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To survive in todays 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:

4 CPD
CREDITS
Gauteng or NWU, Potchefstroom
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QUALITY COST MANAGEMENT

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

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 shes 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.
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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 shes 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.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL OF
PROJECTS
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.

4 CPD
CREDITS
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS AND
PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
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.

4 CPD
CREDITS
On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
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QUALITY CONTROL FAILURE ANALYSIS
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.

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

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.

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