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A future perspective on work integrated learning for South African mine surveyors
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Grobler, Hendrik |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | The defining factor of the National Diploma (Mine Surveying qualification) is considered to be the experiential learning component of one year. It has long been considered that this compulsory one year exposure to the working environment enables the newly qualified Mine Survey diplomat to be of immediate use within the mining industry with very little site induction required to make the student a fully functional member of a production crew. With the introduction of a new Bachelor degree in Mine Surveying, this critical component of the current qualification will no longer form a core component due to a number of legislative and safety concerns. A model that will incorporate most of these requirements is required to replace the current experiential learning model. In order to ensure that all aspects of such a programme are considered, a critical review of current experiential learning practices has been made. A formal Industry liaison meeting of Mine Surveyors from the main mining companies in South Africa was held to discuss and evaluate the current state of Work Integrated Learning for mine surveyors. Questions were posed to these participants and responses noted using a student response system. An analysis of some of the shortcomings identified is used to provide a basis for the design of a new format of Work Integrated Learning in the form of a second level qualification framework to address the critical stage between graduation and professional registration. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://waceinc.org/kyoto2015/assets/proceedings/grobler.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
