WATCH: Understanding mechatronics as a possible career: Our second career webinar focused on mechatronics, with experts giving high school learners a lot of advice and food for thought on choosing a career in this ... Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Ex-AmaZulu GM questions Madlala's continuing role as acting PSL CEO: 'The BOG is a waste of time': Former AmaZulu general manager Lunga Sokhela has come out guns blazing and said PSL acting CEO Mato Madlala should not be at the helm of the … [Read more...] about WATCH: Understanding mechatronics as a possible career – Gqeberha in the News
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Supporting Vital Skills Base for local Automotive Industry
As manufacturing industries have become more and more dependent on computerised and robotic machinery, the need to align its skills base has also increased. To this end, General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has been partnering with the local university, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), to ensure the required skills are developed for motor manufacturing in Port Elizabeth. According to GMSA's Training and Organisational Development Manager, Wayne Osborne, the eight year … [Read more...] about Supporting Vital Skills Base for local Automotive Industry
VWSA included in international training programme
Students in the field of Mechatronics are getting an enhanced training experience through an innovative apprenticeship programme offered at Volkswagen's Uitenhage plant. In November last year, Volkswagen Group South Africa teamed up with Port Elizabeth College, the merSETA and a Johannesburg-based development agency, the Swiss-South African Cooperation Initiative (SSACI), to pilot an apprenticeship programme based on the widely-admired Swiss and German 'dual system'. This system advocates … [Read more...] about VWSA included in international training programme
Students gain insight into advanced manufacturing systems
Students from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) recently had the opportunity to gain valuable insight into the advanced level of manufacturing at Ford's Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth. The team, comprising 20 fourth-year students who are completing the final leg of their Bachelor of Mechatronics degrees, were treated to an in-depth tour of the component machining and engine assembly lines for Ford's Duratorq TDCi diesel engines. They were able to view the high … [Read more...] about Students gain insight into advanced manufacturing systems
First Mechatronics student awarded S2A3 medal
Timothy Light, who obtained both his BEng Mechatronics and MEng Mechatronics degrees cum laude, was recently awarded a prestigious S2A3 medal. The former Victoria Park High School learner is the first Mechatronics graduate to receive this medal at NMMU. The Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science (S2A3) Medal is awarded annually by each South African university to the most outstanding master's degree student in a scientific discipline. The award is made in recognition of … [Read more...] about First Mechatronics student awarded S2A3 medal
