South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP)

The Council performs a variety of functions, such as :

• Setting and auditing of academic standards for purposes of registration through a process of
  accreditation of quantity surveying programmes at universities and technikons
• Setting and auditing of professional development standards through the provision of guidelines
  which set out post-qualification requirements for registration in the categories of registration
• Prescribing requirements for Continuing Professional Development and determining the period
  within which registered persons must apply for renewal of their registrations
• Prescribing a Code of Conduct and Codes of Practice, and enforcing such conduct through an
  Investigating Committee and a Disciplinary Tribunal
• Identification of work of a quantity surveying nature that should be reserved for registered
  persons by the CBE, after consultation with the Competition Board
• Advising the CBE and Minister of Public Works on matters relating to the quantity surveying profession and cognate matters
• Recognition of professional associations
• Publication of a guideline tariff of fees for consulting work, in consultation with government, the
  profession and industry