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International Legends of League and Mining Skills Australia

The ultimate international tournament of Legends of League has returned in its twelfth year.

This year the International Legends of League (ILOL) is scheduled at Panthers RLFC Biloela Grounds on Saturday 7th May from 12pm where Mining Skills Australia has received an excellent opportunity to be one of the major sponsors for the team.

The ILOL includes a high-profile past National Rugby League players across the event, resulting in enormous goodwill and interest from the local community.

For the social Rugby League game of 2022, a diverse group of people, including previous NRL Legends, local community members and even representing Mining Skills Australia’s own Graeme Bradshaw and his brother Geoff Bradshaw.

Not only a huge NRL fan, but Graeme Bradshaw also has a close and personal connection to the Australian Indigenous Community and has a passion to support the local indigenous communities in Qld, and Australia. Sponsoring the International Legends of League event in Biloela, is a great opportunity for Mining Skills Australia to get involved with the local Central QLD communities.

Mining Skills Australia would like to invite anyone in the local area and wider to join us at the event on the 7th of May at Panthers RLFC Biloela Grounds.

The MSA Legends team VS Rebel Sports Callide Valley All Stars team game will be the main event at 6:30pm.

Watch this space for additional information on the Rugby League between Mining Skills Australia Legends team and Rebel Sport Callide Valley All starts team.

Rachel Hawker and the Emergency Response team at Isaac Downs Mine site

Rachel Hawker, Project Manager for the Emergency Management Department of Mining Skills Australia, along with her team of Paramedics, recently got a wonderful opportunity to visit Isaac Downs Mine Site at Moranbah.

The introduction of EPSA to Australia has opened opportunities for Mining Skills Australia to develop and assist them with Paramedics and an Emergency Response Team on site.

Mining Skills Australia provide Paramedics, Credentialling, clinical Governance, Medical Oversight & Drug/Poisons Licence to ensure safety by complying to QLD Health standards.

With that support, MSA organised a full clinical setup, Paramedic & Drug Compliancy and Ambulance services within 24 hours with our highly qualified Medical Service Team at EPSA, Isaac Downs Mine site.

The entire process was seamless with an appreciable effort from the team of EPSA to the site management team.

To achieve the desirable result of smooth transition within 24 hours, teamwork played a vital role as they demonstrated their support, leadership, and flexibility.

With that, the paramedics were also able to assist EPSA by providing inputs and analysing their Emergency Response plans.

Mining Skills Australia will also assist EPSA with providing Cert III in Mines rescue for all ERT Crews.

Mining Skill Australia will also continue to provide trainers, gap analysis, training matrix’s and 12-month training plans which will aid in focused and experienced Emergency Response Site wide.

It has been an exciting time and our Paramedics are focused and energised, ensuring the highest quality of safety. Our focus is on providing passionate, experienced Paramedics from various work backgrounds – ranging from Ambulance to Mining & Defence Forces.

Mining Skills Australia is determined to fill the knowledge gap and enhance training across departments through the Resource Industry. Contact us to know more and experience our industrial services on 07 3556 3982 or email [email protected].

Site Visit at Isaac Downs, EPSA

In an increasingly competitive resource market, mining companies are required to formulate effectively and steer the business.

With the introduction of EPSA to Australia, Mining Skills Australia has been provided the opportunity to continue to support and assist EPSA during this process through providing training resources, Maintenance and Certificate training, Paramedics, and an Emergency Response Team.

Our leadership team including Gary Bradshaw, Rachel Hawker, and Graeme Bradshaw, visited the Isaac Downs site in Central Queensland, to assist with the handover of site to EPSA.

A complete handover was achieved within 24 hours from the previous site mine, Mining Skills Australia was able to assist EPSA with a full scope of capabilities.

In this crucial period of transition for EPSA, Mining Skills Australia is happy to be involved and provide a fully functional support of our services like MSA’s New paramedic team, which took on the challenge and new job responsibilities with confidence. By expanding the scope for our paramedic team, Mining Skills Australia showcased the additional resources MSA can provide, not only digital learning resources.

Mining Skills Australia is happy to support local and global networks and look forward to the success of reaching the knowledge gap for the EPSA mine site.

Richard’s experience across the mining industry in load and haul

Mining Skills Australia believes it is essential to standardise the operator techniques based on the requirements of your mine site.

MSA streamlines the production operators across various mine sites globally to enhance the productivity of our clientele. Our Training specialist, Richard Hunter showcasing his experience at the Rio Tinto – Brockman 2 mine site.

With the ongoing pandemic situation has affected various workplaces, including shortage of mine operators. To fulfill the space, organisations focus on upskilling their workforce.

