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Managing Director Andy Holder in Mongolia

Managing Director Andy Holder in Mongolia

Managing Director, Andy Holder is currently travelling through Mongolia, visiting our Mongolian office and team MSA Mining Skills LLC and presenting our capabilities to other organisations across the country.

First stop was at the Darkhan Metallurgical Plant and then onto observations and meeting with the Erdenet Mining Corporation Open Cut Production Manager, Chief Engineer and team.

MSA Mining Skills LLC also had the opportunity to present our Animation and Virtual Reality resources to Erdenet Mining Corporation while on site.

Mining Skills Australia Director, Andy Holder at the Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi JSC site in Mongolia

Director and Proficiency Training Specialist Andy Holder, with Mining Skills Australia at the Erdenes-TavanTolgoi JSC site in Mongolia, providing training and consultancy services.

Erdenes-TavanTolgoi JSC is a Mongolian State – owned Coal mine with over 822 employees. ETT operates the East Tsankhi section of the Tavan Tolgoi deposit, which is ranked 5th in the world in terms of its size. The deposit has excellent metallurgical coal quality, and the mine is the largest producer of hard-coking coal in Mongolia.

Showcasing the digital learning and development technologies at South Gobi Desert Site

Showcasing the digital learning and development technologies at South Gobi Desert Site

Mining Skills Australia Mongolia was on site in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia last week attending Mak Mining, open cut operation.

Mining Skills Australia was able to showcase our digital learning and development technologies that further support operator and supervision training.

This upskilling will increase employee productivity, proficiency, safety and preventive maintenance.

Mining Skills Australia‘s Director Andy Holder also provided a snapshot observation across their load and haul operations and his findings and recommendations were also presented.

Thank you to Mak Mining for hosting Andy Holder, Ochirkhuyag Enkhbadrakh and Sukhbaatar Sukhee.

Mining Skills Australia’s Director, Andy Holder in Kazakhstan

Mining Skills Australia’s Director, Andy Holder in Kazakhstan

When he isn’t in our Brisbane HQ, Mining Skills Australia‘s Director, Andy Holder is traveling to mine site’s across the globe, enhancing proficiency training and programs.Currently, Andy Holder is in Kazakhstan, working with KAZ Minerals, at the Aktogay Mine, before heading to Mongolia later this month.

He has spent 5 days with Technical Training Manager, Gary P. Shortland, creating pre and post application refresher training programs with measurable outcomes. These programs will be across the KAZ Minerals Hitachi EX5600 and EX3600 Electric Hydraulic Shovel Fleet.

This visit is prior to Mining Skills Australia Shovel Applications Specialist Andrew Payne, attending the site for 2 months, later this month.

Mining Skills Australia’s Trainer at the Hunter Valley Operations, NSW

With the Mining Skills Australia training team increasing across the globe, we would like to highlight the great work that they are doing on site.

Richard Hunter, a Mining Skills Australia Trainer and Assessor has been providing New Equipment Familiarisation, Preventative Maintenance and Operator Proficiency Training, on the Hitachi EX3600-7BH at the Hunter Valley Operations, NSW site.

Richard is an experienced Trainer & Assessor who has worked in Gold, Iron Ore, and Coal mines and has spent 8 years in Civil Construction over the past three decades.

Mining Skills Australia appreciates your knowledge, experience and hard work Richard. Thank you!

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.

New Hitachi Excavator EX1200-7BH Training at Ivory Coast

New Hitachi Excavator EX1200-7BH Training at Ivory Coast

Ity Mine in Ivory Coast is an open pit gold mine located 650kms off the coast of Abidjan. Recently, it has received an EX1200-7BH excavator which gives Mining Skills Australia an opportunity to provide them with a trainer/assessor so that the operators on site can be familiarised with the new machinery.

Our newly joined trainer and assessor, Diederick Johannes Dauth Wincento, commenced his training at Ity Mine in Ivory Coast in recent times. Being an experienced trainer and assessor and highly skilled and qualified to operate excavators, loaders, compactors, and dump trucks is certainly qualified to help operators get acquainted with the theory as well as the practical/hands-on components of the machinery.

EX1200-7BH is an operator-friendly machine and possesses the capability to adapt to different operations very quickly. The ergonomic design, multi-functional display and improved climate control system provides an operating environment that reduces fatigue and enhances efficiency. Diederick mentioned that since the machine was brand new, operating the machine was effortless and he thoroughly enjoyed it.

Diederick highlights the theory assessment criteria provided by Mining Skills Australia to be advantageous. The operators in conjunction with Diederick have found the MSA Theory Assessment to be comprehensive and the extensive knowledge they have, has definitely been utilised. This really does emphasise the importance of face-to-face training and it gives the trainers an opportunity to work in new and challenging environments. Diederick’s overall experience, imparting his knowledge to the operators on site has been positive and fruitful.

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

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!