Common use of DEVELOP A CAPABLE WORKFORCE Clause in Contracts

DEVELOP A CAPABLE WORKFORCE. Objective 1 Increase staff capacity. Objective statement Ensure that Measurement and Control has sufficient capacity to execute R&D, manufacturing and commercial work by increasing the head count of suitably skilled SET employees to 23 persons (through recruitment, head-hunting, joint research and fast-tracking employees) by the end of 2022. Impact: Improve Measurement and Control’s research profile to enable intensified R&D. Baseline Current baseline is 22 SET employees Objective 2 Improve staff retention. Objective statement The objective of this programme is to retain and grow the skills base of existing staff. Much of the efforts will align with the Human Capital Development programme (furthering studies, professor- ships, career development plans, etc.) being formulated at corporate level. A distinct initiative by the division, as part of furthering studies, involves bursars completing the core modules of the University of Pretoria’s honours course in Control Systems on a part-time basis as part of their Graduate Development Programme. This will bolster the confidence of new graduates and motivate them to remain in their present fields. Another initiative involves investigating options for alternative modes of employment, such as the establishment of satellite offices for staff planning to emigrate, or who have recently emigrated, to support project execution globally. The objective will be to es- tablish what is possible, should the need arise. Impact: Retention of the relevant skills force to support industry and execute R&D to plan. Baseline Graduate Development Programme excludes an option of furthering studies. All staff are currently based in one office in Randburg. Objective 1 Improve competitive advantage. Objective statement This programme is aimed at lowering the barrier to entry for Measurement and Control’s products and services (by developing low-cost versions of equipment and designing attractive pricing models) by the end of 2023. Impact 1: Opening up new markets (particularly junior miners), and accelerating adoption and market penetration. Impact 2: Increased sales of new products. Impact 3: Stable and more predictable service support revenue. Baseline Junior miners struggle to justify investment to purchase Measurement and Control’s instruments at the same price as that used by large mining companies. The current pricing model is an outright purchase of unbundled products (usually at high cost), with an optional service contract, resulting in ~R30 million in products and services sales. Objective 2 Effective marketing. Objective statement Increase visibility of Measurement and Control’s products and services (through targeted marketing efforts, conference publications, social media activity, website improvements, selection of agents, distributors and partners, negotiations with EPCM Holdings and system integrators, and dedicated business development roles). Impact: Maintain or increase revenue target in each financial year Baseline Revenue target in 2019 for products and service sales is R31.5 million Objective Infrastructure development. Objective statement This programme evaluates equipment investment such as computer numerical control (CNC) machining and 3D printing for rapid prototyping, as well as maintaining and growing Mintek’s workshop/laboratory infrastructure for faster, better quality and consistent output. Mintek also attends world-class mining exhibitions as part of technology demonstration and marketing. To maintain a world-leading position in the rapidly changing market environment, this programme aims to evaluate how technologies such as virtual reality/augmented reality/3D simulation can be featured in its demonstrations. Impact: Improved marketing, rapid prototyping, decreasing time to market on new products. Baseline Basic 3D printer (old technology) and entry-level CNC machines PROGRAMME 8: ADVANCED MATERIALS The Advanced Materials programme focuses on the RDI sub-programmes that are concerned with the end-use of metals in the mining, fabrication and manufacturing industries. Through the use of advanced process technologies, the programme produces high value-added products by deploying cross-cutting skills from various disciplines, ranging from chemical sciences, physics, materials science and engineering, and biochemistry, to chemical engineering. The focus areas through which these are attained are in physical metallurgy, catalysis, and nanotechnology. In physical metallurgy, the sectors of interest are the broader metals-related industries that require novel materials for application in conventional and extreme environments. Catalysis, on the other hand, finds special application in the hydrogen economy sector through the manufacture of fuel cells for various applications. Nanotechnology has a special focus for application in materials synthesis where these nano-enhanced and nano-enabled materials find application in health, and in water and wastewater technologies.

