The learning factory : a didactic platform for knowledge transfer in South Africa
Date
2016
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Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Abstract
During the first years of their employment, the graduates are a liability to industry. The employer
goes an extra mile to bridge the gap between university-exiting and profitable employment of
engineering graduates. Unfortunately some cannot take this risk. Given this scenario, this paper
presents a learning factory approach as a platform for the application of knowledge so as to
develop the required engineering competences in South African engineering graduates before
they enter the labour market. It spells out the components of a Stellenbosch University Learning
Factory geared towards production of engineering graduates with the required industrial skills. It
elaborates on the didactics embedded in the learning factory environment, tailor-made to produce
engineers who can productively contribute to the growth of the industry upon exiting the university.
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CITATION: Van Der Merwe, A., Hummel, V. & Matope, S. 2016. The learning factory : a didactic platform for knowledge transfer in South Africa. In Competitive Manufacturing, International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA '16), 27-29 January 2016, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
The original publication is available at http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/doie/coma16
The original publication is available at http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/doie/coma16
Keywords
Experiential learning, Competencies, Functional, Didactics, Instructional systems -- Engineers
Citation
Van Der Merwe, A., Hummel, V. & Matope, S. 2016. The learning factory : a didactic platform for knowledge transfer in South Africa. In Competitive Manufacturing, International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA '16), 27-29 January 2016, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, South Africa