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The Pilot Crushtec skills development programme plays an important role in developing the talent pipeline.

performance and maintenance. For these efforts, Pilot Crushtec has received the coveted Employer Excellence Award from KwaZulu-Natal-based Mangosuthu University of Technology for the practical support it continues to give to engineering students, which is testimony to our efforts to plug the technical skills gap in the country,” concludes Abelho. l

plays a critical role in developing Pilot Crushtec’s talent pipeline and is also a deliberate effort to foster skills development and transformation in the engineering and mining sector as a whole. “About 10 of these graduates were permanently employed by Pilot Crushtec after demonstrating an in-depth understanding of our products’ mechanics, electronics,

programme for university of technology students which has, over the years, provided us with a sustainable pipeline of technical skills,” he says. During the past 13 years, more than 70 engineering students have gone through the practical phases of their mechanical and electrical engineering studies at Pilot Crushtec’s Jet Park, Gauteng facility. The programme

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