Membership application
Institute of Professional Engineering Technologists (IPET)
New Application Process
- Select the membership level you apply for. No registration fee is payable.
- The item will be added to the shopping cart and you can checkout the transaction. Only EFT is accepted. The process is the same even if R0.00 is payable.
- You will receive the invoice with banking details as well as confirmation that the order is in processing. Please use the Order no. and Surname and Initials as payment reference.
- Once payment is confirmed, you will receive a notification that the order is completed. The email will also contain a link where you can complete you registration and provide all the required documents. Please note that the confirmation of receipt of payment may take up to 5 working days.
- Once the membership is confirmed by IPET, which is a process of checking your submitted information and documents and membership grade, you will receive a membership letter from IPET. Please note that this process may take up to 7 working days.
- Once the application process is completed by IPET, you will receive a notification of delivery of your registration certificate.
Select the membership level you apply for below. Please read the membership descriptions carefully to ensure you apply for the correct membership type.
Please note that your IPET membership entitles you to a substantial discount from your ECSA annual fees
New fees will be applicable from 31 March 2023
Membership Level | Description
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No registration fee | Click to apply
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Affiliate |
An Affiliate member is a person who has a qualification that may be different from the usual acceptable qualification for registration by the Statutory Registration Authority and such qualification may not qualify for registration and the person has not applied for registration or does not wish to apply for registration and also may not have sufficient acceptable experience for registration. An Affiliate has no voting rights. |
R650.00 / year |
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Company |
A company member is a legally - constituted corporation classed as a juristic person that is in business of advising, supplying, designing, servicing, training or maintaining engineering equipment that are recognized as making acceptable contributions to the industry and the aims of the association. The Company must have at least one individual person in the company as a member of the Institute of Professional Engineering Technologists. Companies have no voting rights. Company representatives who are professionally registered as Technologists have voting rights. |
R2,250.00 / year |
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Graduate |
A Graduate is a person who has obtained a qualification acceptable for registration as a Candidate Technologist by the Statutory Registering Authority. The person may or may not have applied to the Statutory Registering Authority to be registered as a Candidate Engineering Technologist. The bench mark qualification is, at present, an accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Technology (BTech) or a Bachelor of Engineering in Technology Degree (BEng Tech) or Advanced Diploma in Engineering (Adv. Dip (Engineering)) presented at an accredited South African University of Technology or an equivalent qualification. |
R650.00 / year |
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Member |
A Member is a person who is registered as a Professional Engineering Technologist with the Statutory Registering Authority. |
R650.00 / year |
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Student |
A student shall, at the time of his / her election, be following a course acceptable as the minimum requirement for registration as a Candidate Technologist by the Statutory Registering Authority. This course is presently an accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Technology (BTech) or a Bachelor of Engineering in Technology Degree (BEngTech) or Advanced Diploma in Engineering (Adv. Dip (Engineering)) that is presented at an accredited South African University of Technology or an equivalent qualification. The applicant’s academic record should also be attached for verification of membership by IPET Admin. Students receive an electronic membership certificate.
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R0.00 / year |
Contact IPET Administrations for more information for applications listed below
Membership Level | Description
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Fellow |
By invitation only. The grade of fellow recognizes distinction in the engineering profession. Only members of at least five (5) years standing may apply or be nominated for election to this grade. The candidate must show proof of at least five (5) years of superior responsibility and leadership in the profession and an important contribution to the profession. The application shall be supported by two (2) Members of the Institute. Membership R650/year. |
Honorary Fellow |
By invitation only. The grade of honorary fellow recognizes distinction in the engineering profession. Only members of at least five (5) years standing may apply or be nominated for election to this grade. The candidate must show proof of at least five (5) years of superior responsibility and leadership in the profession and an important contribution to the profession. The application shall be supported by two (2) Members of the Institute. |
Retired |
A Member of the Institute, who has been a Member in good standing with the Institute for at least five (5) consecutive years, who has attained the age of sixty (60) years and, who is no longer actively engaged in the engineering profession, or a Member with similar status of any age, who has had to retire permanently from work due to ill health; or retrenched and over the age of fifty five (55), may, at the discretion of the Council, be appointed a Retired Member. Membership R120/year. Members have to apply to IPET Administration for this concession. |