Specialist: Technical Training at SABN

Main Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Develop Training Materials, Advanced Training Guides and Troubleshooting guides for core business.
• Identify and ensure assessors are trained and competent to conduct assessments.
• Facilitate the development of technical and process training initiatives and programmes to address competency skills gaps in line with individual development plans.
• Facilitate the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs) and learner guides for training and assessment.
• Liaise with OEMs in implementing machinery training, develop learning assessment tools, templates and facilitate Planned Job Observation.
• Complile annual departmental training budgets
• Conduct training needs analysis, recommend appropriate learning and development interventions and compile the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP).
• Compile and monitor the monthly, quarterly and yearly phased training plan and report on progress of the training delivered.
• Drive competence and skills acquisition through the implementation of Competency Acquisition Programme (CAP).
• Develop and implement learner management programmes, including apprentices, interns, trainees and Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in sourcing relevant learning and development programmes for the SABN company.
• Perform the Skills Development Facilitator function and liaise with the SETA’s to leverage training support and optimise skills levy recovery. 

The Ideal Candidate is likely to have: 

• B Engineering or B-Tech in Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification in engineering
• Certificate in Education Training and Development (ETDP)
• Certificate in Skills Development Facilitation (SDF)
• Accreditation as a Learning Assessor will be added advantage
• 5-8 years’ experience in technical training within the manufacturing industry 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Development of training materials (SOPs, Work Instructions, Competency guides)
• Competency assessments
• Training needs analysis
• Workplace Skills plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR)
• Budgeting and Cost management
• Quality Assessment