THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE | VOLUME 2 | 2020
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT One of the objectives of the MQA is to promote work-based skills development to support transformation in the mining and minerals sector
The Internship Programme • the MQA Bursary Scheme targeting learners at universities, universities of technology and TVET (technical vocational education and training) colleges, as well as employees in the mining and minerals sector • internships targeting unemployed graduates from institutions of higher learning that are looking for structured work experience • work experience targeting learners that are seeking relevant work experience to pursue careers in the mining and minerals sector. The development of artisans across various trades in the mining and minerals sector also forms the cornerstone of the MQA’s learning programmes to facilitate an increased number of artisans, as a response to the Department of Higher Education and Training’s National Development Plan to produce 30 000 artisans by the year 2030.
The Internship Programme is aimed at unemployed graduates in the following scarce skill and critical areas: • Chemical and Mineral Processing Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Environmental Health Management • Geology • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgical Engineering • Mining Engineering • Mine Surveying • Jewellery Design and Manufacturing • Analytical Chemistry • Industrial Engineering • Instrumentation/Process Controlling • Safety Management 33