ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM

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ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM

• STATUS OF TRAINING OF MATERIALS TESTERS
  TECHNOLOGISTS IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY

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Materials Technician ???
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BACK GROUND
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INFORMAL TRAINING

• Inhouse training
• TPA, KPA, NPA
• Etc.

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FORMAL TRAINING

• National Diploma Chemistry
• National Diploma Material Testing (Civil)
• National Higher Diploma Material Testing

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FORMAL TRAINING

• National Diploma Chemistry
• National Diploma Material Testing (Civil)
• National Higher Diploma Material Testing

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FORMAL TRAINING Univ.

• B Sc Eng Civil / B Eng Civil
• M Eng
• PhD

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FORMAL TRAINING Tech.

• N.D. Civil Engineering
• N.D. Civil Eng. (Materials Option) 1997
• M Tech
• D Tech

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URGENT NEED FOR TRAINING

• MATERIALS TESTERS lt ST 10
• MATERIALS ENGINEERS gt ST 10
• PAVEMENT ENGINEERS gt ST 10

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QUALIFICATION
Competence
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIESAND RECOGNITION ???
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FORMATION OF RPF TASK GROUP

• AIM
• TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE TRAINING
  POSSIBILTIES THAT WILL SATISFY THE NEEDS OF
  INDUSTRY.

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RPF TASK GROUPMEMBERS

• CHRIS DE JAGER - TECHNIKON PTA
• LES SAMPSON - ASPHALT ACADEMY
• ROD RANKINE - CCI
• GERARD VERWEY - V3
• MARIUS CILLIERS - CIVILAB
• HOWARD BENNETT - T2 DOT KZN
• BARRY DUMAS - CPA WESTERN CAPE
• NICO GROENEWALD - MTTC
• BENOIT VERHAEGHE - DRTT
• KIM JENKINS - NRA