Mine Training - Northlands College

Northlands College, located in Northern Saskatchewan, offers a variety of mining industry training and employment programs. Multi-party training plans are developed through which the training needs of the mining sector are identified and programs are delivered in direct partnership with local employers.

Types of Programs offered:

• Exploration (geophysics survey operator, line cutting, and prospecting)
• Technical Training (chemical laboratory technician, geological technician, process operator, and radiation environmental monitor)
• Trades apprenticeships and on-the-job training programs for trades and vocations including mill operator, camp cooking, underground mining, security guard, truck driver, carpentry, electrical, and industrial and heavy-duty mechanic

Features:

• Trades programs delivered in direct partnership with industry
• Academic upgrading opportunities including preparation for the trades, pre-technologies and developmental studies for students who need math and science upgrading in order to be successful in technical or trades programs
• High rates of program completion
• Extended work placements with industry
• Transfer of credits for technical level courses for further training at SIAST (Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology), NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) and SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)

For further information: www.northlandscollege.sk.ca

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Haileybury School of Mines (HSM) - Northern College

One of the oldest schools of mine training, Haileybury College offers a range of programs. Haileybury is also a co-founder, along with Cambrian College, of the Federated School of Mines. The school is a collaboration of post-secondary institutions including Collège Boréal, Confederation College, Laurentian University, Sault College and Canadore College, and its goal is to attract people to the north, encourage northerners to stay and strengthen communities through access to education and training.

One of the key programs offered by HSM, as well as other learning institutions across Canada, is the Mining Engineering Technician program. This four-semester program is delivered in a module format allowing students to link training to employment goals. The program offers graduates potential employability in all aspects of mining as surveyors, planners and production supervisors, through to mine managers. Many graduates are also employed as assayers, process controllers, metallurgical technologists and sales and service technicians in indirect mining sectors.

Features:

• Job developers help students link training directly to employment with several mining projects including Porcupine Joint
• Venture/Goldcorp; Liberty Mines; St. Andrew (Matheson); DeBeers Victor Project (Attawapiskat); XSTRATA Copper; and Lake Shore Gold Corporation
• Offers Pre-apprenticeship Electrical and Construction Craft Worker programs that are Aboriginal-focused
• Combines distance education with lab courses and hands-on experience to enable flexible learning
• Promotes the development of employability skills for the mining industry domestically and internationally
• Curriculum is recognized by the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists
• An integrated curriculum is intended to provide graduates with the ability to shift laterally in a mining company as priorities and economic realities change

For further Information: www.northernc.on.ca

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Aboriginal Mine Works Program

Aboriginal Mine Works, delivered through the Wood Buffalo Partners in Aboriginal Training Association, is focused on developing labour market skills for employment in Alberta's oil sands mining industry. It is another successful partnership involving Wood Buffalo First Nations, Métis Nation in Alberta, the Government of Alberta, and the Government of Canada. Its primary objective is to provide career training for First Nation and Métis adult students. Training takes place at Keyano College in Fort McMurray where a number of programs are offered. Practical 'hands on' learning opportunities in high-quality facilities are combined with learning theory.

Courses offered include Preparation for Academic and Career Education, which is a program designed to prepare students for academic upgrading, life and employability skills, safety certifications and writing skills. The Mechanical and Construction Trades Preparation course offers entry-level industry training and skills development for employment in apprenticeship trades including a work experience placement component enabling students to gain credentials by apprenticeship and industry training. Another program, Mine Operations, is a six-month certificate program with an optional three-month co-op work term giving students invaluable work experiences. The two-year Power Engineering and Process Operator program also offers a co-op opportunity combined with preparing students for the operation and maintenance of industrial equipment. Graduates of the Process Operator program are fully qualified Fourth Class Power Engineers.

Features:

• Pre-Training is required of all students entering the program
• Programs range in duration from three months to 24 months
• Opportunities exist for academic upgrading and basic life/work skills development
• Attractive benefits, such as costs covered for registration fees, tuition, books and a modest living allowance, are designed to support students
• Assistance in finding child care and housing support is offered as well as personal support networks
• A Project Manager and a Project Liaison are on staff and work closely with community-based Métis and First Nation employment counselors
• Students who have completed the programs receive either a certificate or a diploma and have a solid basis for employment in the oil sands mining industry

For further information: www.aboriginalmineworks.ca  

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