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Per To  survive   in   today’s  competitive  environment,  sound  quality  management  processes  and  practices  are  non-­‐  negotiable.   The  Faculty  of  Engineering  at  the  North-­‐West  University,  in  collaboration  with  British  International  Engineers  empowers  companies  to  achieve  excellence  in  project  assurance  and  costing  by  offering  the  following  short  courses:  

Gauteng  or  NWU,  Potchefstroom  

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Short  Learning  Programme  in  QUALITY  COST  MANAGEMENT  

On  completion  of  this  course,  participants  will  be  able  to:  

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Professor   Hannelie   Nel   is   a   Senior   Engineering   Consultant   with   BIE   South   Africa   and   a   Visiting  Associate   Professor   at   North-­‐West   University,   Faculty   of   Engineering.   She   holds   a   Doctorate   in  Engineering  Management   and   to   date   has   spent   seventeen   years   in   both   industry   and   academia.   Her  work   entails   strategy   development   and   implementation,   business   system   improvement,   quality  costing   and   technology   transfer.   During   her   professional   career   she’s     received     various     national  awards   for     her   contribution   to   industry,   academia   and   Industrial   Engineering,   including   being  recognized  as   finalist   in   the  2014  Standard  Bank  Top  Business  Women  of   the   Year  Awards.  

Professor   Nel   was   President   of   the   Council   of   the   Southern   African   Society   for   Industrial   Engineering  from   2009   –   2010   and   is   now   a   registered   Fellow   of   the   SAIIE.   She   currently   serves   on   the   Boards   of  the   South   African   Society   for   Engineering   Education   and   the   Metal   Casting   Technology   Station   of   the  University   of   Johannesburg;   and   is   an   international   author   and   speaker   in   her   field   of   expertise.   Her  first   book   titled   ‘’Environmental  Management   and   Profitability’’  was   published   in   February   2015.  

Short Learning Programme in  QUALITY BENCHMARKING  

Professor   Hannelie   Nel   is   a   Senior   Engineering   Consultant   with   BIE   South   Africa   and   a   Visiting  Associate   Professor   at   North-­‐West   University,   Faculty   of   Engineering.   She   holds   a   Doctorate   in  Engineering  Management   and   to   date   has   spent   seventeen   years   in   both   industry   and   academia.   Her  work   entails   strategy   development   and   implementation,   business   system   improvement,   quality  costing   and   technology   transfer.   During   her   professional   career   she’s     received     various     national  awards   for     her   contribution   to   industry,   academia   and   Industrial   Engineering,   including   being  recognized  as   finalist   in   the  2014  Standard  Bank  Top  Business  Women  of   the   Year  Awards.  

Professor   Nel   was   President   of   the   Council   of   the   Southern   African   Society   for   Industrial   Engineering  from   2009   –   2010   and   is   now   a   registered   Fellow   of   the   SAIIE.   She   currently   serves   on   the   Boards   of  the   South   African   Society   for   Engineering   Education   and   the   Metal   Casting   Technology   Station   of   the  University   of   Johannesburg;   and   is   an   international   author   and   speaker   in   her   field   of   expertise.   Her  first   book   titled   ‘’Environmental  Management   and   Profitability’’  was   published   in   February   2015.  

Short Learning Programme in  QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL OF PROJECTS  

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The  Faculty  of  Engineering  at  the  North-­‐West  University,  in  collaboration  with  British  International  Engineers,  empower  companies  to  improve  the  quality  of  their  procurement  and  contract  management  processes.  

CPD  CREDITS  

Short  Learning  Programme  in  QUALITY  MANAGEMENT  OF  CONTRACTS  AND  

PROCUREMENT  PROCESSES  

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The  faculty  of  Engineering  at  the  North-­‐West  University,   in  collaboration  with  British   International  Engineers  empower  companies  to  improve  the  quality  of  their  procurement  and  contract  management  processes.  

CPD  CREDITS  

On  completion  of  this  course,  participants  will  be  able  to:  

Short  Learning  Programme  in  QUALITY  CONTROL    FAILURE  ANALYSIS  

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The  faculty  of  Engineering  at  the  North-­‐West  University,   in  collaboration  with  British  International  Engineers,  empower  companies  to  understand  the  fundamentals  of  mechanical  failure  to  enable  the  prevention  and  control  of  future  incidents.  

On  completion  of  this  course,  participants  will  be  able  to:  

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Predict  the  behaviour  of  materials  under  static  and  dynamic  loading  conditions,  in  aggressive  environments  and  at  high  and  low  temperatures.  

Analyse  possible  failure  of  components  and  conduct  a  failure  investigation.  

Nickey  Janse  van  Rensburg