NEW ACTIVITIES

Sunday afternoon of the 28th June 2009 marked the departure for our PDP team, comprising of Mxolisi Sihlali aka “Zuluman”, Michael Muller and myself heading for a six hour trip to Hotazel Manganese Mines in Northern Cape. The purpose of our trip was to participate in a practical assignment regarding the Behaviour-Based Solutions (BBS) roll-out, taking place at Wessels and Mamatwan mines. This was a follow up on the training we had received from the Behaviour Intervention Technologies (BIT) department at IRCA Global through Pieter Grobler, one of the BIT practitioners.

Gomotsegang Lekalakala and Rayno Kretzschmar headed for Civcon construction project a week before our departure, due to the need to undergo for medicals examinations as a normal site requirement prior getting them onboard into the BBS roll-out process.

Wesley Longueira, Professional Development Programme (PDP) Co-ordinator welcomed all the PDP Candidates from practical sites with new activities for each one of us.

Mxolisi was assigned with Legal and General training, as well as legal compliance related activities.

Michael was responsible for General training, Marketing, Health & Safety Representative Skills Programme, Forum meeting and Health & Safety at IRCA head office.

Gomotsegang was designated to attend to MQA accreditation, Health & Safety Representative Skills Programme, Occulus, Marketing, General training and ISOM/OSHAP.

Rayno’s duties entailed General training, Marking RISKMAQ assignments, HQMS, Marketing, ISIT and Private Universities.

I have to attend to Marking RISKMAQ assignments, Internal Product Training, Marketing: Market Research, Health & Safety Representative Skills Programme and Layoff Scheme too.

All these activities are rendered by PDP Candidates within the Training and Education Department where we are currently placed.

The feeling I get of the duration on these new activities seem to span for September up until the end of the year; with a possibility to end sometime in the New Year if it needs be.

The ultimate aim for our involvement in rendering these tasks is to cultivate over and above practical experience from our previous learning the customisation of each PDP member into being one with IRCA’s business culture.

This will be possible by participating in day-to-day business activities which are at the centre of producing revenue for the company. Thus creating an opportunity of investing something of value back into the company. This brings about a great sense of appreciation.