One of the most disorganised organisations in SA

ECSA has been the most disorganised and frustrating organisation I have ever dealt with.

I submitted an application for professional registration via MRA with ICE UK on 20 June 2024. I followed up numerous times but ECSA often took more than 1 month to respond to my emails. The imp**** that my application "might" have not been considered since they were no longer accepting hardcopy applications, yet to this date (21 January 2025) their website states that the "new registration system" is not yet active.

They then asked me to resubmit my application via the online portal, but some of the senior executives cannot even confirm what documents are required the day before the portal opens.

I cannot fathom how ECSA functions but can see from here and google reviews many people have had similar experience.

Since I was lucky enough to be registered as a Chartered Engineer in the UK I do not need ECSA registration, especially since I don't work in SA but I would have liked to be a registered member anyway. In the end I could not deal with the incompetence and just asked for a refund of my application fee. I feel sorry for those who have no choice but to deal with ECSA.