REIMAGINING TRAINING IN MINING
PROGRAMME 2021 An Innovation Showcase of Ed-Tech solutions that are changing the future of South Africa.
SHOWCASE BACKGROUND
At the beginning of 2021, Minerals Council South Africa and Harmony, in partnership with RIIS, set out to identify ready-to-implement training innovations for piloting in Harmony’s operational context. A call for proposals resulted in the submission of solutions that feature virtual, augmented, and mixed reality solutions as well as components of gamification that could be used to revolutionise skills training in mining. Why are training innovations needed in mining? The year 2020 showed that innovation and technology are vital to all industries as they seek to adapt to rapid change. The last year has seen intense focus on how innovation and technology can be used to serve and save humanity. In the face of unprecedented risk, every individual and organisation has been compelled to evaluate and change traditional ways of living and working. COVID-19 slowed the world down, but it accelerated change and the way industries react.
‘Ten insights into 4IR in Mining’, a report compiled by PwC in partnership with the Minerals Council and with the assistance of the Mandela Mining Precinct, identified that South African mining companies are, by their very nature, innovative, but there is significant room for the industry to embrace the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and innovation more readily. Key takeaways included the big role that technology innovation can have in the areas of Learning and Development for a more empowered workforce.
Safety, Health and Environment are expected to benefit from the integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies.
The Minerals Council has identified the key role that training across the whole value chain plays in embedding Safe and Healthy practices and has supported the Minerals Council’s efforts to identify the best training solutions to enable these. 4IR tools are expected to deliver improved employee engagement and training to embed Health and Safety practices in every day working processes.
Organisations must prepare their workers to overcome the digital divide
Companies are already exploring new working practices to bring everyone into the digital era. Key interventions for this include (1) creating learning groups that team up digitally proficient staff with that less digital-savvy to raise the digital know-how across the organization, and (2) conscious investment into training staff for digital transformation.
WINWIN International specialises in creating and implementing impactful blended learning and strategic communication solutions!
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bizAR Reality has successfully designed, developed and deployed numerous award-winning augmented and virtual reality solutions for various companies, spanning several industries.
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FEATURED ORGANISATIONS
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
The organisation plays a key role in supporting public and private sectors through directed research that is aligned with the country’s priorities, the organisation’s mandate and its science, engineering and technology competences.
Ceed Learning
Our success in helping companies achieve this is due to carefully listening to our client's needs, working closely with them to get the best from the project and making sure that all our solutions achieve the desired outcomes.
Advanced Training Technologies
We offer modern training opportunities for maintenance personnel and employees in hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
Reevell Enterprise Development
We are actively involved in 4IR solutions, technology and business solutions development as well as entrepreneur and SME development. RED is represented in numerous Africa countries and works with various Development Fund Institutions.
Dimensional Awareness Consultants
Established in 2015 Dimensional Awareness Consultants specializes in the Health and Safety Construction and Mining Training industry. Our business philosophy is being prepared for challenges improves safety and productivity.
WinWin International
WinWin International specialises in creating and implementing impactful blended learning and strategic communication solutions!
Sea Monster Entertainment
Sea Monster, pours every ounce of passion and skill into a project, to mould information into a well-told story that has a stickiness to it – an irresistible vibration that draws those in its atmosphere closer.
XR Global
XRGlobal (XRG) is revolutionising training through an immersive virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) learning and development platform proven to dramatically increase knowledge retention.
FPD School of IT
FPD School of IT focuses on upskilling individuals in the scarce and critical skills of digital literacy, data science, cyber security and computer science (coding). We offer remote international certifications, meaning students can certify from home or the office.
Dwyka Mining Services
Dwyka are mining technology advocates for Human plus Machine solutions that improve safety and productivity to ensure a sustainable future for the African resource sector.
Colliery Training College
South Africa's premier Artisan Training College. Leading expertise, delivered.
Rekindle Learning
Rekindle Learning provides digital learning experiences that empower people to adapt to the changing world of work.
The Boiler Room
Johannesburg based, with global projects, developing innovative learning solutions.
Edutouch
Edutouch aims to reduce cost in operations, by improving people performance from the front line upwards. They provide expert collaboration and advice through needs analyses and first principal solution determination.
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MEET THE ORGANISATIONS
#MAKINGMININGMATTER The Minerals Council South Africa and its partners, including the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), have dramatically shifted the visibility of innovation in mining in South Africa and aims to continue making progress in the arena, with projects such as this one. The Minerals Council has also partnered with one of its member companies, Harmony Gold, to identify and put in practice impactful solutions in the training space.
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