Certificate II in Surface Extraction Operations
Get your mining career off the ground
Get a solid foundation to work as an operator on sites such as a quarry or an open cut metalliferous mine.
Get your mining career off the ground
This course will give you a solid foundation to work as an operator on sites such as a quarry or an open cut metalliferous mine, undertaking a prescribed range of tasks involving known routines and procedures, and taking some responsibility for the quality of work outcomes.
Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations
Are you looking to develop your skills to work as a production operator in an open cut mine or quarry?
Learn about workplace safety and risk control, communication, planning and work organisation and gain skills in the identification of environment/heritage concerns and the rehabilitation of mine sites. You'll need to be employed on a mine site in order to complete this qualification.
Turn your mine site experience into a qualification
This course will give you the skills you need to work as a production operator in an open cut mine or quarry and perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications in a varied work context.
The preferred pathway into this qualification is formal mine site experience of at least 1 year in open pit work.
Diploma of Surface Operations Management
Gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead and supervise mining operations
In this course you'll learn about the implementation of risk management and compliance plans in mine operations. You will also develop skills to lead, guide and organise work teams, and contribute to technical solutions.
Lead and supervise open cut mining operations
Study this course and gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead and supervise operations involved in the extraction of materials in an open cut mine.
This Diploma reflects the role of supervisors, site managers or project managers that are working towards a quarry manager role in an open cut mine or a quarry. On completion of this course you'll be able to perform tasks involving a broad range of varied activities most of which are complex and non-routine. You'll be able to manage the quantity and quality of the output of others, contribute to the development of technical solutions to problems, and apply safety management plans to the workplace.
The preferred pathway into this qualification is through experience in a formal supervision role in the open pit area.