Transcript Institute of Mine Surveyors of South Africa

IMSSA STRATEGIC PLAN
FT Cawood – Outgoing President
Why?
 Plan required to deal with strategic matters
 Common voice when Council members deal with
other bodies
 Blue-print for Council, the Executive and the SubCommittees to handle new legislation, professional
body and education issues
Background to Strategic Plan
 Strategic Plan developed before the 2010 AGM
 Approved at the Council Meeting on 8 February 2011
 Aimed at key issues affecting mine surveyors:
 Education;
 Professional registration at PLATO;
 The role of the mine surveyor in mine planning; and
 CPD points for mine surveyors.
 Communicated in one of President’s notes in Journal
Responsibility
 IMSSA Executive implemented the plan
 The work is delegated to Committees, which must:
 Incorporate relevant points in agenda meetings;
 Set priorities, targets and strategies for implementation;
 Prepare the required documentation for approval; and
 Report on progress on targets at Council Meetings.
Point scale
 Done -  100%
 Work in progress  30 - 70% complete
 Not done or Just started 
Education
 Align Advanced Certificates with the HEQF 
 Establish standing of DMR Certificate of Competency
on the NQF – 2011 PLATO Council decision: COM
mine survey certificates also need evaluation in order
to register MS(Pr.Cert.) for mine surveyors not
meeting the PLATO MS requirement (i.e. No ND) 
 Communicate education model to members 
 Place career path with job opportunities on website 
 Participate in discussions on the future of the COM
Certificates 
Registration of Mine Surveyors
 Update PLATO guidance notes for registration criteria
Approved @ AGM – FC to correct & send to PLATO 
 Develop an IMSSA graphic model to explain
registration categories. 
 Membership statistics noted at PLATO AGM
PMS = 132, MS (Pr. Cert) = 4, MS = 42, MST = 28
 EAC to evaluate mine survey qualifications for purpose
of MS (Pr. Cert.) to see if these equate to Diploma
 Mine surveyors who took advantage of the grandfather
clause do not have this problem
IMSSA alliance: PLATO versus
ECSA
 Inform PLATO of IMSSA concerns and proposals on
several matters e.g. Mine Planning registration, DMR
recognition, etc. 
 Develop IMSSA position paper on registration of
designations at SAQA as these become available (Mr
Colin Bennett is the IMSSA representative at SAQA) 
ECSA Mine Planning
Registration
 Request blanket exemption from any mine planning
restrictions on mine surveyors from ECSA, recognising
that design can only be done by a Mining Engineer,
whereas planning, optimising and implementation
require a body of competent persons and specialists 
 Maintain link with SAIMM by attending monthly
SAIMM Council meetings 
CPD requirement for mine
surveyors
 Task PLATO to create a framework for CPDs 
 Communicate with members through Branches to
expedite implementation 
 Feedback from PLATO AGM: Effective as from
1/1/2012 and applicable to MS and higher
 Members required to get minimum of 3 points/year
 Points: 1/2 day Conference/IMSSA meeting = 1/2
point; IMSSA membership = 1 point/year; Mentoring =
1 point/year; Publication of technical paper = 1 point
 Uploaded via the PLATO website - Proof and support
documents to be kept for 5 years for auditing purposes
Geomatics Professions Bill
 IMSSA letter to Chief Surveyor-General - Our concerns
are fundamental and as such we objected to the Bill
 The Bill denies mine surveyors from our current
competence in favour of professional land surveyors.
 There is a disproportionate representation in favour of
professional land surveyors on Council.
 Chief SG Report tabled at 2011 PLATO AGM
 CSG received all inputs - now with DLA Policy division
 Cannot say when the next draft bill will be ready for
public release
Conclusion – Goalscape (63%)
Thank You!