Training Specialist

**Company Description**
Exciting opportunity as a **Training Specialist in Engineering** to manage the development and implementation of training interventions within the engineering discipline to maintain the right level of organisational skills to ensure successful job performance in line with the required standards.

**You’ll look after our most important resource. Our people.**

Thungela Resources [Thungela means “to ignite” in isiZulu] is a leading South African thermal coal business, focused exclusively on thermal coal production. It is one of the largest pure-play producers and exporters of thermal coal in South Africa based on aggregate coal reserves and marketable coal production. Thungela focuses on exporting its thermal coal portfolio to the Indian, Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle East and North African markets.

As the **Engineering Training Specialist**, you will be expected to implement training interventions to uphold organisational skills requirements for successful job performance. You will also plan and coordinate training schedules, logistics, and budget for optimal resource use as well as developing strategic six-monthly course scheduling plans.

**More of your responsibilities will include**:

- Conducting thorough training needs analyses to identify organisational learning requirements
- Sourcing and procuring necessary training materials and resources as well as developing curriculum and training materials aligned with identified training needs, ensuring their alignment with organisational goals and objectives
- Continuously monitoring and evaluating learner progress to ensure skill and knowledge transfer based on intentionally designed competency assessments
- Updating and revising training materials as needed to maintain relevance and conduct quality control checks to ensure standards are maintained
- Identifying training needs within the organisation, recommending, and implementing training interventions
- Ensuring training initiatives contribute to driving both business and individual performance
- Managing stakeholders to support and deliver on functional and operational learning requirements
- Ensuring alignment of training objectives with stakeholder goals
- Providing guidance on training processes and policies in alignment with regulatory requirements and ensure adherence to procedures to maintain compliance with training standards and regulations
- Developing learning materials to meet organisation-specific training needs by creating the content, designing the learning format as well as reviewing and updating the training material
- Developing and delivering training programs aimed at enhancing the technical skills of engineering personnel in strict accordance with the prescribed course schedule
- Planning and executing dynamic refresher training initiatives for engineering staff as well as evaluating outcomes
- Staying abreast of industry trends, regulations, and technological advancements relevant to the mining sector to ensure training programs remain aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirement
- Conducting assessments and certifications to validate the competency of engineering personnel, ensuring they possess the requisite skills and knowledge to perform their duties safely and efficiently
- Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Mine Health and Safety Act
- Providing effective oversight for the roll-out of part-qualifications and skills programs, whilst ensuring compliance with MQA and QCTO requirements
- Manage the Engineering Learner (Engineering PIT and Learnership) development programme

**Qualifications**
- Bachelors ’s or B-Tech Degree Human Resources, Development or other related discipline (NQF level 7)
- Applicable Engineering trade certificate
- ISO 9001:2015 certificate (advantageous)

**Experience & Knowledge**
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an artisan or line manager in the Engineering discipline
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Trainer, with experience in managing Learners and Interns
- Experience in Operational Risk Management
- ISO 9001:2015 Audit experience

**Additional Information**
- Proficient knowledge of developing and managing training interventions in line with the applicable standards and regulations.
- Proficient knowledge of quality management systems as applicable in the training environment.
- Proficient knowledge of the process to obtain and maintain SETA accreditation, with specific knowledge of the MQA and QCTO preferred.
- Proficient level of computer and data literacy

**Who We Are**

We’re a company that promotes an environment that inspires innovation and where people have a shared sense of purpose. Skills, experience, creativity, and agility underpin our ability to grow and thrive. This means building a diverse team of high-performing individuals who operate our sites safely, effectively and cost efficiently. Our people focus is centered on acquiring, developing, and retaining the talent w