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…
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…
The basics of blasting and requirements explained. All mining operations require blasting at one stage or another. Blast hole drilling is used in mining where a hole is drilled into the surface rock, packed with explosives and detonated. The aim of this technique is to induce cracks in the inner geology of the surrounding rock,…
” 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,…
“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…
