Page 20 -

GREENED UP

SALI ATTAINS VA STATUS WITH

SACLAP

SACLAP is the South African Council for the Landscape Architectural Profession. It serves
to provide for the registration of professional and candidates and specified categories in
the Landscape Architectural and Management professions. This registration comprises
numerous aspects such as candidacy, professional registration, voluntary associations,
continuing professional development (CPD) etc.

How to register with SACLAP as a Registered candidates that have been How to accredit training pro-
professional registered for more than two years are grammes and events for CPD
also invited to consider this special points
ACLAP has introduced a special dispensation.
registration dispensation for a SALI has had numerous enquiries as to how
Slimited period in order to encourage The policy documents and application the process of accrediting and allocating
people that have been working forms for Landscape Architectural CPD points for training / seminars /
without registration in the industry, for Profession and Landscape Management events / meetings actually works. It
an extended period. The Landscape Profession are downloadable from SACLAP, should be noted that this is for activities
Architectural Profession Act, Act no 45 of www.saclap.org.za. that are open to the public. Events within
2000, was promulgated in order to ensure companies do not require registration.
that the landscape profession is regulated SACLAP would also like to announce that
in the interests of the public. from 1 March 2020 onwards, the SACLAP SALI requires the following infor-
application for registration process will mation:
The Landscape Architectural Profession be automated and paperless with the
Act calls for the registration of all introduction of the Integrated Electronic • topic of the seminar / training
persons who choose to be involved Built Environment System (IEBES) by • CV of the person who is presenting the
in the landscape profession either as the Council for the Built Environment seminar/training
Candidate or Professional. A registered (CBE). This system will be a central • course material (e.g PowerPoint slide
Candidate MUST work under supervision repository of all six Councils for the Built show)
of a SACLAP registered Professional. Environment Professions (CBEP) registers • anticipated duration of the event.
Continued practising in the industry of Professionals and Candidates in the
without registration goes against the law Built Environment. The introduction of the The information will be reviewed by SALI
of the land and may result in criminal system will improve efficiency in terms of to determine the number of CPD points
prosecution. turnaround times and the integrity of the that individuals can claim for attending
data. More details will be communicated a specific seminar / training, etc. It will
Due to capacity constraints, SACLAP has not soon. then add this activity to the schedule for
actively policed and enforced registration, SACLAP ratification. Once ratified, the
however this situation is about to change. SALI is a Voluntary Association applicant will be notified accordingly and
In order to assist persons that may be it will be placed on the SALI website.
on the wrong side of the law, Council SALI has attained Voluntary Association
is introducing this special dispensation (VA) status with SACLAP as of March The deadlines for submission of events for
for a limited period of one year – from 2019, meaning that SALI can now submit CPD credits consideration will be the end
1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020. training / seminars /events / meetings etc. of each quarter (31 March 2020, 30 June
The registration process has been made to SACLAP for ratification of Continued 2020, 30 September 2020, 31 December
much easier, much faster, less tedious for Professional Development (CPD) points. 2020).
both applicants and assessors, and is very CPD is the process whereby SACLAP
cost effective. It involves the submission professionally registered individuals can As a voluntary association, SALI will
of a portfolio of evidence to prove the accumulate points so as to ensure that circulate the list of training / seminars /
attainment of the core competencies of their professional registration can be events / meetings which have been ratified
the particular registration category. The renewed, due to compliance with the by SACLAP, together with the allocated
portfolio of evidence is assessed and if the registration process, at the end of every approved points, to all SALI members. This
evidence submitted is found to meet the five year cycle. For more information on schedule will also be made available on
minimum standard, the applicant will then this refer to the SACLAP website. the SALI website and will be updated from
be registered. time to time. LSA

Contact Corne Nothnagel
067 246 3092 or
gauteng@sali.co.za

18 Landscape SA • Issue 93 2020