Edition 57, June 2008

New benchmarks for transportable mining skills


The Mining Industry Skills Centre has announced that new metalliferous skills benchmarks have been developed as part of the Mining Industry Transportability Scheme.

The first of these benchmarks are being reviewed and upon completion will add to the existing 10 benchmarks already developed for the coal mining industry.

The overarching aim of the scheme is to ensure that people can transport as many of their competencies and skills as possible, not only between participating mine sites, but also between the coal and metalliferous sectors, without increasing the risks for participating sites or requiring full re-assessments each time.

The Mining Industry Transportability Scheme aims to significantly decrease the time and money spent in re-assessing employees and contractors. More importantly, in a time of skilling challenges in the resources industry, the scheme ensures that each participant is skilled to the pre-determined assessment standards.

For more information on the scheme visit www.miskillscentre.com.au/SERVICES/Services/Transportability-208.aspx

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