Hi guys, thanks for stopping by! Please excuse the audio on my guest, he is a bit soft spoken than I am and you know the village is still struggling with resources but anyway I know you will find value, its clear just soft . Also I'm noticing from the comments that the village is mentioning postgrad studies, my guest did speak about it but the contnet creator in me thought its too obvious , so I editied it out. Yes today there is no Btech, you need your Advanced Diploma or a Bachelor's Degree to raise your chances. I want to leave Sipho's email address from mentorship but my phone has died and cant access messages. :) Time stamps: 00:00 Start and Guest introduction 02:25 What is the difference between a technologist and an engineer? University and University of technology training. 07:40 Different types of jobs available within the civil engineering profession 10:40 Other certifications required in order to progress 12:33 Project Management Training 13:39 Where to look for jobs? 20:45 Whats happening in the civil engineering industry? 25:20 Which channels to follow when job hunting? 26:59 Sipho on getting his internship 27:47 2010 Benefits 29:28 What happened after the 2010 world cup? 32:00 Sipho's background 35:27 Getting his internship 37:00 Career Regrets 40:19 Sipho's advise and mentorship 44:00 Last remarks from Sipho to graduates Please like and share this video whith someone who might need it!

I love what you are doing. Please keep going 👍

This is another valuable and educational conversation right here.

My advice to graduates and matriculants: Avoid the diploma, aim for the BengTech, Bsc/Beng and if you are forced to do the diploma make sure you do the advanced diploma immediately afterwards. There is no work, and no money for diploma graduates.

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T-BO touch is now a Civil Engineer🔥🙆🏼‍♂️ Good info he has, very much appreciated🙌🏽

You are doing a great job sister.

Thank you, Sisi Boni, for this valuable conversation. I hear Sipho state where graduates must go when they want to enter the industry, but it is not easy, so every place has its own language. I've noticed something our education system failed us, a few months ago President said that" we just don't have Good Planners". while we do have people who hold bachelor's with Dean's Merit & Master's Degrees, but there are no good planners, which means education is just a business nowadays. the advice that I can give final year students, if you don't want to stay home next year, please do apply for postgraduate studies, and then you'll try to apply for a job while you are studying your postgrad.

Thanks Boni, im doing my National Diploma for Civil Engineering so this will be helpful.

Easily put guys, When you go to a traditional [Beng/BSc] University you can register to be a candidate Engineer straight from Varsity. When you go to a university of Technology you can do a [Beng tech] and you'd need a [Beng tech Hons] then an MSc to be a Candidate Engineer but if you don't want that you can register as a candidate Technologist. But if you do a diploma you need an advance diploma then an honors and then an MSc to be registered as a candidate Engineer. As someone whose studied at all 3 levels I'd advise going to do a BSc or Beng Engineering for 4years at a traditional university as it gives you direct access to candidacy which is the most ideal role.

Thank you sis Boni this is really educational. Alot of us are getting direction on what steps to follow from your channel. Thank you also Mr for sharing your intelligence and knowledge with us. 🙏❤ Sis, please interview a mine safety officer...not much is said about safety officers

As someone with a draughting qualification, experience and N6 in civil. He is right about contractors starting companies without knowledge or qualifications causing problems in the industry. Corruption is also killing the consulting space.

Wow! Great conversation with an amazing guest who possesses a wealth of knowledge and shares it very well. Thank you Sisi for this valuable conversation 🥰

Can you please ask him about civil laboratory companies how do they get their jobs if they starting out

Hey Bonii. I know i might be late but it's all love. Could you please help us with apprenticeship programs for diesel mechanics please🙏❤

Thanks for the interview. Please consider bringing a data scientist.

Some engineering programs in higher education need to be reevaluated because there is an increasing number of civil engineers who are currently unemployed, even as more graduates are being produced. It's time for a reassessment. advice for final year students maintain good grades then bridge out from engineering to ComSci postgraduate studies you'll smile alone later.

@Sipho , as civil engineering community, we have seen government promoting TVET route and yet when you get to a point where you need to register with professional bodies like ECSA, SACPCMP, your TVET DIPLOMA is not recognized. Wht do you think such a young graduate should do ?

Eii sis Bonny this industry is very bad now but what i can advise is that if you have a diploma and can’t find internships one can try to register with ECSA as a candidate technician though you register with money and it has annual fees but it can better your chances of getting a job. But as for matriculations no guys go for BEng or Bsc if you wanna be a civil engineer and make sure you have a busary/sponsor there after you struggle that much.

Can you find us one for mining engineering please which one is the best compared to civil engineering

Hey sis Boni.im new to this channel. Please consider interviewing a metallurgical engineer.

Hi, I would advice anyone pursuing civil engineering, if possible, to go for the traditional university route to become an engineer as it takes 4yrs to graduate compared to the university of technology 7yr route which entails N Dip (Eng) (3yrs) >> BTech (Eng) (2yrs)>>MEng (2yrs) route to meet the requirements to register as a Professional Engineer with the ECSA.

Thank you so much sis Boni... I'm doing national diploma in civil engineering... next year I will be doing my final year which end on first semester (on june) from July to December I should be doing inservices training... so I head this gentleman saying we must submit our documents to local Municipality... which documents are needed exactly and when I arrive there should i say... do i leave them at receptionist or ...like I'm lost.. please can you ask him for me Thanks

Hy sis Boni I hope you good, I would like to ask, would a certificate in project management be an advantage when you're applying for jobs as a graduate with no experience?

Hey Bonnie thank u for this. Very informative and educational. Please interview a construction manager, I hear they are in demand.

CIDB my sister

the curriculum has changed, BEng Tech is not the same as Diploma, BEng Tech is NQF level 7 then diploma is NQF level 6. BEng tech is now offered at the universities too. And since the diploma is phasing out people who have a diploma are required to do BEng tech. I'm a Civil Engineering student at UJ but what I'm still confused about is that our lectures told us that a technologist (NQF 7) and a technician (NQF6) are not the same but how ?🤔

Please bring a mining engineer sis Boni

Salary range for civil engineer in sa. From National diploma to degrees

My manager told me that the executors are the one earning more than engineers

My brother did N6 Civil Engineering and completed in 2010 and he never got an internship or any related job ever since 😪 he loved Civil with all his heart and it broke him so much not getting a job it the field… i hope they dont offer that thing anymore

I studied N1-N6 in Civil Engineering. Is sad how construction companies don’t recognise TVET students in this field. I wish the Department could discontinue offering Civil Engineering in TVETs cause it is a waste. No in service training….nothing 😢. Is very sad. Rather study Electrical or Mechanical at TVETs because opportunities are there.

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