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Education and Training

Education, training not meeting demand

South Africa needs to produce ten times the number of engineers it currently has to compete with developed countries, says skills development company The Office Coach participating member Deirdre Elphick-Moore, quoting statistics released by the...

By: Sashnee Moodley

27 Jul 12

Education and Training

Facility to enhance medical skills in sub-Saharan Africa

To improve and expand the medical skills base in sub-Saharan Africa, medical technology provider Medtronic Africa has opened a new medical training facility, in Johannesburg.

By: Sashnee Moodley

27 Jul 12

Education and Training

Manufacturer improves staff literacy, numeracy

South African alkaline battery manufacturer Eveready has implemented an extensive adult basic education and training (Abet) programme at its premises, in Port Elizabeth, to mitigate staff illiteracy and innumeracy.

By: Sashnee Moodley

27 Jul 12

Education and Training

SA welding skills stagnant

South African industry is constrained by the increasing gap between the number of available skilled welders and the demand for skilled welders, asserts Free State-based specialist welder training organisation SIH Training Expertise training...

By: Sashnee Moodley

27 Jul 12

Education and Training

Training centre develops electrical skills

Electrical training and trade test centre P&T Technology aims to remain a nationally recognised provider of training, development and assessments in the electrical industry.

By: Sashnee Moodley

27 Jul 12

Education and Training

Training provider improves industry skills

Training provider Alusani Skills & Training Network reports that it has an offering of over 150 courses in 19 different topic areas to assist various industries in improving the skills of their staff.

By: Sashnee Moodley

27 Jul 12

Education and Training

Academy launches upgraded work-at-height training facility

Work-at-height training provider Height Wise Training Academy has invested about R60 000 in the infrastructure and equipment of a training facility, in Midrand, Gauteng, which is equipped to train fall arrest technicians and level 1 to 3 rope...

By: Tracy Hancock

15 Jul 11

Education and Training

Alliance to provide encompassing training solution

Health and safety training and equipment provider Action Training Academy (ATA) has joined forces with consulting and training firm KBC Health & Safety (KBC) and working-at-height training provider Height Wise Training Academy to develop an...

By: Tracy Hancock

15 Jul 11

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Company	Continent	Country	Person
Education Statistics South Africa Medtronic Africa Eveready Eskom Sasol SIH Alusani Skills & Training Fabricius Height Wise Training Academy Action Training Academy KBC Health KBC Health & Safety	Africa Europe	Germany Japan South Africa United Kingdom United States Ghana Kenya Mauritius Nigeria Uganda Namibia Zambia	Deirdre Elphick-Moore Mike Howe-Ely Charles Du Toit Styles Hood Du Plessis Imogen Tarita Jansen Madike Louis Roodt Mike Zinn Penny Fabricius Alastair Farish Ken Boffard Trevor Justus
City	Industry Term	Region	Music Group
Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Cape Town DURBAN Pretoria	Cardiac Devices Medical Technology Medical Tools Alkaline Battery Manufacturer Lean Manufacturing Lean Manufacturing Systems Electricity Utility Pipes Steel Synthetic Fuels Transport Economical And Convenient Training Solution Information Technology Skills Project Management Supply Chain Safety Training Solution	Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East	X-ray
Province Or State	Technology	Facility	Product
New Brunswick Florida	X-ray Simulation Trade Test Centre P&T Technology Information Technology	Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital University Of South Africa’s Pretoria	February