Mpumalanga Business 2017-18 edition

FOCUS
serve; to promote the “hand wash”
campaign of the Department of
Water and Sanitation (DWS); to
maximise brand visibility and
awareness across Mpumalanga
and to promote Rand Water as a
caring entity. Also to advance the
National Development Plan (NDP)
on water and sanitation by preventing
loss of life through health
and hygiene.
Further contributions by Rand
Water to communities in the
province include:
• Water Technology Training:
enrolled and trained 46 process
controllers in the financial
year 2016/17. Learners
have successfully completed
the following qualifications
which they will soon be certified
for by Energy and Water
Sector Education and Training
Authority (EWSETA):
1. National Certificate: Water and
Wastewater Process Control
(SAQA ID: 60190) – NQF Level
3 (14 Process Controllers
registered)
2. National Certificate: Water
Purification Process South Africa
Qualification Authority (SAQA ID:
48910) – NQF Level 4 (32 Process
Controllers registered)
One of the main aims for training
process controllers is to allow
Rand Water Mpumalanga to
comply with the requirements of
Regulation 17/813 of the Water
Services Act of 1997 (Act No. 108 of
1997)/Regulation 2834. On reclassification,
the process controllers
should be able to obtain improved
classes according to Schedule III of
the Regulation 17/813.
From National Qualification
Framework (NQF) Level 2-4,
New learners for 2017/18 and Rand Water Skills Development
Facilitator.
various qualifications enable learners to reach their potential without
the lack of formal education being an impassable barrier. In addition, the
qualification provides access to employment opportunities within the
water sector. Water Purification Process Control NQF Level 4 prepares
learners to function independently and in a supervisory capacity on a
water purification plant.
• In the 2017/18 financial year eight learners are going through the
Graduate Internship Programme, preparing employees for job opportunities
for two years.
• Thirteen learners with Grade 12 qualifications are being trained on
the Learnership Process Controller NQF Level 2 for a one-year period.
On completion, they are eligible to enter any employment water
environment with eight skills and experience at the appropriate level.
All of these programmes are implemented to advance the call by government
through the NDP to reduce unemployment in the country
and also to tackle the shortage of technical skills in the province.
CONTACT INFO
Water is everybody’s business
Let’s Save Water
Every Drop Counts!
Mpumalanga physical address: 08 Chief Mgiyeni Khumalo Drive,
White River 1240
Tel: +27 13 750 0399
Website: www.randwater.co.za
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