Education

CMPA Educational Goals

The CMPA strives to educate industry participants in an attempt to increase the overall safety of the industry and improve on individual capabilities and knowledge to enhance the productivity of Member’s businesses.

Vocational training objectives

• Encourage and assist in the continuous improvement of education and training
• Develop industry traineeships through:
• Promoting the industry to students undertaking secondary and tertiary education as a vocational path
• Encouraging businesses to support, and employees to participate in traineeship training
• Fostering a culture in which employees request vocational training as part of their employment opportunities
• Encouraging businesses to use traineeships as a means of introducing younger people into what is an ageing workforce
• Establishing and supporting networks within the Association that develop a businesses’ understanding of the vocational training options
• Support Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and the state training authority by:
• Encouraging and fostering quality training and assessment
• Assisting the State Training Authority with auditing and registration of industry RTOs
• Addressing the literacy needs of employees within the industry through continual access to WELL funding
• Actively seek funding for both private and public RTOs

 

Extractive Industries Training Package

The CMPA has worked in conjunction with a number of RTOs to provide quality resource materials to support a number of units which contribute to Certificates II and III in Extractive Industry Operations.

Certificate II in Extractive Industries Operations (MNQ20103)

The Certificate II in Extractive Industry Operations reflects the role of employees in a quarry or other extractive industries operations who undertake a prescribed range of functions involving known routines and procedures and who take some responsibility for the quality of work outcomes.

Requirements
Successful completion of eight units of competency made up of:

• One mandatory unit of competency (Work Safely), and
• Seven elective units of competency made up of:
  • All seven electives drawn from the extractive industry units
    OR
  • A minimum of five units drawn from the specified extractive industry units, and
  • Maximum of two units, relevant to the job function, drawn from the Certificate III in Extractive Industries Operations or from other endorsed training packages

Certificate III in Extractive Industries Operations (MNQ30103)

The Certificate III in Extractive Industries Operations reflects the role of employees in a quarry or other extractive industries operations who perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications applied in a wide variety of contexts, which may involve application of some discretion and judgement in selecting equipment, services or contingency measures

Requirements
Successful completion of fifteen units of competency made up of:

• Eight units of competency satisfying the criteria for the Certificate II in Extractive Industries Operations
  PLUS
• Seven elective units of competency made up of:
  • All seven electives drawn from the extractive industry units
    OR
  • A minimum of five units drawn from the specified extractive industry units, and
  • Maximum of two units, relevant to the job function, drawn from the Certificate IV in Extractive Industries Operations or from other endorsed training packages

Courses Currently on Offer

• Work Safely / Conduct Local Risk Control
• Perform Basic Cutting & Welding
• Service & Handover Front End Loader
• Working Safely at Heights
• Running Effective Meetings
• Conduct Crushing Operations
• Conduct Screening Operations
• Combined Crushing & Screening
• Service & Handover Hydraulic Shovel/Excavator
• Service & Handover Haul Truck
• Welding to Manganese
• Conduct Blending Operations

To view the specific Unit of Competency descriptions for these courses or any other units under the Training Package please visit the SkillsDMC website at www.skillsdmc.com.au.

Crushing & Screening Reference Manuals Project

The Crushing & Screening Reference Manuals Project is well underway with the first four of the eight reference manuals currently being utilised in training around Victoria. For further information on these four units please click the links below:

• Conduct Crushing Operations
• Conduct Screening Operations
• Combined Crushing & Screening
• Conduct Blending Operations

The development process of each of these manuals includes consultation with Quarry Managers and industry personnel to ensure that the content of the manuals is of the highest quality and of the utmost relevance to those who will be required to utilise them.

Consultation with industry included further refining the content, limiting the points made in the manuals and referring to our Members for their expertise in operations and basic checks.

Members are asked for their assistance in the development of these manuals, with any photos of relevance being greatly appreciated.

Thanks must go to all of the CMPA Members, both Voting and Associate, who have generously offered their support for this project via both financial sponsorship and personal assistance in the development process.

For further information about the project or to offer assistance please contact Roger Buckley at the Secretariat on 03 5781 0655.

CMPA Education Newsletter Archive

Please click the on the links below to view the Lunchroom Poster section of all historical issues of the CMPA Education Newsletter.

• Issue 1: To What Level Do I Train To? (February 2004)
• Issue 2: Sales Loader Operator (May 2004)
• Issue 3: Weighbridge Operator or Trainee Laboratory Officer (July 2004)
• Issue 4: Trainee Crushing Plant Operator or Trainee Sand Plant Operator (September 2004)
• Issue 5: Crushing Plant Maintenance or Screening Plant Maintenance (March 2005)
• Issue 6: Excavator/Dump Truck/Sales Loader/Face Loader Operators (July 2005)
• Issue 7: Dozer Operator or Scraper Operator (October 2005)
• Issue 8: Trainee Shot Firer or Trainee Driller (February 2006)
• Issue 9: CMPA Training Directory (June 2006) (Contact the CMPA for your copy)
• Issue 10: Screening Plant Operation or Blending Plant Operator (December 2006)

Full editions, including editorials and information, of all historical issues of the CMPA Education Newsletter are available online from the Members Area section of this website.