About Erich
Erich Katzke’s career was seeded by ambition and a drive and belief that he is called to make a positive change in the world. Born in Pretoria schooled in the Free state and the last couple of years in Gauteng, Erich quickly found his niche in the engineering field and transitioned into the Training and Development field. Developing through the ranks, Erich started his career as an Apprentice Fitter and Machinist and obtained all certifications associated with Supervisory and Leadership Management within the Engineering field. In 1996 he transitioned into Training and Development and started with the development of training processes, systems, and curricula for the mining and general engineering industry. He obtained several professional qualifications including a Masters degree in Human Capital Development, Safety-, Operations- Engineering- Training and Development- and HR diplomas. He has a vast resume that spans 32 years in the industry and has filled several high profiles and senior management positions within the Mining industry as HR Manager, HRD Manager, Special Projects Manager, Safety and Health, and Engineering positions. He founded a company called Knoskat (Pty) Ltd in 2013 and was intensively involved in off-shore consulting and business development that included training center design and development, design and development of HR systems and processes, Business continuity, and process re-engineering, and employee development. The customer base ranged from leading Iron Ore mining houses, General Engineering, Water Desalination and production, and Retail and Consumer-based operations. He consulted for several high profile companies worldwide over the last 8 years and have concluded projects in Liberia, Sierra Leone, UK, Luxembourg, Canada, Saudi Arabia. Knoskat (Pty) Ltd merged with several other entities in 2020 and Advance Learning Technologies was born. Erich currently holds the position of Managing Director and co-founder of ALT. Speciality services include: 1. HR systems and process Development 2. ISO 9001 Development and alignment 3. ERP integration and alignment with processes 4. Policy and Procedural Development 5. Multiskilling program development in line with value chain, operational requirements, and OEE and budget requirements. 6. Social Development programs 7. Supervisory and Leadership development 8. Gap analysis and training needs development 9. Assessment of current and prospective training requirements and needs. 10. Training audits 11. Training model development, management, and execution 12. Strategic HR and Training development with business strategic models 13. Performance Management 14. Performance system design 15. Business Design and Development 16. Management development
Testimonials
I worked with Erich while he managed a highly strategic project in Saudi Arabia. He held executive responsibility for executing a business strategy, with a team of professionals reporting to him. Erich showed good leadership skills and resilience to deliver a complex set of outcomes. I can highly recommend Erich as a business leader, especially in a Human Resources and Learning and Development context.
Willie Maritz, Gauteng
Erich and I worked together on a commercialization project from August 2019 to July 2020 in Saudi Arabia. It was a profound year and one that required strong leadership and support. As the Executive Director of the project, Erich was always willing to share his knowledge and expertise and encouraged the team to move forward with confidence. Erich has a natural ability to assimilate information and facilitate teams of experts to achieve strategic and operational goals. His sense of humor and quick thinking when facing tricky questions is something I will always value
TYess van Schaik, Western Cape
Erich and I worked together on a commercialization project from August 2019 to July 2020 in Saudi Arabia. It was a profound year and one that required strong leadership and support. As the Executive Director of the project, Erich was always willing to share his knowledge and expertise and encouraged the team to move forward with confidence. Erich has a natural ability to assimilate information and facilitate teams of experts to achieve strategic and operational goals. His sense of humor and quick thinking when facing tricky questions is something I will always value
Tess van Schaik, Western Cape
Erich is probably the most complete HR Specialist I have had the pleasure to work within my career. He not only fully understands the nuts and bolts end of HR but he also pulls from the enormous experience that he has in the industry to innovate and provide effective strategies and solutions to complex issues. His understanding of the need to nurture and grow the competence of the workforce is unprecedented and as a result, during the time I have known Erich the business has gone from strength to strength
Ken Bradley, Gauteng
Erich is a dynamic and seasoned Human Resource Professional who is very dedicated to his work and always acted with the highest integrity and professionalism, During the time that I worked with Erich he established and lead a very dynamic team that applied lateral thinking abilities to develop industry lead people solutions. I would recommend Erich for any position he takes on.
Henry Kemp, Gauteng
Erich is a great leader to work with who always inspires the team to deliver beyond expectations. He provides great Leadership, coaching, and sets a clear vision for the team. He is a highly skilled senior HRD professional with the ability to deliver HR and Training strategies at an international level. He has worked with multi-national companies with highly diverse teams and managed to exceed expectations. I had the pleasure of working with him in ArcelorMittal Mining Liberia where his professionalism was outstanding, highly ethical, and hardworking. He can be a valuable member of the team, optimistic, engaging, quick learner and delivers on time, and trustworthy. With that said, I am highly confident in my recommendations to Mr. Erich Katzke for any role and in any organization
Loveness Hoyange, Gauteng
I had the privilege of working with Erich in West Africa in the Mining sector. Erich is proactive, result-oriented, responsible, and technically sound in the field of HR and HRD and is always ready to put all his energy and time to get the job done. He has exceptional strategical thinking and analytical skill.
Frederick Zanklan, Gauteng
We have certainly all read about the characteristics that make for a good leader, and anyone who finds themselves in a leadership position, most certainly have inspired to live up to those characteristics. Erich is a walking personification of those characteristics of a good leader, and his ability to connect with people within an organization on any level is truly inspiring. In business, where ethicalness and honesty can at times be a scarce commodity, working with Erich is a refreshing privilege – He leads from the front and sets the example.
Johann Botes (CA)SA, Gauteng