John Tonkin and Associates

Technical training
meets practical application

Training courses, mentorship, and advisory services
for people who spend their days surrounded by pumps, pipes, and valves.

Improve Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Massively Reduce
Energy Costs

Take the hassle out of
Sales & Procurement

A Happy and Engaged Workforce

How much are you losing because of a skills-application problem?

There's no doubt about it, our industry is suffering from a skills shortage. Some people do not have the knowledge and skills required for their jobs and are costing their organisations money.But I believe we have a bigger problem: a skills-application problem.You have a skills-application problem on your hands when your people have the skills required for their jobs, but they don’t know how or when to apply them.

If you have a skills-application problem, then your organisation is losing talent, resources, time — and ultimately, lots of money.

Let's chat about how we can solve your skills-application problem together.

Change is possible through effective skills development.

Customised Training Content

Training courses are based on John’s vast bank of content, but tailored to your organisation’s needs.

Practical Application

Suddenly those complex theoretical principles become USEFUL in solving real-life problems!

Structured to Work for You

Online or in-person? On-site or at your training centre? Group training or individual mentorship? You decide!

How we deliver

Effective skills development

Customised Training

The JTA Course Catalogue includes:

  • Pump Maintenance & Operation

  • Pumping Systems

  • Multistage Pumps

  • Piping Systems

  • Valve Types

  • Electricity for Mechanicals

  • Industrial Sales

This is not an exhaustive list and each of these courses can be customised to your organisation's specific requirements.

Mentorship &
1:1 Support

John offers mentorship to anyone in the fluid movement industry from operators through to artisans and engineers.Mentorship is a great option for people who have attended one of John's courses and would like ongoing support to apply their learnings and make the changes that will result in massive savings.John also offers post-course support, where delegates will return to site, survey one of their systems, and then submit a report to John with recommendations for cost & energy savings and increased plant reliability. John will review these reports and give the delegates feedback and further recommendations.

Consulting & Software

As a UNIDO Pump Systems Optimisation Expert, John offers a pump system audit service where he will assess your system and make recommendations to reduce energy expenditure and improve plant reliability.JTA is also the southern African agent for Pipe Flow Expert, the software for pipe network modeling and flow & pressure calculations.

Skills development just got practical.

At JTA, we're in the business of positive behaviour change. When our delegates walk away inspired to do their jobs better and to seek out ways to save energy (or money — same thing!), then we know we've done our job.


Contact Us

John is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is open to in-person work in the Gauteng area and online training wherever an internet connection will take him.Are you interested in a customised training programme, individual mentorship, or John's consulting services? Book a 30-minute video call with John to discuss your requirements.

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