3rd Global Networking Conference on
RECP in Developing Countries
04-05 September 2013
Hotel Suisse Majestic
NCPC-SA SUSTAINABLE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME…
NCPC-SA MANDATE…
The Department of Trade & Industry’s resource
efficiency programme to enhance
manufacturing industry competitiveness
through the mechanism of:
• water, materials and energy efficiency
• waste management
that potentially contribute to industrial
development, localisation, economic growth
and job creation .
The dti Green Industry
Unit Main Objective
The DTI Green Industries Chief Directorate’s main
objective is to promote the industrial development of
South African Industry Sector, and improve the resource
efficiency (RECP) of key strategic industries in South
Africa with a strong emphasis on building its productive
capacity in partnership with stakeholders and aligned with
the New Growth Path’s target of 300 000 additional direct
jobs by 2020 to green the economy, with 80 000 in
manufacturing and the rest in construction, operations
and maintenance of new environmentally friendly
infrastructure
The DTI’s Green
industries
Current Focus Areas
• Renewable Energy and Nuclear Energy
• Energy and Resource Efficiency and Cleaner
Production
• Waste Management and Recycling
• Water and Waste Water Industries
• Industrial Climate Change Response
Measures?
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME THAT
PROMOTES GREEN
PRODUCTIVITY...
Purpose of Sustainable Internship Programme:
Integrating talented engineering graduates into the
mainstream economy that combine academic training
with “real world experience” and application through
skills and technology transfer with a specific focus on
green productivity
“To get the economy growing again, we need to fire the MBAs and
let the engineers run the show”- you know who repeated it!
INTERNS WITH MENTOR &
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TEAM..
OBJECTIVES OF
PROGRAMME…
• Addressing specific industry resource efficiency needs
around critical skills gaps by integrating engineering
graduates into the mainstream economy
• Builds and reinforces relationships between Tertiary
Educational Institutions and industry
• Heightens the awareness of environmental management
and RECP practices and to induce a commitment from
companies to improve environmental performance in
utility usage, raw material utilisation, waste minimisation
and housekeeping
• Developing the skills and capacity of young, talented
engineering graduates towards employability
STRATEGIC FOCUS…
KEY FOCUS AREA
Green Skills Development of
Graduate Engineers through
a structured and projectbased internship
Programme
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
KEY ACTIVITY
Support the creation of green jobs
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that offers best practice resource
efficiency
tools
to
promote
environmental performance
RECP and Energy Efficiency
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Recruit & place graduate
engineering interns with
economic benefits within the key
strategic sectors
Offer interns training in
industry
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Project Implementation
OUTCOMES & IMPACT DESIRED
Dept: 6-8 month Internship
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No. of persons: 30
Duration Period: 2010-2012
Supplementing engineering graduates qualifications with job experience in green scarce skills
Enhancing the employability status of newly qualified graduate engineers
Increase access to knowledge, skills, technology and best practices in RECP
Low cost and no cost implementation of cost saving opportunities resulting in both economic and environmental
savings
Placement/Employment of interns
Company buy-ins to employ interns and contributing in-kind to the development of graduates
82% of interns employed over three years
Actual cost savings through RECP implementation realised over R30m in savings
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
OUTCOMES & BENEFITS
Gaining Industry
Experience
Employability through
green skills opportunity
Intern
Resource Efficiency
Implementation
Bottom line Savings
through green
productivity improvement
TRAINING
PROGRAMME…
• One Month In-house Training In:
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Use of RECP tools & applications
Energy Assessment Methodology
Basic Business Skills
Project Management Principles
Presentation Skills
• Two day Energy Management Systems Training
• Interns attend a few Energy Systems
Optimisation Courses in Compressed Air,
Pumps, Motors and Steam
TRAINING
PROGRAMME…
• Placement with a company for 6-8 months under
the mentorship of a technical mentor and
company mentor:
– In-plant Assessment and identifying RECP cost
saving opportunities that require implementation;
– Bi-weekly interactive group sessions
– Monthly reports and feedback
– Company visits and plant tours
– Presentations to company leadership
– Certificate Award Presentation
– Student Placement
KEY PROCESS STEPS…
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Identify and recruit company participants
Enter into Memorandum of Agreement (Secondment)
Identify an internal mentor
Agree company enrolment into full programme
Appoint and RECP specialist as a mentor
Student Recruitment and Appointment
Student match to companies
Project Inception meeting
Presentation to Company on Programme Objectives
Half Day training to company in RECP
Project Implementation
Presentation on Outcomes & Achievements & Deliverables
Student Placement
SUCCESS OUTCOMES…
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Confident, capacitated, intrapreneurial and employable placement
candidates
Over three years, 30 candidates successfully participated in the programme
over periods of 6-8 months
Evident company adoption and uptake of RECP and experiencing the real
benefits of RECP and demonstrating environmental responsibility
With an investment of about R3.0m, the programme generated potential
cost savings in energy, materials, water efficiency and waste reduction of
over R40m with over 60% of the projects implemented
87% of the interns were either placed or employed in the industry soon after
the programme-this is significant in a country with a 25% unemployment
rate of which the 18-35 year olds are the most affected
Demand from companies to participate has increased with 30 interns
participating in 2013/14 over three regions
Positive social outcomes through employment creation
WHAT IS IN IT FOR THE
COMPANIES?
 Cost savings through reduced wastage of energy, water and
materials
 Improved operating efficiency of the plant
 Better product quality and consistency
 Recovery of some wasted materials (Reuse)
 Possibility to improve the working environment (health and safety)
 Improvement of the enterprise’s image
 Better compliance with environmental regulations
 Cost savings on end-of-pipe waste treatment
 New and improved market opportunities
CERTIFICATE AWARD
CEREMONY…
Thank You
Reuben Kadalie
rkadalie@csir.co.za
Tel. 021 6582776
Cell: 082 5785314
www.ncpc.co.za