Mining Skills Australia plays a significant role in minimising the education gap and provides real time information to the miners through the medium of our trainers, resources and eLearning technologies.

The knowledge gained through the years of experience and learning gives an edge to the trainers to impart a new skill to the operators.

There is always room for proficiency and learning opportunities, and this is supported by the encouragement for technologies like Animation and eLearning in addition to the trainer’s knowledge.

The advantage of having the involvement of trainers has a substantial impact on the learning process as they have a “fresh perspective” on operator training.

For instance, the trainers continuously assess the operator’s learning and provide feedbacks, aiding the knowledge transfer.

The trainers representing Mining Skills Australia assist with the increased workload of the company, respectively after upgrading the skills of the operators through their training quality.

Essential and cooperative trainer specialists like Richard Hunter at Mining Skills Australia, shares his experience of knowledge sharing at Rio Tinto – B2 mine site.

One of the major motivating factors for him at the site is encouragement and appreciation from operators at the end of the training session. The learning imparted by Richard, aids the operators by augmenting their knowledge and techniques to operate a machine.

As a result, the productivity, proficiency, and safety of the operator increases at the mine site, increasing efficiency for our clients.

Mining Skills Australia aims to support global and local networks with learning and development support for the operators at the Rio Tinto – Greater Brockman mines

Contact Mining Skills Australia to gain more information on your training requirements at 0735563982 or email us at [email protected]

Meet our RII Specialists!

With the discovery of Mining Skills Australia’s eLearning capabilities and blended learning resources, so has been the growth of our clientele and in turn the need to expand our team.

The RTO (Registered Training Organisation) Department for MSA was created a year ago, which only comprised of Emma and the help of MSA admin, to now a strong and dynamic team, focused on compliancy, organisation, creativity and support for our clients and admissions (Ava, Tia, Anne, Emma and Nikola – left to right).

Our team has mixed experience with leadership, training and management, content development, customer service support, sales, document and compliance, legal and editorial control.

The RTO Department are responsible for building the learning materials and foundations behind our blended eLearning animations and resources.

As an organisation, Mining Skills Australia is committed towards the aim of raising the standards of learning and development within the Resource Industry, while simultaneously seeking to becoming reputable and leading providers of nationally recognised training and assessment.

Flying the flag proudly for Mining Skills Australia’s passion to advocate for equal education and employment opportunities for all, Emma, the RTO Manager, strongly supports the work MSA currently does with diversity and inclusive communities, and especially those with language, literacy, and numeracy setbacks.

This energy and passion flows through the team’s values in ensuring student and client support is met, with learning available for all, in conjunction with the implementation of animation, virtual reality and augmented reality through MSA’s eLearning resources, providing a more accessible education and employment opportunities.

Not only is MSA’s RTO Department fantastic at package and content development but provides training on and off site, micro-credential mapping and creating interactive presentations and assessment for cross industry organisations and will soon be launching into holding courses and issuing Statements of Attainments and Refresher training.

Mining Skills Australia and its RTO Department welcomes you to contact us today, to discuss your training, qualification mapping or content creation needs and how the RTO Department can help you today.

Emergency Management at Mining Skills Australia

Compared to previous times, mining is substantially safer, however, fundamentally it can be challenging and risk to injury to personnel is still something to be conscious of.

With opportunities to potential risks, several operations at various Mine sites within Australia, aim to include Emergency Response Team (ERT) to respond to the dangerous incidents.

The members of the Emergency Response Team are highly skilled and trained to handle any hazardous incidents.

In the Resource Industry, Paramedics established a pivotal role on site as they are the first contact regarding injuries or illness in a mine site.

Mining Skills Australia provides Paramedic services to various mine sites which involves varying responsibilities such as completion of drug and alcohol screening, attending to patient’s needs, liaising with the onsite safety team, escalating matters accordingly and complete any admin related tasks including kit checks and site familiarisation.

In conjunction with the Paramedic services, Mining Skill Australia focuses on providing the training services to the ERT at Mine sites building teams skill sets including First Aid, CPR, Road Crash Rescue, and Hazardous Material Management.

The training services are supported by the theoretical learning as well as hands-on practical with any equipment in numerous scenarios. The emphasis is on learning outcomes and trainer interaction.

Strengthened by training arrangements along with professional interaction by our paramedics, the ERT team on site can enhance their skills in emergency conditions.

In addition to training, the awareness talk by our paramedics explores the experiences of the onsite crews on health and safety concerns.

Overall, the aim of safety maintenance is fulfilled by our proficient team of paramedics.

Mining Skills Australia specialises in providing comprehensive emergency response services in the Resources Industry.

