New Zealand Certificate in Mining and Quarrying (First-line Supervision)
MITO New Zealand Incorporated
Subject area
Mining and Resources Engineering
Qualification
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Entry requirements
N/A
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the mining and quarrying industry with senior multi-skilled miners/processors /tunnellers/operators with proven technical skills, and good operational knowledge, who can undertake first-line supervision responsibilities.
The mining and quarrying industry includes surface and underground sectors. The surface sector can include mining, quarrying, and/or processing. The underground sector can include mining or tunnelling.
This qualification is targeted at experienced workers from within the industry, or people with related experience who are looking to enter the mining and quarrying industry.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification which recognises advanced technical skills and knowledge, as well as the capability to work as a first-line supervisor.
The mining and quarrying industry will benefit by having skilled first-line supervisors with the skills and knowledge to undertake and implement short-term operational planning for their team.
The strands recognise specialist skills and knowledge specific to the surface and underground sectors within the mining and quarrying industry. Graduates will be responsible for their own performance and safety at a workplace within their specialist strand, and have responsibility for the performance and safety of their team. They will have responsibility for implementing work and production schedules for a team, requiring short-term planning and organising skills.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Engineering and Related Technologies at this level can earn:
$31,000
Median earnings one year after study
$35,000
Median earnings two years after study
$42,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
60%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Ngati Whakaue - Tertiary Grant
Provided by:
The Ngati Whakaue Trust - Secretary
Website:
https://vps.ngatiwhakaue-eetb.org.nz/
Value:
The Board will fix the amount available for Tertiary Grants in the annual Budget
Paehinahina Mourea Trust - Tertiary Grant
Provided by:
Deloitte - Trust Secretary
Website:
http://www.ngatiwhakaue-eetb.org.nz/
Value:
Determined Annually
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Contact details
Main Campus Office
Fax: (04) 494 0006
Email: info@mito.org.nz
Web: http://www.mito.org.nz
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
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