Vivian MacFadyen, president of the South African Institute of Measurement and Control, has been vocal in the pages of publications such as Mining Weekly about the need to address the skills shortage.
MacFadyen kindly shared a comment by John Crossland, a former president of the institute, in his column ''From the President's Desk'' on the website for the institute's journal, SA Instrumentation and Control.
John Crossland discussed how he has been closely involved with the MTN Sciencentre since his retirement. He mentioned how members would be welcome to contact their nearest science centre, giving the SAASTEC website for details, to do as he has done and get involved with their education programmes - before or after retirement.
''There is always an opportunity to show teachers how the science and technology they teach at school relates to the world of industry,'' John wrote to Vivian in an email. ''After all, that is where most of their learners will be looking for employment opportunities!''
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