MOSES KESAMANG
Human Resources Development
Palapye
Summary
Seasoned Training Officer adept at creating new programs to meet changing technological demands. Forward-thinking and resourceful instructor with 10 years of related Power industry experience. Pursuing new professional challenges with room for advancement.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
2019
2019
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Training and Development Officer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2011 - 02.2018
- Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires
- Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement
- Develop testing and evaluation procedures
- Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members
- Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors
- Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials
- Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops
- Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs
- Review and evaluate training and apprenticeship programs for compliance with government standards
- Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees
- Prepare training budget for department or organization
Manager - Human Resource Development
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Acting in the Position of Manager HRD
- While working as Chief Training and Development Officer, I was also given the acting responsibility for the position of Human Resources Development Manager for period of three months and during this period;
- I was involved in developing and directing comprehensive training and education programs
- Provided in-depth consultation in the areas of needs assessment, curriculum design for complex training goals, and program evaluation
- Perform strategic planning, manage resources, and develop policies and procedures
- Direct, coordinate and supervise work
Training and Development Officer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Develops and implements training plans to ensure achievement of training objectives set by the corporation
- Coordinates the assessment of skills among employees, establish their training requirements
- Reviews training programs in line with technological developments and initiates the necessary adjustments to the curriculum
- Plans and controls training facilities to ensure that they operate effectively and are maintained in good condition
- Trains employees on safety aspects and ensures compliance with all applicable safety regulations
- Prepares and implements annual sectional Capital expenditure and expenditure budget
Assistant Electrical Engineer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2003 - 01.2009
- To organise, coordinate and supervise operations of the Electrical Department Section in order to ensure that plant maintenance is carried out to acceptable standards for optimal plant availability and reliability in accordance with the safety and engineering standards
- Responsible for making sure employee safety and quality are the top priorities while executing project deliverables
- Use technical knowledge, experience, and analytical thinking
- Use some level of judgment and have ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance
- Use prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks
- May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
- Lead and supported electrical engineer on the design of power generation projects
- Lead and support electrical engineer on power plant and switchyard electrical system upgrades
- Lead and support electrical engineer on electrical system upgrades
- Mentor and teach junior engineers
- Project proposal and budget development
Planning and Tests Technician
Botswana Power Corporation
04.1996 - 01.2003
- Carries out routine functional checks and tests on Transmission equipment to ensure conformity to specifications
- Carries out oil sampling and tests on power transformers, reactors, circuit breakers and interprets results and makes a recommendation for remedial action to minimize the risk of equipment failure
- Performs Infra - Red scanning on Transmission equipment to establish hot spots and analyses the results thereof and recommends remedial actions
- Carries out test on all equipment following major repairs and or adjustments to minimize the risk of equipment failure, maximize the equipment availability and reliability
- Issues and cancels safety documents as Senior Authorized person (Operating Regulations for HV System)
- Compiles and maintains records of test results
- Prepares lines and substation maintenance schedules and records to ensure regular maintenance in accordance with equipment requirements
- Collects and compiles equipment data for database updates
- Maintains up to date inventory of existing plant and spares
- Prepares departmental expenditure reports
Electrical Supervisor
Botswana Power Corporation
08.1987 - 03.1996
- Maintains and repairs plant equipment and makes report
- Troubleshoots of plant equipment and takes remedial action
- Performs pre-commissioning inspections for new installations
- Ensures that all received job cards and inspection sheets are completed and returned to Planning
- Implements housekeeping and safety standards and takes remedial action to re-establish set levels
- Makes input into sectional budget preparations
- Achievements: Skills Audit for the whole BPC workforce, Competency and skills development for Morupule B power plant, Capacity development for Morupule A power plant
- KPAs: Working on- overhauling motors of different sizes and voltage rating
- Maintenance of switchgears, circuit breakers 12kV air blast CB, SF6 CB, Vacuum CB and Oil CB
- Maintenance and condition monitoring of transformers
- Motor speed control units and station batteries
- Portable appliance and installation maintenance
Education
B. Tech. - Human Resources Development
Vaal University of Technology
Diploma - Occupational Directed ETD Practice
Maccauvlei Learning Academy
Higher Certificate - Occupational Directed ETD Practice
Maccauvlei Learning Academy
01.2006 - 01.2007
Higher Diploma - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Botswana
01.2000 - 01.2002
Assessors Course - undefined
Maccauvlei Learning Academy
City and Guilds Technician Certificate - undefined
Tertiary Education Botswana Polytechnic
01.1992 - 01.1995
National Craft Certificate - Apprenticeship Training
Tertiary Education Selibe Phikwe Technical College
01.1988 - 01.1991
Supervisory Development Programme - undefined
Botswana National Productivity Centre
02.2006 - 03.2006
Fire Department: Sub Officers Course - undefined
BCL Training School
Skills
Training delivery
Training program development
Curriculum development
Talent management
Workforce planning
Organizational development
Needs assessment
Lesson planning
Mentoring
Problem-solving abilities
Coaching and development
Project management
Countryoforigin
Botswana
Telephone
+267 72110733, +267 71460212
Personal Information
- ID Number: 934 113 001
- Passport Number: BN0686703
- Health Status: Good
- Date of Birth: 01/23/67
Driverslicensenumber
15336 both B and C
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 10 staff members to achieve Training Plan and identify skills gap by conducting Training Needs Analysis for Botswana Power Corporation.
Timeline
Chief Training and Development Officer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2011 - 02.2018
Manager - Human Resource Development
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2012
Training and Development Officer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2009 - 01.2011
Supervisory Development Programme - undefined
Botswana National Productivity Centre
02.2006 - 03.2006
Higher Certificate - Occupational Directed ETD Practice
Maccauvlei Learning Academy
01.2006 - 01.2007
Assistant Electrical Engineer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2003 - 01.2009
Higher Diploma - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Botswana
01.2000 - 01.2002
Planning and Tests Technician
Botswana Power Corporation
04.1996 - 01.2003
City and Guilds Technician Certificate - undefined
Tertiary Education Botswana Polytechnic
01.1992 - 01.1995
National Craft Certificate - Apprenticeship Training
Tertiary Education Selibe Phikwe Technical College
01.1988 - 01.1991
Electrical Supervisor
Botswana Power Corporation
08.1987 - 03.1996
Diploma - Occupational Directed ETD Practice
Maccauvlei Learning Academy
Assessors Course - undefined
Maccauvlei Learning Academy
Fire Department: Sub Officers Course - undefined
BCL Training School
B. Tech. - Human Resources Development
Vaal University of Technology