SAIEE Membership Fees

MEMBERSHIP FEES EFFECTIVE 1 DECEMBER 2025

The Council meeting held on 5 September 2025 approved subscription & entrance fees as from 01 December 2025 as per schedule indicated below.

PLEASE NOTE: In terms of Bylaw 3.2 annual subscriptions are due on 1st December 2025

MEMBERSHIP FEES CAN BE PAID IN MONTHLY RECURRING PAYMENTS

Council agreed to a discount for fees paid before 31 March 2026. Members are therefore encouraged to pay promptly to minimize increase impact.

 

1. The fee for all new applications is R3532.00 which includes an entrance fee of R950.00. On election to the applicable grade of membership the new member's account will be adjusted accordingly and refunds/additional payment made on request.

2. Transfer fee to a higher grade is free for all grades of membership.

3. Members are encouraged to transfer to a higher grade when they qualify. It will be noted that the fees of Member and Senior Member grades after 10 and 6 years respectively are equal to the fees at the next higher grade.

4. Members elected after May 2026 pay a reduced subscription fee.

5. By-law B3.7.1 reads “Where a member in the age group of 55 to 70 years has retired from substantive employment in the engineering profession, such member may make written application to Council for recognition as a retired person and a reduced membership fee".

6. By-law B3.7.3 reads “any member complying with the conditions of B3.7.1 but who has been a member of the Institute for not less than 25 consecutive years, shall be exempt from the payment of further subscriptions.” Members who comply with the requirements of By-Law B3.7.3 may make written application to Council for exemption from paying subscriptions".

7. By-law B3.9 reads “any member in good standing who has been a member for fifty (50) consecutive years shall be exempt from the payment of further subscriptions.”

8. Members not in good standing by failing to pay their subscriptions by end of June of each year will, subject to Council decree, be struck-off the SAIEE membership role.
 

 

Corporate Memberships

Individual Memberships

Individual Membership

Student
Free

Individual Membership

Associate

Associates are persons, technical or non-technical, in possession of educational qualifications of matriculation level, who are involved in electrical engineering but do not qualify for election to the grade of Member but would benefit from membership and those who are progressing through continuing education and experience towards the qualifications for becoming a Member.


• Receive 10 issues of the wattnow magazine online (click here to view the wattnow page on the SAIEE website)

• Exclusive access to the peer-reviewed Africa Research Journal

• Receive the weekly SAIEE Chronicle and stay on top of the latest news and engineering trends

• Access to Monthly Lectures

• Generous discounts on CPD training with the SAIEE Training Academy

• Earn Charge Rewards which can be claimed against training courses

• Claim 1 (Category 3) CPD credit per year for being an SAIEE Member

• Join an SAIEE Centre in your area

• Networking opportunities

• Access to webinar training and events

• Assist in recruitment and earn Charge Rewards

• Become a member in "ukukhokha phambili" to the youth

• As a member, enjoy mentorship benefits or become a mentor

• Enjoy privately organised site visits at SAIEE Corporate Partner facilities

• We encourage Engineering students to become an SAIEE Member

• Students are welcome to join the Student Chapter at their education establishment

• Member-owned companies receive exclusive benefits within the SAIEE Corporate Partnership Programme

• Make your mark, as a member, and aide the SAIEE in proposed utility solutions to Government

ZAR 2031.3 / 12 months

Individual Membership

Member

Members are persons in possession of a degree in electrical engineering from a South African University or other approved University, or three years of successful study in electrical engineering at such a University, or acquisition of a diploma of at least s4 level from a South African University of Technology or other approved institution, coupled with a certain amount of experience. Special conditions apply to persons qualified other than in electrical engineering but involved with electrical engineering, as well as persons of standing over the age of 40 who have demonstrated competence in the profession.


Receive 10 issues of the wattnow magazine online (click here to view the wattnow page on the SAIEE website)

• Exclusive access to the peer-reviewed Africa Research Journal

• Receive the weekly SAIEE Chronicle and stay on top of the latest news and engineering trends

• Access to Monthly Lectures

• Generous discounts on CPD training with the SAIEE Training Academy

• Earn Charge Rewards which can be claimed against training courses

• Claim 1 (Category 3) CPD credit per year for being an SAIEE Member

• Join an SAIEE Centre in your area

• Networking opportunities

• Access to webinar training and events

• Assist in recruitment and earn Charge Rewards

• Become a member in "ukukhokha phambili" to the youth

• As a member, enjoy mentorship benefits or become a mentor

• Enjoy privately organised site visits at SAIEE Corporate Partner facilities

• We encourage Engineering students to become an SAIEE Member

• Students are welcome to join the Student Chapter at their education establishment

• Member-owned companies receive exclusive benefits within the SAIEE Corporate Partnership Programme

• Make your mark, as a member, and aide the SAIEE in proposed utility solutions to Government

ZAR 2245.22 / 12 months

Individual Membership

Member Outside RSA
ZAR 2245 / 12 months

Individual Membership

Senior Member

Senior Members are those persons who are active as an engineer, scientists, educationalists or technical executives in the field of electrical engineering, who have had at least ten years of experience after obtaining the level of qualification for the grade of Member and who have demonstrated significant performance for at least 5 of those years.


Receive 10 issues of the wattnow magazine online (click here to view the wattnow page on the SAIEE website)

• Exclusive access to the peer-reviewed Africa Research Journal

• Receive the weekly SAIEE Chronicle and stay on top of the latest news and engineering trends

• Access to Monthly Lectures

• Generous discounts on CPD training with the SAIEE Training Academy

• Earn Charge Rewards which can be claimed against training courses

• Claim 1 (Category 3) CPD credit per year for being an SAIEE Member

• Join an SAIEE Centre in your area

• Networking opportunities

• Access to webinar training and events

• Assist in recruitment and earn Charge Rewards

• Become a member in "ukukhokha phambili" to the youth

• As a member, enjoy mentorship benefits or become a mentor

• Enjoy privately organised site visits at SAIEE Corporate Partner facilities

• We encourage Engineering students to become an SAIEE Member

• Students are welcome to join the Student Chapter at their education establishment

• Member-owned companies receive exclusive benefits within the SAIEE Corporate Partnership Programme

• Make your mark, as a member, and aide the SAIEE in proposed utility solutions to Government

ZAR 2745.22 / 12 months

Individual Membership

Fellow Membership
ZAR 3322 / 12 months