September 26, 2011 Canadian Mining Workers Included in National Mining Credentials Program In an effort to promote worker mobility and skills retention, Canada has developed a mining credentials program that will allow worker talent to be officially documented and inventoried. The first…
September 24, 2011 Coal grab puts strain on skills Related links AUSTRALIA is set to ride on the back of coal exports next year with forecasts predicting an almost 30% increase in demand. Over the outlook period to the…
September 23, 2011 Arch Coal Inc. Donates Mine Safety Research Funds to West Virginia University Arch Coal Inc. is donating $300,000 to go towards research into mine safety at the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources' Mining and Industrial Extension Department at West Virginia University,…
September 22, 2011 Serebra To Power Online Women’s Business Academy Serebra Learning Corporation (TSX VEN: SLC) (Pink Sheets: SLCFF) ("Serebra" or "the company"), a leading e-learning solutions provider, today announced it will provide the platform for a skills training and…
September 21, 2011 Angola Mininster of Geology, Mining and Industry Recommends Investment in Engineer Training Joaquim Duarte David, Angolan Mininster of Geology, Mining and Industry recommends that Angolan universities invest more into training engineers, scientists and administrators, ANGOP reports. To Joaquim David, knowledge and training…
September 21, 2011 What is the value of a mining degree? A major report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce is entitled What’s It Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors. The report is long, over 180…
September 20, 2011 Twelve Western Australia Projects Share in Federally Funded Up-Skill Perth Now reports: the first round of funds from the Australian Critical Skills Investment Fund of $200 million have been assigned to twelve WA projects in the critical industry sectors…
September 20, 2011 Fall Protection Training Required in Newfoundland and Labrador Starting Jan. 2012 Workers in Newfoundland and Labrador that do not have approved fall protection training will not be able to work with fall protection […]
September 19, 2011 Australian Mining Industry Skills Centre Launches Training Hubs The Mining Industry Skills Centre in Australia has launched the Accelerated Skilling Hubs to train workers quickly to fill skills shortages, Australian Mining reports. According to the Skills Centre, it…
September 16, 2011 Still a Troublingly Low Number of Women in Engineering The Montreal Gazette reports that there are still a stubbornly low number of women pursuing engineering as a course of study in university, and the question remains - why? The…
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