Certificate IV Courses
Prerequisites
As these are Certificate IV level qualifications your level of literacy and numeracy should be at least level 4 on the Literacy indicator table. It is important you are currently working at a mine to be able to complete practical exercises.
Open Cut Examiner – partial qualification
Descriptor:
The Certificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner) encompasses the role of employees undertaking the Open Cut Examiner function. They perform tasks involving a broad range of varied activities most of which are complex and non-routine. They are responsible for the quantity and quality of the output of others and contribute to the development of technical solutions to non-routine problems.
Successful completion of eleven (11) units of competency made up of:
- eight (8) mandatory units of competency (management and technical)
- three (3) elective units including:
- a minimum of one (1) general unit
- a minimum of one (1) unit drawn from the coal open cut units of competency, and
- one (1) unit, relevant to the job function, drawn from the Coal Training Package or other endorsed Training Packages.
Certificate IV in Surface Coal Mining - Open Cut Examiner
Mandatory Units
MNCG1002A Implement and apply the risk management processes
MNCG1007A Implement and monitor health and hygiene management systems
MNCG1008A Conduct safety and health investigations
MNCO1115A Apply & monitor surface mine emergency preparedness & response procedures
MNCO1042A Examine and maintain mine safety
MNCO1043A Monitor the interaction of heavy and light vehicles and mining equipment
General Unit
MNCG1009A Communicate information
Underground – full qualification
Practical Activites:Were practical activities are required, we ensure the people we train are exposed to the standard we set. Certain aspects of our standard are better than what industry has accepted in the past. We are attempting to drive a cultural change in the way mine atmospheres are sampled.
Following are examples of our latest practical session.
Descriptor:
The Certificate IV in Underground Coal Mining encompasses the role of employees such as mine supervisor/team leader/Deputy/ERZ CController in an underground coal mine who perform tasks involving a broad range of varied activities most of which are complex and non-routine. They are responsible for the quantity and quality of the output of others, contribute to the development of technical solutions to non-routine problems and apply mine management plans to the workplace.
Requirements:
Successful completion of eleven (11) units of competency made up of:
- eight (8) mandatory units of competency
- three (3) elective units from the Technical Management and General Management units listed.
Mandatory Units
MNCG1002A Implement and apply the risk management processes
MNCU1104A Apply the spontaneous combustion management plan
MNCU1108A Apply and monitor the ventilation management plan
MNCU1113A Apply and monitor the gas management plan
MNCU1133A Apply and monitor the strata management plan
MNCU1138A Apply and monitor mine transport systems and production equipment
MNCU1143A Apply and monitor mine services and infrastructure systems
MNCU1153A Apply and monitor mine emergency preparedness and response systems
Elective Units
MNCU1048A Conduct shotfiring
MNCU1049A Support shotfiring operations
MNCU1118A Apply and monitor the gas drainage management plan
MNCU1123A Apply and monitor the outburst management plan
MNCU1128A Apply and monitor the inrush management plan
General Management
MNCG1008A Conduct safety and health investigations
MNCG1009A Communicate information
There are other units listed however the above are those we deliver or can recommend a quality trainer.