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HonoursCG24 - Associate Degree of Mine Operations Management (Specialisation)
CG24 - Associate Degree of Mine Operations Management (Specialisation)
At a GlanceInformation on where the program is available, duration, units of credit as well as contacts for further information.
Aims - StructureAn outline of the programs aims, objectives and outcomes, as well as information on the structure of the program.
Course PlansA detailed list of courses and electives required to complete the program.
Career Opportunities
Graduates would be expected to find employment in underground or surface coal mines (depending on specialisation) throughout Australia.
For students studying the underground specialisation, the University courses plus the black coal competencies in this program are aimed to meet the educational prerequisites to be eligible to sit for the examination of the Board of Examiners for the First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Underground Coal Mines, Queensland).
For students studying the surface specialisation, the black coal competencies in this program are aimed to assist Site Senior Executives in ensuring mines have persons with appropriate competencies to manage mines safely and efficiently.
About Mines Operation Management
Queensland has vast resources of minerals and energy. There are bands of coal rich strata from Collinsville in the north to Milmerran in the south. Queensland is Australia’s largest producer of coal and Australia is the largest exporter of coal in the world. Growth in the minerals industry needs people with technical skills to develop and operate mines in a safe and environmentally sensitive manner.
Graduates from this program often find employment like:
Underground Mine Manager - On successful completion of the Associate Degree which includes completion of the mandatory Black Coal Competencies to be eligible to sit for the First Class Mine Manager's Certificate ( Underground Coal Mine, Queensland).
Senior Mining Supervisor, Mining Superintendent, Mining Manager - On successful completion of the Associate Degree which includes completion of appropriate Black Coal Competencies at AQTF levels 5 & 6, assures the standard of vocational skills of graduates.