DEVELOP A CAPABLE WORKFORCE. Objective 1 Increase staff capacity. capacity Objective statement Ensure that Measurement and Control MAC has sufficient capacity to execute R&D, manufacturing and commercial work by increasing the head head-count of suitably skilled SET employees to 23 persons (through recruitment, head-hunting, joint research and fast-fast tracking employees) by the end of 2022FY2021. Impact: Improve Measurement and ControlMAC’s research profile to enable intensified R&D. R&D Baseline Current baseline is 22 SET employees employees. Objective 2 Improve staff retention. Staff Retention Objective statement The objective of this programme is to retain and grow the skills base of existing staff. Much of the efforts will align with the Human Capital Development programme Programme (furthering studies, professor- shipsprofessorships, career development plans, plans etc.) being formulated at corporate level. A distinct initiative by the division, division as part of furthering studies, studies involves bursars completing the core modules of the University of Pretoria’s UP honours course in Control Systems control systems on a part-time basis as part of their Graduate Development ProgrammeProgramme (GDP). This will bolster the confidence of new graduates and motivate them to remain in their present fields. Another initiative involves investigating options for alternative modes of employment, employment such as the establishment of “satellite offices offices” for those staff planning to emigrate, or who have recently emigrated, to support project execution globally. The objective will be to es- tablish establish what is possible, should the need arise. Impact: Retention of the relevant skills skill force to support industry and execute R&D to plan. plan Baseline Graduate Development Programme  GDP excludes an option of furthering studies.  All staff are currently based in one office in Randburg. Objective 1 Improve competitive advantage. Competitive Advantage Objective statement This programme is aimed at lowering the barrier to entry for Measurement and Control’s MAC products and services (by developing low-low cost versions of equipment and designing design attractive pricing models) by the end of 2023FY2023. Impact 1: Opening up new markets (particularly junior miners), and accelerating adoption and market penetration. Impact 2: Increased sales of new products. products Impact 3: Stable and more predictable service support revenue. revenue Baseline  Junior miners struggle to justify investment to purchase Measurement and ControlMaC’s instruments at the same price as that used by for large mining companies. The current companies  Current pricing model is an outright purchase of unbundled products (usually at high cost), with an optional service contract, resulting in ~R30 million in products and services P&S sales. Objective 2 Effective marketing. Objective statement Increase visibility of Measurement and Control’s products and services (through targeted marketing efforts, conference publications, social media activity, website improvements, selection of agents, distributors and partners, negotiations with EPCM Holdings and system integrators, and dedicated business development roles). Impact: Maintain or increase revenue target in each financial year Baseline Revenue target in 2019 for products and service sales is R31.5 million Objective Infrastructure development. Objective statement This programme evaluates equipment investment such as computer numerical control (CNC) machining and 3D printing for rapid prototyping, as well as maintaining and growing Mintek’s workshop/laboratory infrastructure for faster, better quality and consistent output. Mintek also attends world-class mining exhibitions as part of technology demonstration and marketing. To maintain a world-leading position in the rapidly changing market environment, this programme aims to evaluate how technologies such as virtual reality/augmented reality/3D simulation can be featured in its demonstrations. Impact: Improved marketing, rapid prototyping, decreasing time to market on new products. Baseline Basic 3D printer (old technology) and entry-level CNC machines PROGRAMME 8: ADVANCED MATERIALS The Advanced Materials programme focuses on the RDI sub-programmes that are concerned with the end-use of metals in the mining, fabrication and manufacturing industries. Through the use of advanced process technologies, the programme produces high value-added products by deploying cross-cutting skills from various disciplines, ranging from chemical sciences, physics, materials science and engineering, and biochemistry, to chemical engineering. The focus areas through which these are attained are in physical metallurgy, catalysis, and nanotechnology. In physical metallurgy, the sectors of interest are the broader metals-related industries that require novel materials for application in conventional and extreme environments. Catalysis, on the other hand, finds special application in the hydrogen economy sector through the manufacture of fuel cells for various applications. Nanotechnology has a special focus for application in materials synthesis where these nano-enhanced and nano-enabled materials find application in health, and in water and wastewater technologies.