From the ECN website: "The Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN) is the statutory and regulatory body for the engineering profession in Namibia, established by the Engineering Profession Act of 1986. Its core mandate is to carry out the registration of engineers, technicians, as well as candidates for these categories, and regulating the practice of engineering by these persons. This mandate is carried out through a proper cooperative process of quality assurance, where persons wishing to pursue a career in engineering are educated and trained according to widely accepted international standards, in order to render a professional, competitive and reliable service to the Namibian public."

From the EPA website: "By 1978, the forthcoming independence of South West Africa / Namibia from the South African colonial regime became a strong prospect. With a view to the regulation of the engineering profession in accordance with the laws of an independent Namibia, engineers established EPA to ensure both a continuing high degree of professional competence in the engineering profession and the protection of the interests of the public.

Towards this end, EPA was instrumental in the promulgation of the Engineering Profession Act, 1986 (Act 18 of 1986). After Independence, the Act was subsequently amended by the Engineering Profession Amendment Act, 1991 (Act 25 of 1991). The Act, as amended, provides for the Engineering Council of Namibia to register members of the engineering profession in the categories of professional engineer, engineer in training, incorporated engineer, incorporated engineer in training, engineering technician and engineering technician in training, in the various engineering disciplines."

From the GBCN website: "A Green Building Council (GBC) is national non-profit, non-government organization that is part of a global network recognized by the World Green Building Council. GBCs are "transparent, consensus-based, not-for-profit coalition-based organizations with no private ownership and diverse and integrated representation from all sectors of the property industry;" and their overarching goal is promote a transformation of the built environment towards one that is sustainable (buildings and cities that are environmentally sensitive, economically viable, socially just and culturally significant)."

From Wikipedia: International Federation of Consulting Engineers (commonly known as FIDIC, acronym for its French name Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils) is an International Standards Organization for consulting engineering and construction best known for FIDIC family of contract templates.The fact that FIDIC has a French title bears testimony to its foundation in 1913 by three wholly or partly francophone countries, Belgium, France, Switzerland. Today FIDIC has members in 104 countries

From the CIF website: "The Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) is the national voice of Namibia's construction industry.  Founded in 1952 under the name Master Builders Association and registered in 1993 as the CIF, it has for more than 60 years played a major role in contributing to the economic prosperity of the nation by providing the skills and infrastructure required to build a prosperous and competitive environment.  The infrastructure that serves our country, the  roads we travel on, the homes we live in, the buildings we work in and the schools our children attend, are all products of this industry's work. 

CIF members are involved in this very diverse industry.  They construct industrial, commercial, civil, institutional and residential work.  These firms include multi-national building and civil contractors though the bulk consists of smaller contractors and SME's.  Members also include the retail and wholesale building material trade along with many other manufacturers and suppliers of construction materials and equipment, which serve this sector.  It represents specialist trades such as electricians, joiners, plumbers, painters and steelworkers, among others. 

The CIF is an autonomous, non-governmental and apolitical organisation.  An Executive Committee comprised of volunteer members elected at the Federation's annual general meeting governs CIF. The committee is elected from a variety of construction-related sectors, thereby enabling the Federation to speak authoritatively on behalf of all its members."