Richard Donkin, Training Consultant

Richard Donkin

Training Consultant

Agricane

Location
South Africa
Education
Diploma, training & Development, Organizational Development
Experience
52 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :52 years, 4 Months

Training Consultant at Agricane
  • South Africa
  • My current job since July 2017

Portfolio includes the design and development of training metrics management systems; training curricula design and development; course design and development; industry training needs analysis; coordination of all training initiatives/programmes and the overseeing and managememt of training centres

Training Manager at Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone
  • My current job since June 2013

Establish and implement training strategies for the operations
 Establish accelerated localisation development programmes to meet national organisational objectives
 Developing and Establishing a training centre
 Manage and control Training staff
 Liaise with government departments on national training, education and legal requirements and align
business operations to these initiatives and requirements
 Establish training systems and standards to ensure optimal training functionality
 Establish and control training budget
 Establish policy, procedures and control Graduate Advancement Programmes and Bursary/Study Assistant
Schemes in liaison with line management, mentors and national Education and Training Institutions
 Member of the Company Senior Leadership team

Training Manager at Tongaat Hulett Sugar
  • Mozambique
  • April 2004 to June 2013

 Responsible for the establishing and implementation of T&D strategies and priorities for the Mozambique
operations
 Conducted organisational needs analysis and established and implemented appropriate training
interventions to meet organizstional and operational objectives and needs
 Designed, developed and established an accredited training center which included technical
apprenticeships
 Conducted course design, development, implementation and conducted follow up in areas of management,
supervisory, safety and technical training
 Managed and controlled training budgets
 Managed and controlled training staff
Reason for leaving: Improved job challenge and package

Training Manager at McCain Foods
  • South Africa
  • November 1996 to March 2004

• Responsible for the establishing and implementation of T&D strategies and priorities for the South
African operations
 Skills Development Facilitator for the company and represented company on the Food and Beverage SETA
 Responsible for the managing, implementation and control of the company skills development plan to
ensure maximum skills grant disbursement and claims
 Identified and established appropriate training interventions, procedures and training tools to ensure
optimal skills development and ROI for training
 Negotiated training packages and programmes with accredited training providers to meet company training
needs and objectives
 Conducted organizational needs analysis and established and implemented appropriate training
interventions to meet organizational and operational objectives and needs
 Managed and controlled training budgets
 Established, managed, implemented and controlled the internal company quality control programme
 Carried out job design, development, job competency profiling and conducted job grading
 Worked as a Human resources Development Specialist during this period of employment responsible for
conducting training needs analysis, course design, development, implementation and follow up training

Training Manager/HR Manager at Mondi
  • South Africa
  • April 1988 to October 1996

Human Resources Manager responsible for the managing and control of the company HR department
which included payrolls, generalist HR activities, training and development and industrial relations.
 During this period of employment also filled the role as Loss Control Manager for two years responsible
for the implementation of the company SHE programmes in compliance with the required legislation and
NOSA system

Senior Training Officer at De Beers
  • South Africa
  • January 1972 to March 1988

Geological field Officer
Responsible establishing and running of geological survey and prospecting operations
Miner/Shift Boss
Conducting and supervising underground diamond mining operations
Senior Training Officer
 Responsible for conducting training needs analysis, course design, development, implementation and
follow up in areas of underground technical mining operations, learner miner training and development,
motorised equipment/machinery training and supervisory training
 Coordinated Graduate Mining training programmes
 Established and coordinated learner miner training school and programmes

Education

Diploma, training & Development, Organizational Development
  • at Wits Technikon
  • October 1982

Specialties & Skills

Training
HR Management
Management
Group Training
Training Plans
MS Office
training systems design and implementation

Languages

English
Expert
Portuguese
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Industrial Relations Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2004

Hobbies

  • cycling, fishing, scuba diving