first hand experiences in running a learnership by: susan van heerden & riekie delport
TRANSCRIPT
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FIRST HAND EXPERIENCES IN RUNNING A LEARNERSHIP
By: Susan van Heerden &
Riekie Delport
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INTRODUCTION
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Education is the great engine of personal development
It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor; that the son of a mineworker can become the president of a great nation.
It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.
Nelson Mandela – Former President of South Africa
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WATER – THE ESSENCE OF LIFESA blessed in many ways, but alas
not with water,
Without water, no life could survive on our planet.
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WATER – THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
We are running short of water because of:
•Climate•Many more people needing
more water•Pollution
•Waste•Control
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WATER, OUR MISSION, OUR PASSION
Essence of life
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BACKGROUND OF SILULUMANZI
• Nelspruit City Council decided to involve a private sector service provider in 1997
• Nelspruit Concession Agreement signed on 21 April 1999
• Commenced 01 November 1999
• Nelspruit City Council became Mbombela Local Municipality in 2001
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• Opportunity for classification and re-registration of plants & operators
• Recoginised growing demand to comply to Schedule IV of the Water Act
• Train Operators to become process controllers
• Concession Agreement vs Council monitoring
Legislation
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THE WATER ACT VS TRAININGAT SILULUMANZI
• MLM mandate to Silulumanzi
• To ensure equipped, competent staff who are responsible to maintain water and sewage plants as per legislation and SANS standards
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HOW DID WE START THE PROCESS (1)
Mandate by MLM
Complete plant and operator’s re-registration and classification as per legislation
Sourced for a professional experienced person to lead and transform process
A task bigger than realised Time consuming – dead ends everywhere
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HOW DID WE START THE PROCESS (2)
FINALLYSusan van Heerden - Neochem Water
Treatment Specialists
Lengthy process started to gather information
Final data submitted to DWAF
Classifications and registration certificates received
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RESULTS
Lack of the necessary skilled operating staff
Qualifications insufficient
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CHANGE
Plant Supervisors to Process Supervisors
Plant Operators to Process Controllers
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SCHEDULE IVMINIMUM CLASS OF PROCESS CONROLLER REQUIRED PER SHIFT, AND SUPERVISION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIREMENT AT A WATERWORK
WORKS CLASS CLASS OF OPERATOR
PER SHIFT
SUPERVISION* OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIREMENTS
E Class I Class V* These personnel must be available at all times but may be in-house or outsourced
D Class 11 Class V* - Electrician
C Class III Class V* - Fitter
B Class IV Class V - Instrumentation technician
A Class IV Class V
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SCHEDULE IV
NOTES FOR SCHEDULES IV• *does not have to be at the works at all times but
must be available at all times. • If the owner of a waterwork has no person of this
class employed at that work, a• Contractor / consultant with the required
qualifications as prescribed in Schedule III in • Respect of that particular class of persons, shall
be appointed to visit the work weekly.
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• Upgrade plant personnel to correct levels as per legislation
• Negotiations with employees / Unions
• Collecting information to implement the
correct NQF Water & Sewage training
REPORT BACK TO MANAGEMENT
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DECISIONS!!!
• Experience – previous Learnerships
• Cost analysis
• Funding
• Provision of study material researched
• Equipment
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MANAGEMENT APPROVED!
• Cost implications!!!!
• Learnership
• ESETA contacted who directed us accordingly
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ADMINISTRATION
• Declaration of Intent completed & submitted – ESETA
• Approved
• Contracts signed with all parties involved
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RESULTS
LEARNERSHIP STARTED
CERTIFICATE FOR WATER & SEWAGE PURIFICATION AND PROCESS
OPERATIONS NQF 2
• 30 Water purification learners
• 21 Sewage purification learners
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REALITY STRUCK
• 2 headless chickens with a mission and vision - upsetting the carts of the organisation
• no one could interfere with our excitement
• Management awesomely overwhelmed
• Supervisors grumpy – no more comfort
• Structures disrupted
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REALITY
• ………excitement not shared by all in company
• …….serious woman persuasion – behind every “successful man”????
• …….. a determined woman!!!
• …….. bend in all directions
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OUR GOAL• STAY COOL
• AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL A LIGHT SHONE
• EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EVERYONE
• BUILD TRUST
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People from all groups came together
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PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED
• Time tables
• Supervisors
• Management
• Man-hours vs training hours
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PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
• Bravado goodbye - downhearted
• Self-confidence down the drain
• Fear = can we meet deadlines and expectations?????
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RE-EVALUATION
• Blinking star dimmed – but did not disappear
Decision
• Although crippled by this – the will to excel pulled us through
Cool! Cool! Cool!
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HOW?MEETING EXPECTATIONS
• Responsibility
towards ESETA
• The Water Academy
• Learners
• Management
• Financial implications
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THE SUCCESS STORY (1)
• Placement of different levels
• Growth• Group work
• Trust• Motivation
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THE SUCCESS STORY (2)
Coaching & mentoring !!!!!!!
Important to reach our goal – to ensure that other who want to do Learnership
have this in place
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THE SUCCESS STORY (3)
• Learner eagerness to attend • Completion of Portfolio of Evidence• Peer competition• Posters• Experiments• Group work
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THE SUCCESS STORY (4)
• Tests
• Practical
• Learner’s demands
• Pride
• Recognition
• Logistics
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THE SUCCESS STORY (5)
• Buy-in
• Will-power to achieve and excel
• Self-confidence
• Comfort-zone
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THE SUCCESS STORY (6)
• Supervisors involvement• Sharing• Recognizing personal
shortcomings• Initiative to change• Job growth
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THE SUCCESS STORY (7)
• Relationship with facilitator
• Letters from learners
• Fun and laughter
• Sharing grief
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Personal gain
• Hair loss – but rewarding results
• Vocabulary ?.!@f?@@@...&&
• Personal growth
• Totally drained – but expectations fulfilled
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ANOTHER ONE ????
YES!
YES!
YES!