (GDHuS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to implement the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements Professionalisation Programme for Built Environment Practitioners.

The MoA formalises a strategic partnership between the two entities founded on a shared commitment to strengthening technical capacity, improving infrastructure delivery, and advancing accountability, ethics, and professionalisation for about 30 practitioners working for GDHuS.

Through this collaboration, the CBE and GDHuS will work together to implement interventions contained in the Professionalisation and Skills Development Strategy for the Public Sector, ensuring practitioners are mentored and supported to obtain their professional registration with various regulatory councils.

The professionalisation programme will focus on structured candidacy training and development, mentorship, coaching, professional registration support, recognition of prior learning (RPL), professional memberships, work exposure, and a joint monitoring and evaluation framework.

Implementation of the programme will commence in February 2026, following the MoA signing and induction workshop. Initial activities will include a baseline technical skills audit, candidate contracting, mentorship appointments, onboarding onto structured candidacy frameworks, and integration into the Built Environment National Logbook (BENL). By working together, the CBE and the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements aim to build a sustainable skills pipeline that supports long-term institutional capacity, service delivery excellence, and public-interest outcomes.

 

Issued by:

Dr Msizi Myeza

Chief Executive Officer

Council for the Built Environment

Tel: 012 346 3985

www.cbe.org.za

 

Enquiries:

Council for the Built Environment

Ms Sinah Ndala

Communications Practitioner

Mobile : 078 423 1942

Email : sinah@cbe.org.za