Subjects
Requirements for completion of the qualification
The following provides the packaging rules for this qualification, followed by the list of relevant units of competency.
Successful completion of fourteen (14) units of competency made up of:
nine (9) core units, and
five (5) elective units of which:
one (1) must be chosen from group A
at least three (3) must be chosen from group B
up to one (1) may be chosen from group C
up to one (1) unit may be chosen from Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma level from this, or any other Training Package or accredited course
Units chosen must be relevant to the job function.
There are no prerequisites to imported units listed in this qualification. Where a unit is imported as an elective care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisites specified are complied with.
Core units of competency | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Store, handle and transport explosives | |
Apply and monitor surface operations emergency preparedness and response procedures | |
Apply and monitor systems and methods of surface coal mining | |
Monitor interaction of heavy and light vehicles and mining equipment | |
Carry out the risk management processes | |
Conduct safety and health investigations | |
Examine and maintain mine safety | |
Implement and monitor health and hygiene management systems | |
Electives | |
Group A | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Support shotfiring operations | |
Conduct surface shotfiring operations | |
Group B | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Conduct surface blast hole drilling operations | |
Conduct hydraulic excavator operations | |
Conduct hydraulic shovel operations | |
Conduct rope shovel operations | |
Conduct wheel loader operations | |
Conduct tracked dozer operations | |
Conduct grader operations | |
Conduct belly dump truck operations | |
Conduct articulated truck operations | |
Conduct haul truck operations | |
Conduct scraper operations | |
Conduct dragline operations | |
Group C | |
Unit code | Unit title |
Coordinate implementation of customer service strategies | |
Implement workplace information system | |
Promote innovation in a team environment | |
Develop teams and individuals | |
Show leadership in the workplace | |
Implement operational plan | |
Develop work priorities | |
Communicate information | |
Lead rescue team | |
Supervise mobile plant operations | |
Apply the principles of earthworks construction | |
Managing and coordinating spill responses | |
Plan and organise assessment | |
Assess competence | |
