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Employees in Indonesia, participating in
RUC Cementation’s Leadership Development
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Our training spend of R105 million developed 4 765 employees, meaning that nearly half of our employees attended a training
intervention in FY2019, despite continued economic pressures. In South Africa 91% of the training spend was on black individuals
and 27% on women. As a project delivery organisation a careful balance must be maintained between investing in developing our
technical expertise to deliver on projects and leadership capability to keep the Group dynamic and profitable and our employees
engaged. Our clients recognise our extensive skills development and coaching interventions as setting the benchmark in technical
training and development.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
At the annual Group leadership and succession review in
November 2018, each business presented their top 10
high-potential individuals under the age of 45. These
employees are undergoing psychometric assessments,
following which they will meet a review panel which includes
the Group chief executive and platform CEOs. Appropriate
development plans will be developed for each employee and
they will gain broader business exposure to fast-track their
careers.
In South Africa, the corporate office provided two leadership
programmes targeting middle and senior managers in Murray
& Roberts Cementation and Power & Water. The programmes
enabled participants to review their leadership style and its
impact on the Group’s climate and culture. Members of the
executive committee also participated and interacted with the
participants.
PLATFORM INITIATIVES
Underground Mining
- Cementation Americas implemented a new
management training programme, which provides
learning and networking opportunities for high-potential
employees or successors in supervisory,
management and executive positions. This will support
the business’ aim to shift towards a learning culture
that drives continuous improvement. Going forward,
interventions will be provided to help employees
acquire and transfer knowledge and develop the skills
to positively impact productivity and safety
performance.
- RUC Cementation’s Leadership Development
programme covers organisational change,
performance management, coaching and
communication.
- The Murray & Roberts Training Academy offers
‘Licence to Supervise’ programmes for first-time
supervisors, equipping them with the fundamental
skills to lead teams. The programmes also help build
good employee relations in the mining industry
Oil & Gas
- Clough’s Construction Management Academy and
Project Management Academy develop the skills of
employees with leadership potential. The academies
apply transparent selection criteria and prepare
employees for new roles.
- Established this year, the Young Professionals Group
supports the career development of talented
employees with less than 10 years’ work experience.
- Mental health training assists leaders manage stress
and Lunch & Learn sessions deal with a variety of
management topics.
Power & Water
- Implemented a mentorship programme for talented
black employees, with specific plans to develop them
for leadership positions.
TECHNICAL TRAINING
Technical training remains the backbone of the Group and where most
of our training spend takes place.
In South Africa, we provide learnerships and apprenticeships in various
trades, providing entry-level technical skills training. Specialist technical
training at undergraduate and post graduate levels is offered as well as
short courses to keep skills up to date. Project management training is
encouraged and in some roles is compulsory.
The Murray & Roberts Training Academy at
Bentley Park launched a six-month learnership
certificate programme in occupational HSE,
accredited by the Mining Qualifications
Authority. A total of 85 unemployed youth from
local communities successfully completed the
programme at a cost of R50 000 per individual.
Of the participants, nearly 50% are women and
just over 50% were absorbed into the business
post completion. A further 176 are registered for
FY2020.
The academy also started its first mechanised
apprenticeship programme, which will run over
three years at a cost of R170 000 per individual.
PLATFORM INITIATIVES
Underground Mining
- Operates two world-class training facilities,
one in South Africa and a recent addition in
Mongolia. Both facilities are recognised for
their significant contribution to skills
development in their respective regions.
The platform also uses technology in the
form of virtual reality to deliver effective
training.
- RUC Cementation provided training on
working at heights, rigging and operating a
forklift. A first aid programme was also
rolled out as part of a safety initiative.
- Cementation Americas delivers a range of
technical training, including Solidworks
Essentials – an internal engineering and
design programme – and Bluebeam
software training for engineers, designers
and document administration employees,
as well as project planning sessions.
Oil & Gas
- Clough partners with the Australian
Institute of Management to provide
employees with access to over 150 online
learning programmes. It also provides
various skills development courses.
- The structured three-year Graduate
Programme provides a challenging,
interesting and rewarding career start,
developing core competencies through
workplace experience and training.
- The Internship Programme offers students
in their penultimate year of study an
opportunity to gain practical experience in
their field and prepare them for
employment.
Power & Water
- Invested R22,4 million in training, of which
96% was allocated to technical training.
A total of 2 534 and 1 795 employees
respectively received training on working at
heights and in a confined space. A further
1 176 employees attended training on
basic rigging, welding, boiler making and
operating equipment.
- The platform continued to invest in
upskilling the communities situated near its
power projects, with 65 apprentices trained
at Kusile and 113 apprentices and
101 trainees trained at Medupi.
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