BUSINESS
on-job task observations; practical South Africa will create partnerships ambitious target: we need to grow
exposure and walk-about equipment; with our colleges. And third, we must to over one million young people in
coaching on purpose and placement of incorporate entrepreneurship in our the TVET sector by 2030. To achieve
components; functionality of equipment; training programmes and produce job this, we have to improve the character
and housekeeping), and needs/gap and creators as well as job seekers.” and quality of our TVET colleges and
critical task analysis. Lamprecht adds that In support of this concept, increase the number of skills-training
artisan refresher training is also offered.
The CATS (Commercial Advancement
thyssenkrupp‘s Apprentice Programmes
are run over a three-year period, which
partners in industry,” adds Pandor.
Also on the cards for thyssenkrupp’s
Training Scheme) Students Programme, concludes with final assessments and Technical Training Academy is a plan
conducted in conjunction with the offers multiskilling trades such as for investment in an industrial school,
German Chamber, is a two-year fitters and machinists. According to which will see the delivery of training
programme aimed at training young Lamprecht, thyssenkrupp is planning on programmes to support thyssenkrupp
students. Based on the German dual further investment in the development customers as well as industry with
schooling system of one day in the of the electrical trade specifically for supervisory development programmes.
classroom and four days in the workplace, millwrights, which is scheduled to roll the programme provides students with out in 2020. These Apprenticeship about upskilling and developing
practical and theoretical experience. Programmes reach beyond the our employees and that is why we
workplace to include community walk the training talk to ensure
Technical Training Academy every development through basic manual that, through training, they add
success in providing modern skills as well as entrepreneurial and value in the workplace, whether by
apprenticeship training in partnership owner management. working for us, for a customer, or
The minister wished the thyssenkrupp
with TVET colleges. Pandor says,
Upon leaving thyssenkrupp’s
“thyssenkrupp is passionate
endeavouring out on their own. Our
“Three years ago, we declared 2014– Technical Training Academy, successful fully trained thyssenkrupp employees
2024 as the Decade of the Artisan participants will be armed with vital are equipped to in turn offer training
with the aim of creating a pipeline of work experience and knowledge so that to our customers on their operating
qualified artisans to fix the scarce-skills they can make an economic difference and maintenance principles, which will
shortage. The status and the profile through the quality of training they assist in optimising their equipment for
of artisans are being elevated through received. By developing employees improved performance, uptime, and
this campaign. The department will internally to feed the company’s productivity. We are confident that our
continue learning from academies development pipeline, thyssenkrupp is Technical Training Academy will make
like thyssenkrupp Technical Training also looking beyond the here and now. a significant contribution to the growth
Academy and encourage employers to Due to thyssenkrupp’s diverse product of our employees, our customers,
open up their workplaces as training range, it is imperative that the company the industry, the community, as well
spaces. You have already indicated to invests time and energy in training and as of our country’s economy,”
me that at thyssenkrupp you are familiar nurturing apprentices to fulfil their roles concludes Lamprecht. ■
with the challenges that South Africa within the workshop and field service faces, particularly in manufacturing and environments. This includes ongoing skills development.” training on new and existing equipment
solutions for. The first is to increase the
and processes within the thyssenkrupp
field of expertise.
Pandor comments, “If such key
number and type of skills produced programmes are taken to more areas
by our colleges and universities and and regions, with more partners
we need to do this in partnership like thyssenkrupp Technical Training
with industry. Second, it is vital that Academy joining this cause, we believe
our colleges have the necessary this will create more jobs. As we
infrastructure and skilled trainers to invest in the TVET sector, we are also
produce 21st-century workers and working towards better-quality TVET
entrepreneurs. Again, industry can programmes and strengthening college
play a role — I am hoping that every outcomes. Our National Development
industrial- and equipment HRM in Plan (NDP) sets the college sector an
www.plantonline.co.za
Pandor stresses, “There are three
important challenges we must find
Marcel Fasswald, Group CEO thyssenkrupp
Industrial Solutions Business Area, speaking
at the opening of the thyssenkrupp Technical
Training Academy.
FEBRUARY 2019
17