Precious Metal Recovery From Combustible Waste Using Incinerators Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of incineration to combustible waste containing precious metals.
• Demonstrate safe handling and operation of incineration equipment for metal recovery.
• Evaluate environmental and health risks associated with incineration processes.
• Implement procedures for collecting and purifying precious metals from ash residues.
• Analyze waste composition to optimize recovery efficiency and minimize emissions.
• Comply with relevant South African legislation and standards for waste treatment and metal recovery.

Target Audience

This training is designed for operators, technicians, and supervisors in waste management, recycling, and metallurgical industries who are involved in or responsible for precious metal recovery from waste streams.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will gain hands-on experience in operating a pilot-scale incinerator, handling ash, and performing basic recovery techniques. Practical sessions reinforce theoretical concepts and develop skills in process control, safety, and quality assurance.

Practical Activities

• Incinerator Startup and Operation — Learners will start up a small incinerator, load prepared waste samples, and monitor combustion parameters. (4h)
• Ash Collection and Sampling — Learners will collect bottom and fly ash from the incinerator, perform sampling, and prepare samples for analysis. (3h)
• Metal Recovery from Ash via Leaching — Learners will perform a small-scale acid leaching process on ash samples to recover gold and silver. (3h)
• Quality Control and Yield Calculation — Learners will analyze leach solutions using simple test kits, calculate recovery yield, and complete a quality control report. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.