African Fusion November 2017

SAIW: Sean's comment

SAIW and SAIW Certification

SAIW Governing Board President: Morris Maroga – Eskom S Blake – SAIW L Breckenridge – CEA G Joubert – SAISI A Koursaris – Metforensics DJ Olivier – Olivier Survey Group A Paterson – University of the Witwatersrand T Rice – Personal member J Tarboton – SASSDA JR Williamson – Wilconsult J Zinyana – New Age Welding Solutions SAIW Certification Governing Board Chairperson: G Joubert – ArcelorMittal B Beetge – Sentinel Inspection Services P Bruwer – Sasol Synfuels F Buys – TUV S Blake – SAIW G Buitenbos – Steinmüller G Joubert – SAISI A Koursaris – Metforensics D Olivier – Olivier Survey Group H Potgieter – SAIW Certification P Pistorius – University of Pretoria R Williamson – Wilconsult J Zinyana – New Age Welding Solutions M Maroga – Eskom S Moodley – SAPREF

I am thrilled to report that, despite a very difficult year for the welding industry and the economy in general, nearly 400 people attended our 69 th An- nual Dinner in October, a record number

and the biggest event we have ever held. Thank you all. And congratu- lations to all our winners, you represent the excellence that we are striving for at SAIW. I amparticularly pleased to have recognizedWillie Rankin this year with the Institute’s Gold medal. Willie, I believe, was instrumental in setting SAIW on the path to excellence. He steered the organisation in the direction of sound business practices – and we have now become financially self-sustaining – and he supported Jim Guild throughout the transformation of SAIW into the highly respected, IIW-accredited and internationally recognised body it is today. Congratulations also to Afrox on its 90 th anniversary and many thanks, not only for the sponsorship of this year’s dinner, but also for the initiative, 69 years of work, involvement and support that Afrox has provided since SAIW’s inception. And next year SAIWcelebrates its 70 th Anniversary, which we intend to do in similar style. As I reported at the Annual Dinner, our ISO3834 Company Certifica- tion is attracting significant numbers of fabricators. We now have 154 Certified companies on the scheme, and most of these have adopted Part 2 Certification, the highest level of weld quality. This reflects the increasing value companies are placing on weld quality and SAIW’s role as the custodian of quality and standards in welding. Philippus Terblanche, our young welding champion, has now re- turned from World Skills Abu Dhabi, unfortunately without a medal. We do not think his result in the competition reflects his true skills level, however, and we thank him for his dedication to the task, all of the time spent away from home and the training effort he put in. Thanks also to those who went the extra mile to prepare Philippus for the competition: Lincoln Electric for the use of the facilities and for the training in the USA; ArcelorMittal for the support during his apprenticeship and training; Chieta for their invaluable support and generous sponsorship; as well as Etienne Nell and Eduan Terblanche, who were directly involved in the skills training. We remain committed to the SAIW Welding Challenge and to partnering with the DHET and WorldSkillsSA for the welding skill. We still feel SAIW is best equipped to provide effective training at the high levels required for success. On the welding skills development front, we are pleased with the progress being made to establish new QCTO-based training programmes at TVET colleges. With the DHET, two pilot delivery programmes are being prepared at Boland TVET College in Worcester and the Eastern CapeMidlands TVET College inUitenhage. SAIW is cur- rently passing on training expertise as well as advice on the welding curriculum, equipment and resources required. Our latest piece of exciting news is that, in January 2018, SAIW is acquiring the assets of the NDT Academy of South Africa (NASA) Cape Town. This will enable us to deliver our internationally recognised ISO9712NDT training courses inCape Town, as a complementary offer- ing to theWelding Inspection andWelding Technology courses already on offer through the Cape Town Branch. To cater for an expected qua- drupling of training activity, the SAIW branch will be expanding at the Milpark Centre onKoeberg Roadwhere our branch is currently located. We hope you all have a safe and relaxing Christmas break and that 2018 brings certainty and stability to the economy and steady growth to our welding industry. Sean Blake

SAIW Foundation Board Chairperson: M Maroga - Eskom S Blake - SAIW P Pistorius - University of Pretoria P Venter – ArcelorMittal J Pieterse- Afrox

SAIW and SAIW Certification representatives

Executive director Sean Blake Tel: (011) 298 2101 sean.blake@saiw.co.za

Training services manager Shelton Zichawo Tel: (011) 298 2148 shelton.zichawo@saiw.co.za

SAIW Certification manager Herman Potgieter Tel: (011) 298 2149 herman.potgieter@saiw.co.za

NDT training manager Mark Digby Tel: (011) 298 2169 mark.digby@saiw.co.za

Executive secretary Dimitra Kreouzi

Technical services manager Riaan Loots Tel: (011) 298 2144 riaan.loots@saiw.co.za

Tel: (011) 298 2102 Fax: (011) 836 6014 dimitra.kreouzi@saiw.co.za Finance and administration manager Michelle Warmback Tel: (011) 298 2125 michelle.warmbank@saiw.co.za Cape Town branch manager Liz Berry Tel: (021) 555 2535 liz.berry@saiw.co.za SAIW regional representatives

KZN branch manager George Walker Tel: (087) 351 6568 george.walker@saiw.co.za

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