Town Planner

The function of a Town and Regional Planner is to improve the living conditions of people by planning the most effective environments for people to live and work in. This involves researching new ways of developing towns and cities to create a space that is inviting and accommodation of its people. The work of a Town Planner includes estimating future needs for housing, business and industrial sites, community facilities and open spaces in order to meet the needs of expansion and renewal. A Town Planner further investigates the nature and extent of problems concerning prospective development such as projecting future needs in traffic and transportation. Town Planners are creative individuals and are employed by municipalities, provincial departments such as public works, and private firms.

Compulsory Subject

Pure Maths
Recommended Subjects
Geography, Science

Qualifications

BSc Urban & Regional Planning
University of Witwatersrand

BTech Town & Regional Planning
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Durban Institute of Technology
University of Johannesburg

NDip Town & Regional Planning
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Durban Institute of Technology
University of Johannesburg