Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / Boschmans Colliery is, as is the case in the rest of the mining
industry, heavily reliant on skilled persons in the Engineering
discipline to install and maintain the machinery and infrastructure
required for the production of a saleable product.
Historically, apprentices were recruited from the ranks of school
leavers and were given a good, albeit somewhat condensed training
to qualify them as artisans. Artisans on their own are however not
able to accomplish the tasks at hand and are therefore assisted by
artisan assistants.
Artisan assistants were historically recruited from the ranks of the
unskilled, and in many instances, illiterate masses and were reliant
on an unstructured process of on the job training while working
under the direct supervision of an artisan.
Given the complexities of modern coal mining machinery, the high
cost of labour and training, the inherent dangers associated with the
mining process and the requirements of the legislative framework,
the current approach whereby all the Engineering skills are
concentrated in a select few is no longer acceptable.
The current system of apprentice training
shortcomings are highlighted and a new system of training Engineering employees from the entry level onward is proposed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51954 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Du Plessis, Johannes Benjamin |
| Contributors | Denton, M., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 95 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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