By Roland Innes, Group CEO at DYNA Training The mining industry is rapidly evolving as mines embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) with increasingly sophisticated equipment and automation. The ‘connected mine’ has become a reality, driving increased production, improving safety, optimising equipment utilisation and more. However, alongside this technological revolution, we are also seeing both

By Roland Innes, Group CEO at DYNA Training As of January 2023, the Mine Engineer’s Certificate of Competency requires a mentor to possess certification from an accredited institution, and proof that at least five engineers in training are being mentored, in addition to other requirements. However, while this may be viewed as another hurdle in

Although the Covid-19 pandemic halted several training programmes in West Africa, mining training solutions provider Prisma MD Jacques Farmer says projects have fast-tracked training since the start of 2023. Prisma, for example, started collaborating with global consulting firm Mac Partners and gold miner AngloGold Ashanti before the pandemic, intending to launch training programmes in Ghana. “We signed

By Jerome Zoutman, Operations Manager at DYNA Training South Africa is at a tipping point. The pool for Information Technology (IT) resources is rapidly shrinking. Whether it’s due to the emigration-related brain drain or because skilled individuals seek work in other industries, the effect is the same. The demand for IT skills is rising at

By Roland Innes, MD at Dyna Training Many companies have already begun summoning their employees back to the office after allowing them to spend most of the last two years working remotely or in a hybrid environment. Understandably, there is some reluctance to make this shift, as working remotely has changed many people’s lives, giving