Registering with SAGC
This section was designed to help applicants towards registration with SAGC.
We have tried to accommodate any candidate's specific situation in this section. Once you have read the background and other interesting information, please click on "Case Studies".
Please read all the information in this section (or in the SAGC Registration dropdown above) and pick what is applicable to you.
GISSA provides this information as a resource to assist you.
We do not handle applications nor the registration process. To find out more and actually start the your registration process or to find out about your status you need to go through SAGC.
See the SAGC website at https://sagc.org.za/registration-process/
When the documentation refers to registered qualifications (e.g. 'NQF 7') or SAQA, you can start here to find out more about qualification and Unit Standard requirements.
Why register with SAGC
Apart from the fact that registration with a statutory body adds a flavour of professionalism to the industry, there are a lot of other advantages to organisations and individuals to register. Amongst others they are:
- Get the right person for the job - people who are registered have to comply with a set of rules and requirements which is checked before acceptance.
- Tenders are now calling for registered personnel – more and more government tenders are asking for registered people, and quite rightfully so, since that is the only way to ensure you get people who know what they are doing.
- New job descriptions will call for registered people – more and more people are asking for a person registered in one of the categories when they advertise new positions.
- Accountability – under the SAGC Act, GISc Practitioners can be held accountable for their actions or lack thereof.
- Cut out the fly-by nights – The fly by night that has two training courses from one vendor behind his name and then give himself out as a GIS Professional; is neutralised.
- As a bonus all Professional Practitioners are also Commissioners of Oath.
Categories in which to register
The categories which were approved for GISc registration are as follows:
- GISc Technician GISc Te (SA) Diploma Level Quantification
- GISc Technologist GISc Tg (SA) 3 Year Degree Level Qualification
- Professional GISc Practitioner Pr GISc (SA) 4 Year Degree Level Qualification
Once the academic model was approved, it became possible to start evaluating applicants' qualifications according to the academic model. The process is necessary to ensure all applicants qualifications are on the same standard.
The academic model was based on the SAQA academic qualifications.
Definition of a Mentor
- A Mentor is a practicing, registered (registered for at least 5 years) Professional GISc Practitioner or GISc Technologist who act as guide and advisor to young entrants to the profession.
- All Grandfather Clause entries are recognised as a mentor by SAGC
