Industry update
South Africans Participate
in International Economic
Cooperation
The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA) is a Japanese organisation for
human resources development in developing countries to promote technical cooperation through training, experts
dispatch and other programmes. Through those programmes, HIDA aims at contributing to the mutual economic
growth of developing countries and Japan as well as enhancing friendly relations between those countries.
O
ver and above the
implementation
of projects
aimed at promoting the
internationalisation of
industries and trade, as well
as encouraging investment
activities and international
economic cooperation, HIDA
contributes to the mutual
economic development and
friendly relations between
Japan and overseas
countries through training
that is needed by industries
within and outside Japan
and vital to human resource
development in Japan and
overseas countries.
automotive and transport
industries, including
Mahle Behr South Africa:
Adrian Maritz, Charles
Barnes, Ebrahim Haniff,
Renugan Naicker; General
Motors: Ashraf Walters,
Sipho Sandla, Mlungisi
Nonkonyana; Transnet:
Maureen Ndlela, Nelisiwe
Mbenekazi, Ntombifikile
Mngomezulu; Bosch:
Andries Bezuidenhout,
Hennie Kruger; Auto
Industrial: Cornelius de
➲ Part of the group raring to get onto the plane: left to right;
Jager, Sean Moralee;
Mlungisi Nonkonyana, David Kretschmer, Ntombifikile Mngomezulu,
Autoliv: David Kretschmer;
Michael Reimers, Nelisiwe Mbenekazi, Edward Septhon, Maureen Ndlela,
Subaru: Michael Reimers;
and Sean Moralee
AIDC: Edward Septhon;
After a visit by the AIDC and the dti to
and Toyota Tsusho Africa: Peter Blomefield.
Flowing from this, a bilateral ministerial
HIDA’s offices in Tokyo in November 2013,
agreement between the South African
The training will allow the participants to
it was decided to conduct a management
minister of trade and industry and the
assess the overall Japanese transport and
programme for the transport industry in
Japanese ministry of economy, trade and
automotive industry and the history and
South Africa, as part of capacity building
industry in May 2102 resulted in a joint
development thereof. Through lectures
for Tier 2 and Tier 3 companies. Under
study by both ministries to identify areas of
and company visits, the participants will,
the facilitation of the AIDC, management
cooperation.
apart from the study of the aforementioned
training participants from various
various aspects of management activities
companies departed from O.R. Tambo
such as production management, quality
airport to Japan on Sunday 27 July 2014,
management, deepen their understanding
to study at the HIDA Training Centre, with
of techniques used in Japanese industry.
the aim of deepening their understanding
And the crucial aspect of the training
of managerial skills and techniques
will be the aim of drawing up action
adopted by the Japanese automotive
plans to address the current managerial
industry, including corporate management,
problems of the participants’ own
production management and human
companies and organisations, and to
resource development. The 10 day course
provide measurements on how to improve
ran from 28 July to 9 August 2104, and
their management style in solving these
aBr was at the Protea Hotel in Rhodesfield
problems.
➲ The AIDC delegation at the farewell briefing: on 27 July 2014 to meet some of the
left to right; Nkumbuzi Ben-Mazwi, department
delegates before departure.
manager: Enterprise& Supplier Development;
Participants attending the training
Thulaganyo Mokoka, personal assistant;
Edward Septhon, financial manager
where from various companies in the
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