GCC OverviewMthokozisi  Zondi

20 September 2013

Presentation Outline

Overview of Mining Industry 

Examination Results

Reasons for low pass rate

Possible solutions

Conclusion

Major Commodities

Platinum Group Metals ‐ 80% of the world reserves 

Gold ‐ ranked 4th in the world

Coal ‐ produces 90% of electricity

Diamonds 

Iron Ore 

50% of Foreign exchange earnings

Contribute 7% of DGP

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012PLATINUM 93909 111745 140287 148358 163129 175806 186919 168888 168585 182026 183905GOLD 179579 181810 176833 155165 149608 152587 155821 148832 143747 134256 133543COAL 45944 48960 47567 55720 55400 57955 62255 68006 71586 75989 76780OTHER 67848 74145 87113 87312 89198 99552 107015 97486 97591 107512 109886TOTAL 387280 416660 451800 446555 457335 485900 512010 483212 481509 499783 504114

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

Persons at Work 2002 - 2012

5.104.77 4.62 4.19

4.134.053.97 3.884.084.09 3.96

3.453.303.1 3.21

3.433.21

3.03 3.022.97 3.00

2.49

0.34

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0.16 0.16 0.16

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RSATotal accidents

Fatality and injury rates per million hours worked2003 - 2013

RSA injury rates RSA fatality rates

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Actual Fatalities by Commodity2000 - 2012

Gold Coal Platinum Other Mines

Fall of ground33%

General machinery accidents

4%

Trackless mining machinery

15%

Railbound mining machinery

16%

Falling in/from 6%

Other General accidents

15%

Electricity2%

Explosives3% Miscellaneous and 

n.e.c.6%

All minesFatalities by classification

January ‐ December 2011

Fall of ground22%

General machinery accidents

6%

Trackless mining machinery

18%

Railbound mining machinery

9%

Falling in/from 3%

Other General accidents28%

Electricity5%

Explosives5%

Miscellaneous and n.e.c.4%

Actual fatalitiesJanuary - December 2012

Fall of ground25%

General machinery accidents

7%

Trackless mining machinery

13%

Railbound mining machinery

8%Falling in/from 

4%

Other General accidents

30%

Electricity4%

Explosives4%

Miscellaneous and n.e.c.

5%

All minesFatalities by classification

January - September 2013

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1006 953717 647 710 694 669

531 475

264246

201200

220 171 168

127123

Respiratory Mine Accidents

CLINICAL CAUSES OF DEATH2003 - 2011

Silicosis PTB NIHL PN Asbetosis SiTB Other Total2010 1742 4452 1212 80 29 249 406 81702011 1286 3070 1229 91 11 555 202 64442012 1420 2838 1075 86 19 126 438 6002

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

AMR: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASESAll Mines

2010 and 2012

153

81

53

137

2921

156

1812

164

55

34

147

2718

233

25

11

239

85

36

0

50

100

150

200

250

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Jun‐10 Nov‐10 Jun‐11 Nov‐11 Jun‐12 Nov‐12 Jun‐13

NUMBE

R OF CA

NDIDAT

ES

EXAMINATION PERIODS

Legal Knowledge

160

101

63

164

37

23

175

148

208

30

14

185

2715

235

73

31

200

39

20

0

50

100

150

200

250

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Jun‐10 Nov‐10 Jun‐11 Nov‐11 Jun‐12 Nov‐12 Jun‐13

NUMBE

R OF CA

NDIDAT

ES

EXAMINATION PERIODS

Plant Engineering

160

101

63

164

37

23

175

148

208

30

14

185

27

15

235

73

31

200

39

20

153

81

53

137

2921

156

18 12

164

55

34

147

2718

233

25

11

239

85

36

0

50

100

150

200

250

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Written

Passed

% Pass

Jun‐10 Nov‐10 Jun‐11 Nov‐11 Jun‐12 Nov‐12 Jun‐13

NUMBE

R OF CA

NDIDAT

ES

EXAMINATIONS PERIODS

Legal Knowledge & Plant Engineering

Plant Engineering

Legal Knowledge

77

21

31

18

64

40 41

33

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2010 2011 2012 2013

NUMBE

R OF CERT

IFICAT

ES

YEARS

Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Certificates Issued (2010 ‐2013*)

Electrical

Mechanical

133

56

70

44

8 51

7

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2010 2011 2012 2013

NUMBE

R OF CA

NDIDAT

ES

YEARS

Legal Knowledge & Plant Engineering Certificates Issued (2010 ‐2013*)

Males

Females

* THE INFORMATION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SECOND HALF OF 2013, EXAMINATIONS WILL ONLY BE WRITTEN AT THE END OF 2013

Experiential Training

Legal Knowledge• MHS Act, regulations and Guidelines • Standards (SANS)• Standard Operating Procedures

Plant • Electrical Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Eg Winding Plant : Winding Ropes

Examination Paper Legal Knowledge

• MHS Act• Definitions• Regulations

Plant • Winding Plant• Electrical• Mechanical• Combination of Electrical and Mechanical

Engineering

Low Pass Rate (Examiners)

Examination syllabus (scope is wide)

Lack of alignment between academic institutions &commissions

Inadequate support & mentoring from managers

Inadequate coaching

Low pass rates (Candidates)

Inadequate time spent on Annexure E

Lack of preparation for the examinations

Low entry (acceptance) requirements

Low examination acceptance examination fees, R50

Many candidates absent from examination

Candidates coming to “testing waters”

Consequences of low pass ratesAggravates skills shortages

Inadequate (statutory) staffing of mines

Bigger areas of responsibilities

Use of unqualified & incompetent personnel

Poor focus on health and safety matters

Consequences of low pass rates...

Fly-by-night training service providers

High mobility of qualified & competent persons

Poor health and safety performance

Failure to attract adequate foreign investmentinto the mining sector

Possible Solutions

Develop a new Certificate of Competency Model

Revise Annexure E system Reduce the acceptance period from 3 to 2

years Candidates to be suspended from writing

examinations after the 2 year period Collaboration with relevant academic

institutionsReviewing examination fees structure

Conclusion

Candidates to be more committed

Mentors to monitor and provide support to candidates

New model to improve the quality and the pass rate

Need a significant improvement on health and safety

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

Thank you.

Presentation Outline