Through clinical governance, medical oversight, and drug licensing we ensure that our clients are compliant to Mining Health and Safety Legislation and Mining Emergency response guidance.

Mining Skills Australia is determined to fill the knowledge gap and enhance training across departments through the Resource Industry.
Contact us to know more and experience our industrial services on 07 3556 3982 or email [email protected]

Importance of Scaling in Animation

Do you ever wonder how we effortlessly connect to the real world through animation?

Animation enables us to communicate stories in a unique pattern, making humans of any age to understand the idea with ease. Similarly, Mining Skills Australia designs the animations that can be easily connected by an ordinary person.

One important factor in animation is scaling. Our animator’s work with dozens of technical manuals and hundreds of reference images to get the scale of machines right. This means each individual component in each machine is correct, which aids realism in training animations, as well as ensuring complete learner immersion.

Mining Skill Australia adheres to minute details to provide quality services to our clients. Scaling the machine is one such example where we adjust the ratio of the machine’s animation to the actual size of it to provide a real time experience to the users. This in turn means a more accurate scenario when discussing practical situations. Knowledge based immersive learning gives the operator a greater responsibility when understanding the ‘why’ behind each situation, therefore, Mining Skills Australia believes, creates a safer operator and site.

Our aim of quality, proficiency and productivity is achieved with the help of the diligent work done by our animators through their created animations.

At Mining Skills Australia, our reliable team of animators ensures your business requirements are successfully completed by providing an experience of real-world, utilizing their technical expertise.

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Contact Mining Skills Australia today to discuss how scaling enhances the animation and can be utilized within your company or organisation. Connect with us for more information on 07 3556 3982 or email [email protected]

Quality, proficiency and productivity through animation with Mining Skills Australia

Quality is directly related to the attention to detail.

In the Resources Industry, attention to detail is crucial to work safe and lower risks on site.

Mining Skills Australia adheres to specific details aiding supervisors, management and operators to perform tasks safely and efficiently.

Our Animation team, in consultation with subject matter experts, supports operators and those on site with knowledge based training through our animation and blended eLearning approach.

Extensive research by our team combined with the various experiences within the mining industry allows us to provide precise animations of mining processes.

This leads to better immersion and real-time experiences for the learner, following to improved learning outcomes, safer operators and then excellent results in proficiency and productivity.

Mining Skills Australia we welcome you to discuss your training, animation, simulation, and eLearning needs for your organisation.

The Mining Skills App – Using Technology Effectively in eLearning

Mining Skills Australia provides a wide range of services through eLearning, utilising a blended learning approach and customising them according to your business needs across industries, globally.

Standing strong to our foundation, we aim to widen our resource base of knowledge in conjunction with progressive technologies to develop and upgrade interactive training educational programs.

On the journey of eLearning, Mining Skills Australia established an “Animation App”, that provides an effortless immersive experience to our service users.

This App is quick, easily accessible and packed with the latest and most efficient techniques and procedures is designed, and the best part, accessible offline – perfect for remote sites.

The MSA App equips operators with the relevant training materials for their job, allowing them to reference accurate and up to date data and is accessible from any handheld device, including mobile phones and tablets.

Mining Skills Australia is innovative in their blended eLearning approach and welcomes any opportunity to showcase technologies, services and products which can assist your business needs. Head on to www.miningskills.com.au to discover more!

Improve Efficiency and Accuracy with Augmented Reality

What’s better than watching a real-world environment together with virtual details right in front of you? At @MiningSkillsAustralia we offer you a similar experience with one of the biggest technology trends, @AugmentedReality (AR). Linking the physical world to the digital platform, AR acts a channel between machines and humans. This growing technology allows @Miningskillsaustralia to expand its horizon and offer a hands-on approach towards teaching, allowing a 569-tonne excavator to land in front of you or even on the palm of your hand by simply using your tablet or mobile device.

Being challenging to deploy, the animators of @MiningSkillsAustralia use their knowledge and experienced gained through an innumerable iterative process to create a real time immersive experience for our users, augmenting the understanding through the medium of this technology.

In general, our animators use the assets from Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) to optimise AR. Additionally, the model is combined with virtual touch by applying an invisible mesh and then the models are pre-rigged in the animation. This process is duplicated to provide that real-time Augmented Reality experience, which can mean having you operating a Rigid Haul Truck, when seated at your office desk!

At Mining Skills Australia, our Animation team facilitates your business needs and provides you with exceptional service from creating equipment movement to placing it anywhere you want.

We support you with our AR capabilities to create scenarios for your distinct environment and organisational needs. Contact Mining Skills Australia today to discuss how Augmented Reality can fit within your company or organisation today.

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