Learning and Development Facilitator - North West at Tharisa

Role Context

Training Facilitation

• Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, emerging technologies and advancements in mining technology and safety practices, to enhance learning and development strategies and training programs.
• Coordinate, deliver and monitor training and assessment requirements, by ensuring adherence to assessment principles, to maintain fairness, transparency, and validity in all training programs, displaying high standards of quality and effectiveness.
• Evaluate learning programs and assessments, by monitoring learners participating in training programs, to make fair and transparent judgments regarding participant performance.
• Make use of relevant systems and demonstrate problem-solving abilities to address any system-related issues.
• Review, coordinate and implement the training schedule to ensure that all upcoming events, workshops, classes, assessments and other learning activities adhere to, and are aligned to, the training scheduled.
• Adhere to training schedules and timelines to ensure timely delivery of training programs.
• Conduct training facilitation sessions, by ensuring engaging and effective delivery of learning material, to obtain training objectives.
• Conduct assessments that are valid, transparent and current, in line with organisational objectives, to ensure all participants receive and equal and fair opportunity to complete the training program.
• Participate in the development of new training material, by understanding latest industry developments, so as to ensure relevance and alignment with learning objectives.
• Review and update, in collaboration with the Learning and Development (L&D) Specialist, all learning materials, to ensure is validity and ability to support the development of required competencies.

Compliance Management

• Review, evaluate and monitor all training programs to ensure that they adhere to all Tharisa Minerals (TM) policies, legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Collect feedback from participants and line management, by assessing the effectiveness of training programs, to identify shortcoming and recommend improvements.
• Participate in L&D audits by preparing all relevant information and documentation needed and cooperating during on-site inspections, to ensure that the training programs and material used remain compliance with legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Adress and report all non-compliance with TM policies, legislation and regulatory requirements to the L&D Specialist to ensure the needed rectifications are implemented.
• Drive and monitor safety when conducting walkabouts in the plant/mine, so as to ensure full compliance with the TM policy and regulatory requirements, using no compliance as upskill opportunities.
• Manage record-keeping and compliance with International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards, to uphold quality and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor the implementation and maintenance of internal quality management systems to ensure continuous improvement and adherence to regulatory requirements and standards.

Resource Management

• Determine resource needs within own area of responsibility to achieve individual role outcomes.
• Request required assets and resources for the fulfilment of work duties to attain quality work outputs.
• Use assets and resources optimally within own area of responsibility.
• Manage, monitor and coordinate all training logistics so as to ensure the availability of all the required resources (i.e., venue, tables, chairs, stationary, etc.).
• Review and evaluate the learning material and supporting documents, by sending outdated material back to external providers and requesting the latest stock, to ensure that all learning material is valid and aligned to the latest requirements.
• Identify and recommend the latest and most efficient tools to use in the moderation of all training programs, to ensure that assessment of the outcomes described in the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) standards and qualifications is fair, reliable and valid. 

Stakeholder Relations

• Engage with all relevant Departments on issues of the area of specialisation, as directed by the L&D Specialist.
• Communicate with internal and/or external stakeholders, where required, to achieve work objectives and to maintain relationships.
• Participate in weekly and/or monthly meeting, with the L&D Specialist, to provide expert insights and feedback regarding upcoming training, challenges identified, possible solutions, and innovative opportunities.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 (NQF 4).
• ODETDP(NQF5) or equivalent as an occupationally directed education, training and development practitioner (ODETDP).
• Assessor and Moderator Qualification. 

Certifications

• Mineral Processing Level 2 (US:59305) (Advantageous).
• Mineral Processing Level 3 (US:62769) (Advantageous).
• Skills programme Trackless Mobile Machine Operations (TMM) - Underground Hardrock (Advantageous).
• Skills programme Skills Programme Occupational Health and Safety activities for: Part Time/Workplace Representatives and Shop Stewards in the Mining and Minerals (OHS). 

Job-specific experience:

• Minimum of 2-3 years Learning and Development, Operation experience, of which at least one (1) year should focus on conducting assessments and moderations within the Mining Industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft suite (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).