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MINERALS INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND TRAINING II

School of Business (GSB). The course is delivered largely through lectures,
interactive sessions and group work, and is followed by a project task in
which each student is required to apply the tools and practices developed
in the course into their daily work practice.

The aim of the course is to enable students to make sense of the social
and environmental context of organisations and to understand the mutual
interaction between, and the impact on, the organisation and its social
and environmental context. The course also aims to teach the students
how to engage with and manage relationships between an organisation
and the communities and other social partners that populate its context,
and to develop and implement strategic social engagement programmes
and practices. This course is designed to build the capacity of all managers
and professionals in organisations to respond effectively and innovatively
to emerging system pressures and trends affecting the socio-economic
development agenda.

Environmental Stewardship in Mining & Minerals
Beneficiation

This course is convened jointly by the Department of Chemical Engineering
at the University of Cape Town and the School of Mines at the University of
Zambia. The course provides students with exposure to the mining world
and offers them the opportunity to conduct case studies on real mine
sites. Students are required to complete an assignment within 6-8 weeks
of attendance.

The course aims to review and deepen students’ understanding of
environmental challenges of particular relevance to the mineral industry,
with emphasis on the relationship between mining and minerals
beneficiation activities and environmental impact categories. It also
provides students with an opportunity to learn how environmental
management and stewardship tools and approaches are used in the
industry, leading to an ability to critique the effectiveness of pro-active
and reactive uses thereof, and interpret what selected approaches mean
for own professional practise.

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