Palabora Mining Company

What influences your Workplace Skills Plan?

December 2008

START Consultation and discussion on the skills audit process and the expected outcomes Investigation to key role outputs

Continuous feedback, evaluation and reporting

What are the skills required for employees to deliver on the expected outputs?

Training

The Process

A set of skills required for each job

Prepare a formal report And compile the Workplace Skills Plan

Gap analysis

Present the skills gap analysis to management and training committee/shop stewards and discuss next steps

Skills matrices

B5 Skills sets U/Standard Rio Tinto Compliance Training HIRA 01 Hazard identification and risk assessment Generic WC Site induction GENLOCK Generic ISOLOFF GSIND RTS 03 D50014466 MnH-G001 ENVAWARE MnH-G134 MnH-G116 Skill Set 1 HEF Carrier Licence MnH-200 MnH-G211 OcH-G004 Skill Set 2 MnH-G038 MnH-G037 MnH-G027 MnH-G023 Skill Set 3 FAG General isolation Isolation Officer Generic safety induction Working at heights ResQpac Training

Robust Rig Operator Description

Follow basic health and safety practices underground Environmental Awareness training Take charge of and drive an articulating vehicle in an underground mine. Break big rocks using a Secondary Breaker

Receive, store and issue explosives and accessories at an underground workplace Conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a workplace Test for flammable gas using a hand held instrument Make safe a workplace by means of barring Treat and remove misfires Charged shotholes with cartridge explosives and accessories Mark service holes underground First aid Blasting Ticket Competent A

New Role Core Competencies

EUC11
EUC2 14318 Elearn

Demonstrate ability to use e-mail

Operate a personal Computer System Introduction to PC's & Software

The Skills Matrix

The skills gaps have been determined by comparing

current skills to job specific requirements.

The skills matrix which is available to all, informs management in terms of people progression within the business.

The PMC Skills sets Incentive system pays people incentives for completing skills sets Career Progression

VB PLANT : B4 OPERATORS

Generic

Skill Set 1
P l a n t S t a r t u p Scr ee n Op era tio n& Ma int en an ce

Skill Set 2
Bu cke t Ela vat or (Or e Tre at 20 6)

Skill Set 3

Ge ner ic Saf ety

Ge ner al Isol ati on

Wo rkin g at Hei ght s

Co nfi ne d Sp ac es

HI RA

Ele ctri cal Saf ety

L M V

MeTG178

MeTG006

MeTG005

MeTG085

MeTG022

MeTG001

MeTG01 2

Wi nn ow er (Or e Tre at 20 6)

Scr ew (Or e Tre at 20 6)

PR. NO MJ Koko P Mathumba BE Ngobeni HS Ceko TG Kobe MC Malepe NS Matebula KF Mohlala MF Komane MI Komane MJ Ntsanwisi Nh Nkwane KT Nare MP Malatji DE Ramahlo 12181 12727 12730 5442 12760 12732

SHIFT A A A A B B

Isolati on Office r

Recor d Produ ction & Qualit y data

Licenc e to issue permit to work

9832
12160 12050 11721

B
C C C

12665
100092 100091 12751 12204

C
C D D D

Training and Continuous Evaluation

Salary Scales and Current Skill Set Levels August B4 SS1 SS2 SS3 none 9.4% 32.3% 10.4% 47.9% 18 62 20 92 192 B5 SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 none 12.1% 7.8% 32.0% 0.0% 47.7% 34 22 90 0 134 281 Total B Band 1176 11% 9% 35% 0% 44% 30 25 99 0 125 281 1178 11% 8% 38% 0% 41% 31 23 108 0 116 281 1180 11% 8% 39% 0% 41% 30 23 109 0 116 281 1183 12% 31% 13% 44% 23 60 26 85 194 12% 29% 15% 44% 23 56 30 86 195 11% 29% 16% 44% 21 57 31 85 195 September October November

Possible Artisan Development Route

TECHNICIAN C4

TECHNICIAN IN TRAINING PROGRAM

C3

ARTISAN

C2

EXAMPLE

SECTION 28

C1

ARTISAN TRAINING MODULES

C1

SERVICEMAN

B5

REPAIRMAN

B3

The WSP
Supervisor, Superintendent and Managers are measured on People Development

Supervisors and Superintendents are responsible for the management of the skills set matrices in their areas booking of training Communicating with Training Officers in terms of training and assessments

Our WSP is informed by the skills gaps that have been identified through this process

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