TPRB REFORMS

PAPER PRESENTED TO URBAN PLANNERS DURING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024

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3^RD DESEMBER, 2024

INTRODUCTION

The Town Planners Registration Board (TPRB)�is a statutory body established by the Act of Parliament No. 7 of 2007 with the following responsibilities:� i. To Regulate activities of Town Planners,� ii. To Regulate their Conduct, in accordance to the functions and Powers conferred upon it by the Town Planners (Registration) Regulations of 2018, set among other things, the standard code of ethics to which all registered Town Planners have to adhere with.

Reform Process

• Systems Reforms
• Reforming Registration processes for Town Planners the Board involves the following strategies
• Regulatory compliances
• Efficiency
• Inclusivity
• Alignment with Professional Standards

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SYSTEMS�REFORM

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The TPRB Billing System

• The system is integrated with other systems such as ILMIS, eGA, and GePG. We are in discussions with NIDA and BRELA to effect the integration
• The System is used to store Urban Planning Data,
• It is used to Register projects and all Urban Planning professionals work, done by Urban Planning professionals and Companies,
• Used to register Urban Planning professionals,
• Used to issue control numbers and handle payment matters.

LEGISLATIVE�REFORMS

REFORMING THE BOARD STRUCTURE

IMPROVING REGISTRATION CARTEGORIES

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Existing Laws Amendments

• To Ensure Standardized Requirements
• Introduction of Curriculum Alignment ,eg IRDP case
• To ensure Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives, five Registration Categories of Town Planners were established.
• Technician Town Planner
• Graduate Town Planner
• Fully Registered Town Planner
• Consulting Town Planner
• Competency Based Assessments
• Introduction of various Continuous Professional Development trainings, carrying 16 points per annum instead of one per annum
• Registration of all Town Planning Professional works

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Rationale For Reviewing the Structure

• To increase efficiency and effectiveness of the Board,
• Reduce Operation cost
• Comply with standards of organization structure, eg. the department of Professional development had only one section.
• Maintaining check and balance between registration of Professionals and enforcement of code of conduct of Town Planners, by establishing a Compliance Unit

Former structure of the Board

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- Two departments; Enforcement and Professional Development � - Two Sections; Training and Research ,Enforcement & Registration - Six Units; Finance and Account, Internal Audit, Legal Services, Procurement Management and Information and Communication Unit �� - One directorate; Registration and Professional Development �� - Seven Units; Compliance (Manager), Corporate Services,(Manager),Internal Audit (HU), Procurement Management(HU), Legal Services (HU) and Information and Communication Unit (HU).�� - Three Schedules under the Corporate Services: � Human Resources and Management (HS)� Finance and Accounts Schedule (HS)� Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (HS)

Current Structure of the Board

CAPACITY BUILDING�(REBUILDING)

SYSTEMS ARE MANAGED BY eGA

REGISTERED WITH PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION

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Registration With the Personal Data Production Commission

In accordance with Section 14/21 of the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 11 of 2022, the Board has been Registered with the PDPC for the purpose of ensuring Cyber security issues.

• This attempt meant to ensure an establishment of efficient and secure digital systems for information sharing and communication across various sectors, as directed by Her Excellency, The President of the URT, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan in Arusha recently.
• As for now, we have got two types of PDPC registration Certificates:� - Certificate of Data Processor� - Certificate of Data Controller
• TPRB has recently been awarded in the second place in the category of reducing dependency on the Government.

BUILDING CAPACITIES OF URBAN PLANNERS

• TPRB has been building the capacities of Urban Planners through the following ways:
• Conducting CPD (Continuing Professional Development) training that takes place every year,
• Conducting training through the AGM (Annual General Meeting) held every year,
• Organizing other trainings as needed
• However, all these trainings are theoretical. Now, TPRB wants to conduct practical training through a Model Planning and Surveying Project in collaboration with partners.

The way Forward�Ensure International Standards

• To Benchmark practices with International Urban Planning organizations to ensure compatibility for cross boarder opportunities and recognition.

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