Training Focus

An integral part of the Sassda mandate is to ensure accessible, affordable, accredited and quality training that will add value to its members and the broader South African stainless steel industry

Sassda has delivered on this industry demand in record breaking fashion during 2022, having registered more students in all its courses than in its 60 years of existence. For example, the Advanced Stainless Steel course previously showed an average attendance of around 12 students per course, whereas the same course in October 2022, attracted 30 students with an especially high turnout of professional engineers and senior decision makers.

The increased support for the courses Sassda offers stem from the fact that the world class standard of Sassda training is now widely recognised - whether they are introductory courses, technical courses, workshops, or webinars. It’s also due to a revision of the content of all courses which are now officially approved by selected engineering institutes.

To gain a full overview of Sassda’s training initiatives, take a look at the various courses Sassda currently offers:

INTRODUCTION TO STAINLESS STEEL

This course is a self-paced, convenient, and easily accessible e-learning programme offering a basic understanding of stainless steel. The target audience is entry-level and non-technical personnel involved with activities in an organisation who directly or indirectly liaise or interface with customers or are in contact with stainless steel. These include administrators, buyers, procurement, marketing, sales, and warehouse personnel.
After attending the course, the learner will have covered:

• The history of stainless steel
• What Sassda is and its key role
• A basic understanding of what stainless steel is as well as the different grades of the material and their uses
• Understand why stainless steel is specified (benefits)
• Understand the basic properties of stainless steel
• Understand how stainless steel is produced
• Know how to handle and maintain stainless steel

FUNDAMENTALS OF STAINLESS STEEL COURSE

This is an intermediary course aimed at people who have acquired a basic understanding of stainless steel through workplace experience and/or from completing the Introduction to Stainless Steel e-learning course. The target audience would include newcomers to the industry, as well as persons requiring more in-depth knowledge of stainless steel, such as salespersons, supervisors, managers, specifiers, and end users.

ADVANCED STAINLESS STEEL COURSE 

This is an intensive course for people who require an advanced understanding of stainless steel and have completed the Fundamentals of Stainless  Steel course. The targeted audience is any person requiring in-depth knowledge of stainless steel such as salespersons, sales managers, specifiers,  Engineers, workshop managers, and end users. The course includes a 1-day mill visit to Columbus Stainless.

HANDLING AND FABRICATION OF STAINLESS STEEL COURSE

This course introduces employees to stainless steel’s best practices in the workshop and warehouse when handling, storing, fabricating, and working with stainless steel. The target audience would include persons exposed to, and working with stainless steel, such as shop floor staff, artisans, and operators.

HANDLING OF STAINLESS STEEL IN THE WAREHOUSE

This course introduces employees to stainless steel’s best practices in the workshop and warehouse when handling and storing stainless steel. The target audience would include persons exposed to, and working with, stainless steel such as warehouse and shop floor staff, forklift drivers, and packers.

Remember! Most of our products have the flexibility to be offered online or can still be offered in person within the correct and safe environment.

For more information on any of these courses or if there is a special requirement, please contact Sassda’s Training Manager, Mankabe More at mankabe@sassda.co.za.