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Gearing up for extractive industries training in 2015

COURSE DELIVERY IN 2015

BHI continues to deliver the Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations and the Diploma of Surface Operations Management. These courses commenced in February 2015  with rolling enrolments, ie students can start their courses at any time.

There is already strong interest in both courses but it is not too late to apply. Courses are being delivered as follows:

  • Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations – Three days per month – block release (over nine months).
  • Diploma of Surface Operations Management – Two days per month – block release (over nine months).

The Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Management is also being offered, with individuals keen to further their professional development.

Certificates II and III in Surface Extraction Operations will be BHI’s biggest focus in 2015. With a dearth of training and assessment options available to the industry in Victoria, BHI will be providing quality, targeted, flexible and regular training programs for Victorian quarries.

By May 2015, BHI will transition to the new RII training package (previously RII09). Any Units of Competency assessed prior to the transition will be automatically upgraded to the new Unit and Qualification Codes.

TRAINING IS A PARTNERSHIP

With training capability at BHI at the highest level in recent years, BHI can deliver on-site at quarries across Victoria. Tailored training and assessment will be delivered that will not only ensure statutory compliance but also increase production metrics through work output, quality, reliability and overall efficiencies within quarries, not to mention risk exposure reduction. The lecturers are highly experienced in their field.

To guarantee the ongoing delivery of training to the extractive industries, it is essential that the throughput of students continue – this has to be a partnership, BHI cannot do it alone.

Training is required under legislation before any task is attempted. Yet there are still countless workers in the field without formal training or assessment records for even their primary tasks, creating a risk to themselves, fellow workers and the business.

BHI is encouraging the industry to work with it on a proactive approach to training and assessment. Quarry managers need to step up and open their quarries as training places to collectively train workers from surrounding quarries, regardless of the company name on the front gate. The dynamics that come from a variety of workers training together always improves the learning. The assessment process can still be undertaken on individual quarry sites using familiar equipment.

This approach will enhance the learning experience, drawing on a wide scope of shared and diverse knowledge brought to the classroom. Further, learners will see best practice and learn from others how to improve their safety, efficiencies and quality of overall performance. It’s not about sharing trade secrets – it’s about sharing ways to do the basic tasks that everyone on every quarry site is doing – haul truck, loader, crusher and screen, laboratory, etc. Keeping workers safe and improving productivity by honing worker’s skills to a higher level is key, providing direct benefits to your quarry.

BHI seeks solid training commitments a month in advance where practical. It understands that commitment to train an employee means a lack of production for a day and this commitment is multiplied by the number of staff sent to train. Quarry operators are encouraged to consider the longer term outlook and think of the potential time lost through poorly trained/untrained workers – ie short term pain for the long term gain. Businesses should think about the potential liabilities that can be mitigated through training and assessing employees correctly and compliantly.

CERTIFICATES II AND III
  • In 2015, Box Hill Institute is offering through its programs for Certificates II and III in Surface Extraction Operations:
  • Quality training and practical assessment in over 15 Units of Competence.
  • Full qualifications at both levels.
  • Short courses/stand-alone Units of Competency.
  • A site-specific skill set delivery if required.
  • A tailored delivery to suit the plant and equipment each business uses, along with the documentation students use to support the tasks being conducted, etc.
  • Verification Of Competency Assessment for previously assessed primary roles.
  •  Flexibility with training locations to bring the trainers to each business.
  • Regular training to keep the ball rolling.
  • Primary Task Units of Competency – haul truck, loader, excavator, etc.
  • General Units of Competency – isolate plant, risk management, work safely and follow OHS policies and procedures, etc.
2015 ENROLMENTS

Enrolments are open now. For further information, contact Diane Wilson, BHI, tel 03 9286 9711 or email d.wilson@boxhill.edu.au 

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