Upon being promoted to training manager for Hitachi Zambia my responsibility’s was to analyse the development needs and to implement training projects for the entire employee staff involving local Zambian employees. • These training's was mainly focused on soft skills as well as technical skills where the skills, knowledge and development for all internal staff in various departments i.e. admin, stores, maintenance, on and of site product support and re manufacturing.• Machine specific training documentation had to be developed as there was none in existence and joined in with a training group that formed part of other experts from Canada, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, South Africa and Australia where we as a group developed training simulations, presentations, modules and books.• Tremendous focus was aimed at the Hitachi EH3500 ACII mining rigid dump truck where the development of training material was concentrated on the AC drive system, the hydraulic system and the panto graphs i.e.• Hitachi IGBT drive system

Main job function was to develop and execute technical training for local Zambian employees in developing their knowledge and skills in the maintenance and repairs of Hitachi fleet earth moving machinery.

Rebuilding and repairing of underground mining machinery, and planning and scheduling of maintenance and repairs of all underground and surface operation machinery and equipment including coal processing washing plants.• Recruitment of learner ships in all trades and developing a career paths and skills development plans, keeping track of their progress -on job and off job work. Implementation of safe work practices, CTA`s , COP`s skills matrixes and continuous on and off job coaching and facilitation of engineering personnel in their respective trades.• During this period I was part of the unit standards development group, and was tasked to develop various qualification centred job unit standards for the mining industry.