September 7, 2011

South Australian Mining Sector to Train Aboriginal Job Seekers

Regional mining sites across South Australia will be able to partner with Registered Training Organisations to apply for funding to train Aboriginal job seekers, Government News reports. Aboriginal Affairs and…

September 6, 2011

Convergence Training Expands Health and Safety Training Course Library

PR-USA.net reports: Convergence Training, a division of Capstone Technology Corporation, has expanded its computer-based training library of health and safety courses for general industry, construction, mining, pulp and paper, and…

September 6, 2011

Fall 2011: Short Course Series in Spokane, WA

This October, EduMine is pleased to present a series of short courses over two weeks in Spokane, WA, USA. These courses are […]

September 2, 2011

Runge Limited Launches Online Smartminer Course to Up Productivity

Coal International reports: Runge Limited has launched a new online course, Smartminer, designed to help professionals and technical staff in the mining industry to improve their productivity by upskilling. The…

September 1, 2011

New Trades Centre at Thebarton Senior College Aims to Kick-Start Mining Careers

The Thebarton Senior College in Torrensville, South Australia, opened last month, and aims to kick-start careers in mining, metal, engineering and construction, the Portside Messenger reports. Principal Kim Hebenstreit said…

September 1, 2011

Next South Australia Premier Unveils STEM Training Strategy for Mining and Defence

Australian Mining reports that Jay Weatherill, the next premier of South Australia, has unveiled a new strategy to up-skill workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to fill jobs…

September 1, 2011

Mobile classroom educates public about clean coal technology

The ten-wheeler mobile classroom was parked between the music department and admissions office on Indiana University of Pennsylvania's campus Monday morning, ready to espouse the virtues of clean coal technology…

August 31, 2011

McMaster receives $2.2-million for oil sands research

votes) Researchers at McMaster University have received nearly $2.2-million to examine important environmental processes in Alberta's oil sands, which could help speed up the land reclamation process for one of…

August 31, 2011

Australian Study Shows that VET Should Focus More on Industry Knowledge

The Sydney Morning Herald reports on an Australian study shows that vocational education and training (VET) prepares workers more completely for the workforce if they are instructed in the fundamentals…

August 31, 2011

IPE, U21Global tie-up for education course

The Institute of Public Enterprise, (IPE) in association with the U21Global (an online Graduate School that offers postgraduate programs) have signed a MoU to launch their new online, short-term Joint…