A SKILLS MEASUREMENT MODEL FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN ENERGY SECTOR: APPLYING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Markus Meyer
  • Bernadette Patricia Sunjka University of the Witwatersrand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/30-3-2242

Abstract

The need to understand the skills value inherent in a project in the South African electrical power sector lies at the core of addressing various skills-related challenges in this sector; and this can hamper the effective implementation of projects. In this study, a model was developed, based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), in which three different power generating projects were compared for their skills values at the feasibility stage. A hierarchy was developed, based on identified criteria and sub-criteria. This model was applied by various specialists in an industry-based scenario, where three different types of power generating projects (coal-fired power, nuclear power, and wind power) were compared for their skills values, with the goal of identifying the project that had the highest skills value. This process was conducted through individual guided survey questionnaires with each participant, together with tests, to determine the consensus of the participants. A sensitivity analysis determined that the validity and accuracy of the final result were acceptable. Coal-fired power generation projects were adjudicated as having the highest skills value, followed by nuclear, and then solar.

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Author Biographies

Markus Meyer

Masters student

Bernadette Patricia Sunjka, University of the Witwatersrand

School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering

Senior Lecturer

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Published

2019-11-15

How to Cite

Meyer, M., & Sunjka, B. P. (2019). A SKILLS MEASUREMENT MODEL FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN ENERGY SECTOR: APPLYING THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 30(3), 277–288. https://doi.org/10.7166/30-3-2242

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Special Edition

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