EDUCATION UPDATE (Issue 24)

Certificate II in Extractive Industries Operations— CMPA Update

The CMPA is proud to be able to offer numerous educational opportunities to its Members for the upcoming year, and report on advancements in numerous areas for the 2005 period.

TRAINING NUMBERS

The CMPA is pleased to announce that we have recently passed the 750 mark for people trained in Work Safely, Conduct Local Risk Control and Perform Basic Cutting & Welding.

WORK SAFELY TRAINING

With over 650 extractive industry employees attending the Work Safely Training course since its implementation in 2002, including over 150 in 2005, the CMPA is happy to report that the Work Safely training course is still going strong.

The Work Safely Reference Manual, utilised in the training of this competency and available for purchase from the CMPA, is currently being updated and is due for release in early 2006.

PERFORM BASIC CUTTING & WELDING

The most recently introduced Certificate II competency in the CMPA’s scope is the Perform Basic Cutting & Welding course, presented by Quantec Solutions.

This course has run successfully during 2005 and we encourage interested Members to contact the CMPA for more information.

This course has also seen the recent publication of the Perform Basic Cutting & Welding Reference Manual, a handy tool available from the CMPA and supplied to all attendees of the above mentioned course.

SERVICE & HANDOVER

The CMPA in conjunction with the Caterpillar Institute are in the final stages of developing the Service and Handover units for three items of Mobile Plant. The release of the Service and Handover – Wheel Loader competency is due in early 2006, with further mobile plant applications to follow.

WORKING SAFELY AT HEIGHTS

The CMPA is seeking expressions of interest from its Members with the possibility of the introduction of a Certificate II competency covering Working at Heights.

Proposed locations for the provision of this course include Bendigo, Benalla, Horsham, Melbourne and Traralgon.

The cost is expected to be around $250—$300 for two days training and a high quality manual. Further information will be supplied in the next issue.

FIRST AID

For Members and their employees who have already completed a Level 2 First Aid certificate we would like to inform you that you have the opportunity to receive an RPL for this training and receive another completed unit within the Certificate II training package.

All you have to do is supply the CMPA with a copy of your current certificate for Level 2 First Aid training, the date it was completed, who you were trained by, and proof of a recent CPR refresher course. The CMPA will organise for you to receive an RPL for the Certificate II competency relating to First Aid.

CRUSHING & SCREENING REFERENCE MANUALS

The CMPA has received wide support from industry for the development of Reference Manuals for eight Crushing and Screening units of competency under the Extractive Industries Training Package.

The purpose of this project is not to reconstruct the competencies, but rather to bring their supporting training resources up to current standards.

For further information please refer to the article “Training Package set to Deliver”

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