Unearthing a global challenge: Training and advancing geotechnical engineers in resource-rich developing countries

When it comes to training and developing geotechnical engineers, the global playing field is anything but level. Natural-resource-rich developing countries face compounding challenges, extending from resources, facilitation of formal programs and funding, to talent attraction and retention, often with complex cultural systems also at play.

Cartledge Mining and Geotechnics Principal Consultant Tim Cartledge explores this globally significant issue, with insights from Senior Lecturer Jannie Maritz from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.