Mining capability · SHEQ · Risk · Leadership and behaviour
Competent people. Safer operations.
Comodex builds the technical, leadership and behavioural capability that mining and industrial operations depend on — from the shop floor to the boardroom. Over 100 programmes, delivered in-company, built around your risks and your people.
The problem we solve
Two gaps that are actually one problem
Mid-tier operators carry the full weight of the Mine Health and Safety Act and the OHS Act with none of the internal capacity of a major. Contractors carry it twice: constant churn, and a competence case to prove to every principal employer they serve.
The readiness gap
Universities produce mining engineers, metallurgists and geologists with strong theory and almost no exposure to an operating shaft. You absorb that as low first-year productivity, graduate attrition and elevated incident risk among inexperienced staff.
- Mining Operations Management (MOM) Programme
- Mine Captain Development Programme
- Equine Assisted Learning & Development (EALD)
- Mine Mentor Exchange Programme (MMEP)
- Behavioural assessment with Shadowmatch & SkillsGrid
The evidence gap
The law requires you to demonstrate that every person performing a task is competent to perform it. Most operators can produce a filing cabinet, not a live, auditable record — and when something goes wrong, that distinction becomes the whole case.
- HIRA / HIRAC and baseline risk assessment
- Legal liability, levels 1 to 4
- Incident analysis, JSA, planned task observations
- SHE Rep, SHE awareness, OHS Rep skills programme
- ISO management systems: awareness and implementation
These are usually bought from separate suppliers — a recruiter, a training provider, a risk consultant — none of whom is accountable for the outcome. Joined together they become a single investment that survives the budget cycle, because it is at once a productivity gain and a legal necessity. See the six ways clients engage us →
30+
years in training
5
countries served
100+
courses & workshops
100%
customisable
Comodex designs and delivers the training that makes mining and industrial teams competent and their operations safer — technical, leadership and behavioural, from one-day courses to multi-year programmes, always built around your site and your risks.
Flagship programmes
Three programmes we are known for
Mining Operations Management (MOM)
Comodex’s flagship development programme for supervisors and middle managers: technical training, leadership development and behavioural assessment combined, closing with a board examination.
- Classroom learning plus workplace assignments
- Final board examination
- Shadowmatch & SkillsGrid assessment throughout
Equine Assisted Learning (EALD)
Guided interaction with horses — no riding — that gives leaders immediate, honest feedback on their style, boundaries and impact on other people.
- Leadership, communication and trust
- Built for high-pressure environments
- Practical activity, reflection and coaching
Mine Mentor Exchange (MMEP)
Bridging academia and industry so students and graduates arrive workplace-ready, in partnership with the UJ, Wits and UP mining departments.
- Site visits and mock mine simulations
- Mentorship from industry experts
- Workplace behaviour and career readiness coaching
Common questions
Frequently asked
What training does Comodex offer?
More than 100 programmes across four catalogues: mining development programmes, SHEQ and risk courses, ISO management systems, and soft-skills workshops. They run from one-day awareness sessions to a 15-day OHS Rep skills programme.
Where do you deliver training?
In-company, on your site, using your risks, your procedures and your own incidents as the material. We are based in Pretoria, Gauteng, with operations across South Africa, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Botswana.
Can courses be customised for our operation?
Yes — it is what most clients actually buy. We adapt course components or combine several courses into one integrated programme, built around your operation, your risks and the levels you need to reach.
Proof
“This is a programme where the penny really drops.”
A South African coal producer, on the Horseman Leadership Engagement Programme — where seventy of more than 300 supervisors have been through it, with the rest to follow.
Tell us the problem. We will design the programme.
Every Comodex engagement starts with an exploratory conversation — no cost, no obligation. We look at your risks, your levels and your operating reality, then propose the programme that fits.