1. ROAD PAVEMENTS FORUM STATUS OF TRAINING OF MATERIALS TESTERS & TECHNOLOGISTS IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY

4. Materials Technician ???

5. BACK GROUND

6. INFORMAL TRAINING Inhouse training: TPA, KPA, NPA Etc.

7. FORMAL TRAINING National Diploma: Chemistry National Diploma: Material Testing (Civil) National Higher Diploma: Material Testing

8. FORMAL TRAINING National Diploma: Chemistry National Diploma: Material Testing (Civil) National Higher Diploma: Material Testing

9. FORMAL TRAINING Univ. B Sc Eng Civil / B Eng Civil M Eng PhD

10. FORMAL TRAINING Tech. N.D. Civil Engineering N.D. Civil Eng. (Materials Option) 1997 M Tech D Tech

11. URGENT NEED FOR TRAINING MATERIALS TESTERS< ST 10 MATERIALS ENGINEERS> ST 10 PAVEMENT ENGINEERS> ST 10

12. Unit Standard Competence QUALIFICATION

13. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOGNITION ???

14. FORMATION OF RPF TASK GROUP AIM : TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE TRAINING POSSIBILTIES THAT WILL SATISFY THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY.

15. RPF TASK GROUP MEMBERS CHRIS DE JAGER- TECHNIKON PTA LES SAMPSON-ASPHALT ACADEMY ROD RANKINE-C&CI 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