- Participated in the Advanced Graduate Development program facilitated and presented by the University of Cape Town's Minerals Processing Unit. I specialised in Hydrometallurgy.- Gained operational experience in all steps of the platinum processing chain (concentrator, smelter, base metals refiners and platinum metals refinery) with an emphasis on the precious metal refinery. - Gained production experience: provided technical support, assisted with meeting production and safety targets, continuous monitoring of plant stability, water and energy conservation and process control improvements. Asset optimisation was one of my key focus areas.