TRAINING
MQA Short Courses
GEOLOGY COURSES:
BASIC GEOLOGY
This course is the entry level for further training into Geology and have been developed to expose the learner to mine Geology and enable demonstration of competence
On completion of the course, the learner will be able to successfully demonstrate:
- Read a plan – Unit Standard 14242.
- Measure and record the dip and strike of a plane – Unit Standard 254499.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal mineral groups and their characteristics – Unit Standard 254501.
- Demonstrate an understanding of selected structural features and their characteristics – Unit Standard 254507.
10 Days
ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY
This course is aimed at providing an elementary understanding of mine geology and tasks as performed by a Geology Observer or anyone needing an elementary understanding of Geology.
This course will also cover Unit Standards from the QCTO to enable Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) during further studies through the QCTO.
On completion of the course, the learner will be able to successfully demonstrate:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principal rock groups, their origins and characteristics – Unit Standard 254495.
- Assist in the geological mapping of an underground workplace – Unit Standard 254496.
- Prepare borehole core for logging and sampling purposes from core containers – Unit Standard 254535.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the stratigraphy of economic zones within the relevant economic deposit – Unit Standard 254494.
10 Days
ADVANCED GEOLOGY
This course is one of three courses that have been developed as part of a training programme to introduce non-graduate Geologists to the world of Geology. The course is aimed at providing an advanced level of understanding of Geological processes and tasks as performed by anyone involved in geological data acquisition.
This course will also cover Unit Standards from the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) to enable Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) during further studies through the MQA and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO).
On completion of the course, the learner will be able to successfully demonstrate:
- Identify, record and report on geological features that could result in potentially hazardous conditions in the workplace – Unit Standard 262217.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the stratigraphy of the relevant deposit – Unit Standard 262259.
- Prepare borehole cuttings for logging and sampling purposes recovered from containers – Unit Standard 254536.
- Construct a geological cross-section of an undeformed area – Unit Standard 262181.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the location of typical mineral deposits in South Africa – Unit Standard 254502.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of mineral resource types, utilisation and exploitation – Unit Standard 261818.
- Assist in a geological surface exploration mapping programme – Unit Standard 254503.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the location of typical mineral deposits in South Africa – Unit Standard 254502.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of mineral resource types, utilisation and exploitation – Unit Standard 261818.
Assist in a geological surface exploration mapping programme – Unit Standard 254503.
10 Days
MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSES:
Hazard identification and Risk assessments
Any Mine employee Surface and Undergrond who needs exposure to Mine Health and Safety
The person completed the course successfully will be able to attend to the following topics:
- Hazard identification and Risk assessments(HIRA)
- Apply safety; health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace
- Perform basic fire fighting
- Provide risk-based primary emergency care/first aid in the workplace
- Demonstrate knowledge of the most common harmful gases and vapors (V2)
- Demonstrate knowledge and ability to work in a surface mine
- Identify and demarcate misfires in a surface excavation
- SP/CLA-G017 – Skills Program: Blasting Assistant in Surface Mines and Quarries
- 116520 – Apply safety; health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace
- 244378 – Receive; handle; store and issue explosives and accessories at a workplace
- 257022 – Make up primer charge holes
- 257036 – Demonstrate a basic understanding of explosives and accessories
- 257055 – Identify and demarcate misfires in a surface excavation
- 257058 – Time and connect initiating blast system
- 12484 – Perform basic fire fighting
- 120496 – Provide risk-based primary emergency care/first aid in the workplace
- 230018 -Operate a mixer-placer explosives truck
- 244422 – Demonstrate knowledge of the most common harmful gases and vapors (V2)
- 253025 – Demonstrate knowledge and ability to work in a surface mine
- 257015 – Transport and distribute explosives by means of a light duty explosives vehicle
- 257017 – Transport and distribute explosives using a heavy duty explosives vehicle
- 257019 – Load; transport and place explosive components into blast holes using a mixer-placer truck
- 257030 – Assist blasting operations
- 257034 – Load and offload material using a skid steer loader
- 257040 – De-water blast holes using vehicle mounted de-watering pump
- 257042 – Install and maintain an initiating system in a surface mine
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of hand operated firefighting equipment
- Transport material and equipment by means of a mono rope system (V2)
- MQA/SP/0120/10 – Part Time / Full time health and safety Workplace Representatives and Shop Stewards in the Mining and Minerals sector
- 244383 – Conduct continuous hazard identification and risk assessment within a workplace (V2)
- 259622 – Describe the functions of the workplace health and safety representative
- 259639 – Explain basic health and safety principles in and around the workplace
Explain basic health and safety principles in and around the workplace
10 Days
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Contact Details
Physical Address
50 Ametis Street
Wilkoppies, Klerksdorp
North West, 2571
South Africa
Contact
Tel: +27 76 269 0608
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