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This scheme provides an intensive, professional development programme addressing infrastructure for international development which is supported by key engineering organisations and other professionals operating on a pro bono basis.
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Twelve outstanding graduate engineers were selected in August 2009 to act as apprentices to increase the awareness and capability of international development.
Image shows: President's apprentices with Paul Jowitt in November 2009
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The first three days were spent in Durban where the apprentices met with industry specialists to discuss topics such as millennium development goals and infrastructure delivery for capital projects.
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They also visited the recently completed Moses Mabhida 2010 World Cup stadium to discuss the participation of black owned businesses on a mega project as well as the Zibambele programme, an initiative designed to create work opportunities for destitute citizens by providing them with maintenance contracts on their own road.
Image shows: The Moses Mabhida 2010 World Cup Stadium which was visited by the team
Image shows: Site visit to Zimbabele programme
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These workshops are organised so the apprentices have a chance to work on the toolkit entitled ‘An Engineering Project Delivery Plan for International Development and the UN MDGs’ which will be launched in October 2010 in London.
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International development is one of Paul Jowitt’s themes to his presidency: “Resolving the problems facing global society in future all relies on civil engineers to provide innovative solutions, adapt and build new infrastructure and to plan and design for a changing environment. .
Society can’t function without infrastructure. It is fundamental to solving these issues. Therefore it is crucial that we instil the right kind of thinking into today’s engineers. They are the ones who will have to come up with and implement these solutions.”
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For further information on the scheme, please email gloria.liu@ice.org.uk
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