January 31, 2012

Thunder Bay Forum on Training and Employment in the Mining Sector

The North Superior Workforce Planning Board and the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Corporation is hosting a one-day forum on training and employment in the mining sector on February 15,…

January 30, 2012

Seabridge Gold to Advance Aboriginal Training in BC by $100 000

Vancouver mining company Seabridge Gold has contributed $100 000 to the British Columbia Aboriginal Mines Training Association to fund a skills upgrading program in three Aboriginal communities in northwestern BC,…

January 30, 2012

Understanding radiation and its health effects – Free on-line course

TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - After an eight week trial period, the independent Radiation Safety Institute of Canada announced today that it is making available to people everywhere a…

January 26, 2012

Seabridge Gold Contributes $100,000 towards Aboriginal Essential Skills Upgrading in Northwestern British Columbia

January 24, 2012

Northwest Mining Association sees students as mining’s future

E&E News reported on Jan. 20 that the Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) recently launched a campaign aimed at promoting the mining sector to college students. “The More You Dig: It…

January 23, 2012

George Siemens Comments on Athabasca University Online Education Report – Not Flattering to Canada

George Siemens of the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute at Athabasca University reports that Canada doesn't look good in a recent paper on online education released by Deanna Douglas. We…

January 23, 2012

Massive Muresk mining education program planned

Curtin University's agricultural campus Muresk will soon open its doors to the mining industry. Part of a new program designed to addressed the industry skills shortage; it aims to train…

January 20, 2012

MCC Learning Centre drives down operational risk using training solutions from Immersive Technologies

African based MCC Contracts has released details of its improved operator training programs which integrate advanced simulator training technology from global supplier Immersive Technologies as a key method of safely…

January 19, 2012

Australia’s resource sector under threat from skills drought

Marketing groups see ageing professionals as a major problem not just for Australia's resources sector but also for the global mining community as a whole.

January 17, 2012

Underground Core Mining Training Program in New Brunswick Launched by Trevali and First Nations

Trevali Mining Corporation (TSX:TV,OTCQX:TREVF,FWB:4TI) announced its support and commitment to the recently launched First Nations Underground Core Mining Training Program through the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) in Miramichi. Trevali…