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Schneider Electric and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited partner to accelerate industry skills development

30th September 2024

     

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Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with South Africa’s largest gold company by volume, Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited to upgrade the instrumentation workshop to become a state-of-the-art facility. This initiative underscores both companies’ commitment to advancing technological education and workforce development within the Mining and Mineral Sector (MMS). 

The upgraded instrumentation workshop forms part of the Harmony Moab Khotsong Engineering Training Centre situated in Orkney, North West Province. It aims to not only serve Harmony and its personnel but also external clients, which the mine has service level agreements (SLAs) with to provide training, such as ASSMANG Mines (Khumani), Murray & Roberts Cementation; Impala Platinum Rustenburg, Impala Springs Refinery; CAPM Tau-Lekoa, Kopanang; and Gold Mining Company (Kop-Gold).

Schneider Electric, together with official partner Welkom Industrial Controls, will be responsible for the equipment provision, installation, commissioning, and ongoing support at the Harmony Moab Khotsong Engineering Training Centre, which is earmarked for completion by November this year.

“Partnering with our multiple stakeholders to uplift our mine communities always been a key part of our strategic pillar of Responsible Stewardship. This training centre is a true demonstration of us being stronger together than we are apart, and that together, we can truly make a difference in the lives of young people in our country,” said Peter Steenkamp, Harmony Group CEO.

Overcoming the skills gap, accelerating learning

The Schneider Electric and Harmony Moab Khotsong Engineering Training Centre upgrade initiative aims to address key challenges and highlights key priorities faced by the industry which include change management, skill shortages, and depleting artisans and technician expertise. 

"There is currently quite a significant skills gap in both technical expertise and knowledge, and practical implementation in the Mining and Mineral Sector.  We feel privileged to play a significant part in bridging the gap and to form part of the Training Centre upgrade initiative; “thank Harmony Gold Mines for entrusting us with this endeavour,” says Cecil Maartens, RKAM – MMM: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

This challenge is also faced globally, with a recent McKinsey study,  stating mining companies worldwide are experiencing a talent squeeze: 71% of mining leaders are finding the talent shortage is holding them back from delivering on production targets and strategic objectives.

The Harmony Moab Khotsong Engineering Training Centre will also serve as a platform for discussions on standardisation and governance across the mining value chain, promoting efficiency, cost savings, and enhanced safety.  The training centre will include Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IoT open, interoperable architecture which offers copper to cloud innovation and encompass three distinct layers: Connected Products, Edge Control and Apps, Analytics and Services.

“At Harmony, operational excellence is key to creating an enabling environment and achieving our operational plans. Proactively managing safety and health, combined with incentives to improve technology and our workforce’s productivity will help us achieve our goals. We believe this training facility is a step in the right direction,” concludes Steenkamp.

“At Schneider Electric, we are passionate about assisting and serving our mining customers. We are committed to making a lasting impact by driving and shaping our future together, ultimately developing and delivering valuable, motivated, and well-matched mining staff compliment,” concludes Maartens.

 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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