Author: Kshoba

Introducing Digital Artisan Training In addition to the initial training of artisans, during which they are taught how to work with hand-held and power tools, artisan and mining skills training college Colliery Training College (CTC) has introduced Artisan 4.0 training. Although the need to carry and use physical tools will remain, Artisan 4.0 is more…

Opportunities to improve artisan programme While the Artisan 4.0 programme is still in its first year, there are various opportunities to improve the programme going forward, says industry education entity the Colliery Training College(CTC) MD Johan Venter. CTC introduced the Artisan 4.0 programme last year in four phases, as the programme is focused on learning…

A positive consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it has accelerated the progression of Industry 4.0, as it has prepared us all for a life online, says industry education entity Colliery Training College (CTC) MD Johan Venter. One of CTC’s flagship offerings is the Artisan 4.0 training programme, which Venter says is focused on…

“Well, I matriculated at Jules High School in Jeppes Town JHB East in 2007. In March 2009 I was awarded an apprenticeship with then Scharrighuisen Opencast Mining which was one of the biggest mining companies in the country at that time. Working with this company afforded me the opportunity to be trained in the best…

” I completed my metric in 2003 at Allendale secondary school in Witbank, I then studied at (TUT) in Pretoria, I was studying Public supervisory management, that was the year 2004, I couldn’t finish up my Diploma as my mother was the only person who was paying for my fees, so she lost her job…

“I entered CTC back in 2001 for the first time. I had been placed on the DOL project (department of labour). I had absolutely no technical experience before starting (I came from working as a receptionist at the gym), never having even changed a tyre on a car I started my journey to becoming a…

” I was part of a pool of learners that were interviewed and assessed by CTC for a possible apprenticeship with the mines late 1996. I got appointed by Kleinkopje Colliery in Jan 1997, and as part of my probation, I did my phase 1 training which I completed in April and was then contracted…

Mentis Africa supplied positive-grip, pressed-section planks, and walkways from its well-known Die-Line range for the Chamber of Mines rescue drilling unit based at Colliery Training College (CTC) at eMalahleni in Mpumalanga. The walkway’s non-slip features, combined with its high strength to weight ratio, made it ideal for the vehicle-mounted drilling unit, according to Rene Lombard,…

The Colliery Training College (CTC), is a training center for artisan and mining skills in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. CTC has been part of the coal mining industry since 1964 and is supported and owned by the prominent mining houses in the area namely Anglo-American Thermal Coal, Seriti, Exxaro, Glencore, Izimbiwa Coal, Kanga Coal, and South32. These…