The Act specifies the categories of registration in Section 18(1) (a), (b) and (c) under the following categories:
| (a) | Professional, which is divided into— |
| (i) | Professional Construction Manager; or |
| (ii) | Professional Construction Project Manager; |
| (b) | Candidate, which is divided into— |
| (i) | Candidate Construction Manager; or |
| (ii) | Candidate Construction Project Manager; or |
| (c) | specified categories prescribed by the Council. |
The SACPCMP thus registers successful applicants in the above categories, for which they will be conferred SAQA recognised designations as follows:
| (a) | Professional Construction Project Manager (PrCPM) |
| (b) | Professional Construction Manager (PrCM) |
| 3.2. | Specified Categories |
| (a) | Professional Construction Mentor (PrCMentor) |
| (b) | Construction Mentor (CMentor) |
| (c) | Professional Construction Health and Safety Agent (PrCHSA) |
| (d) | Construction Health and Safety Manager (CHSM) |
| (e) | Construction Health and Safety Officer (CHSO) |
| (f) | Professional Building Inspector (PrBInsp) |
| (g) | Certified Building Inspector (Can CBInsp) |
Furthermore, the Council confers Candidate designations as follows:
| (a) | Candidate Construction Project Manager (Can CPM) |
| (b) | Candidate Construction Manager (Can CM) |
| (c) | Candidate Construction Health and Safety Agent (Can CHSA) |
| (d) | Candidate Construction Health and Safety Officer (Can CHSO) |
| (e) | Candidate Construction Health and Safety Manager (Can CHSM) |
| (f) | Candidate Building Inspector (Can BInsp) |