Training Catalogue
MQA-accredited mining training, delivered on your site.
DMR blasting certificates, MQA skills programmes, strata control and rock engineering, operator training and Chamber of Mines certificates — trained and assessed by registered practitioners.
Training Methodology
World-class standards, proven on the job.
In setting and maintaining world-class standards, the methods of training required to obtain these qualifications are far more onerous than those required by the old government certificates.
Working towards the QCTO system, the knowledge component is provided in the form of short courses with written assignments, together with logbooks that record and confirm on-the-job practical training, mini-projects and specified work experience — all required before assessment by registered assessors.
Line management is encouraged to take an active part in developing skills within their workforce through coaching, mentoring and supervision. Strict quality assurance processes are applied to every intervention.
Surface Mining & Quarrying
7 programmesBlasting Certificate for Opencast Mines
Preparation for provisional and permanent opencast blasting certificates in terms of Chapter 28 of the Minerals Act regulations.
Examination, Making Safe and Declaring Safe of Surface Mines, Quarries, Dumps & Stockpiles
Competent Person A for surface workings — blasted and un-blasted — in terms of the Fall-of-Ground regulations.
Blasting Assistant — Surface Mines & Quarries
The competencies required of a blasting assistant under the Explosives Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
Handling of Explosives in Mines
For employees who handle explosives, initiating systems and accessories between the magazine and the point of use.
Milling Operations (Dry Process)
Applied competence for operators running dry-process milling plant on mines and in the aggregates sector.
Crushing & Screening
Operating and monitoring crushing and screening circuits on mines and quarries.
Blasting Practices
Three-day course covering the knowledge component of the Rockbreaking Qualification unit standards not covered by Examine & Make Safe and Blast Assistant.
Underground Mining
23 programmesBlasting Certificate for Scheduled Mines
Preparation for the underground blasting certificate for scheduled mines, covering the full blasting cycle.
Blasting Certificate for Fiery Mines
Blasting certificate preparation for fiery (coal) mines, including coal cutting, gas testing and blasting procedure.
Further Education and Training Certificate: Mining Operations
Full NQF Level 4 qualification for team leaders and supervisors responsible for the health, safety and production of a mining team.
National Certificate: Rock Engineering — Strata Control Operations
Entry qualification into the rock engineering learning pathway, running from Level 2 to Level 4.
Competent A: Examination & Declaring Safe of a Workplace — Underground Hard Rock
The Competent A skills programme for examining and declaring safe an underground hard rock workplace.
Competent B: Installation & Maintenance of Support Units — Underground Hard Rock
Installation and maintenance of any support unit, and the removal of a temporary support unit, in underground hard rock operations.
Rock Drill Operator — Underground Hard Rock Operations
Applied competence for rock drill operators working at the face in underground hard rock mines.
Blasting Assistant — Underground Hard Rock
The competencies required of a blasting assistant in underground hard rock operations.
Secondary Blasting Operations — Underground Hard Rock
Competence to carry out secondary blasting of oversize and hang-ups in underground hard rock operations.
Examine & Declaring Safe a Workplace — Underground Coal Operations
Competent person status for examining and declaring safe a working place in underground coal mines.
Installation, Maintenance & Removal of Support — Underground Coal Mining Operations
Support installation, maintenance and removal competence for underground coal mining operations.
Gases & Gas Testing in Underground Fiery (Coal) Mines
Gas testing competence for persons working in or appointed to fiery underground coal mines.
Flame-proofing in Underground Fiery (Coal) Mines
Competence to carry out and inspect flame-proofing in fiery underground coal mines.
Preparation for Examinations — Rock Engineering Certificate (UNISA)
Final examination preparation for the Chamber of Mines Rock Engineering Certificate, under UNISA certification.
Preparation for Examinations — Strata Control Certificate (UNISA)
Five-day final preparation for the Chamber of Mines Strata Control Certificate examination.
Strata Control for Team Workers
Practical underground coaching that promotes rock-related safety awareness within the mining team.
Strata Control for Rock Breakers
Four to five day programme giving rock breakers the background to identify and control rock-related hazards.
Strata Control for Middle & Senior Management
Five-day programme for decision makers who need a working command of rock engineering principles and terminology.
Strata Control for Safety Representatives
Strata control grounding for health and safety representatives exercising their rights and powers underground.
Strata Control Refresher
Refresher intervention for personnel who have previously completed strata control training.
Introduction to Strata Control (Novice)
Entry-level introduction to strata control for learners new to the rock engineering environment.
Basic Principles of Block Cave Mining
Introduction to the design, sequencing and rock engineering considerations of block cave mining.
Preparation for the Mine Overseer's Certificate — Chamber of Mines
Examination preparation for candidates writing the Chamber of Mines Mine Overseer's Certificate.
Operator Training
2 programmesOperate Mobile Equipment for Surface Excavations
Operator certification on surface mobile equipment, trained and assessed on your own machines.
Trackless Mobile Machine Operations — Underground Hard Rock
Applied competence to operate trackless mobile machines used in underground mechanised mining operations.
Occupational Health & Safety
1 programmeMineral Resource Management
4 programmesChamber of Mines: Basic & Elementary Surveying Certificate
Foundational mine surveying certificate covering measurement, instrumentation and survey practice.
Chamber of Mines: Basic & Elementary Sampling Certificate
Sampling, grade control and ore reserve fundamentals for mineral resource management personnel.
Chamber of Mines: Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control
Qualifies a learner for appointment as a Mine Ventilation Engineering Observer.
Chamber of Mines: Mine Environmental Control Certificate
Advanced ventilation and occupational hygiene certificate for ventilation officers and practitioners.
Need a programme built around your operation?
Training and on-the-job assessment are conducted on site using your own equipment. Length of training depends on the learners' previous experience, and quotes are made accordingly.