Skills And Training In Zimbabwe's Mining Industry: Preliminary Report On Industry Survey

Abstract

The Institute of Mining Research undertook a research project to analyze the use, need and presence of skills in Zimbabwe's mining industry as well as current training activities and future training needs required by both industry and government in the search for higher production levels and greater productivity. A first step in this longer term project was to undertake a survey of mining companies involving the administration of a questionnaire in 1993. The questionnaire included a series of closed questions on production, levels of mechanization, job categories and titles, real wages, bonus, nationality, diplomas and certificates, current training activities and needs. The following is a preliminary analysis of findings.