INNOVATIVE COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING SYSTEMS FOR THE MINERALS INDUSTRY

摘要

In today's modern gold mining industry in Australia, and the world, more and more companies are recognising the competitive advantages gained by implementing an effective training program for operations (processing plant) personnel. Plant operators, or process technicians, are unique amongst all other gold mine employees. They are at work in shifts covering 24 hours a day and their actions can have a profound effect on the operation's economic performance. To a large degree, the minute to minute decisions and actions of an operators can determine whether gold is extracted to bullion in the goldroom or is discharged into the tailings dam.