Alastair Macfarlane Level 4 Mine Planner. To brief industry and employers of the progress of the...

Alastair Macfarlane

Level 4 Mine Planner

www.minerpsolutions.com

To brief industry and employers of the progress of the development of the L4 qualification

To obtain comments on the qualification

To obtain a mandate to proceed with registration

Purpose of this session


No current recognised training or qualifications

Scarce skill in industry worldwide

No career pathway in Mine Planning

External demands for more competency: Samrec

Samval

Reporting of production forecasts

The need for Mine Planning qualifications


Industry Planning Forum formed in 2004

Terms of reference agreed

Broad definition of learning pathway defined

Presentations to ECSA and MQA

Support from AMMSA

Support from ECSA

Support from MQA

Engagement with Wits : development/delivery of L6 programme

Formation of MQA Steering Committee

MQA needs analysis confirmed industry need

QCTO process initiated 2011

L4 qualification occupational profile in QCTO format

History


Identify the need for such qualifications

Identify a learning and career pathway

Align to MQA processes

Align to industry needs

Allow registration at higher levels

Allow entry at post-matric level

Maintain parallel entry options

Initial mandate


Learning pathway : Mine Planning

L8 Manager/Engineer

L7 Planner (Pr. Technologist)

L6 Planner (Senior)

L5 Planner (Mine)

L4 Planner (Junior)

Entry programme• Up to 2 years

• Elem. & Basic Certificates

MQA Level 4• Entry : Matric + Entry Programme

NQF Level 5• Entry : L4, or Adv Certificates(Survey, Certificate Programme)

NQF Level 6• Entry : L5, GCC for MOs

NQF Level 7• Entry : L6

NQF Level 8• Entry : L7

MQA Level 2-3• Entry : Matric

• General programme• Customised to Company

• N Dip in Engineering Technology • Advanced Certificate (Stage 2 MRM) or Higher Certificate in Engineering• Registration as Pr.Eng. Technician• Demonstrated competency• QCTO Award

• B. Eng.• 3 years mentored assessment• Registration as Pr. Eng.

• Advanced Diploma or B. Tech• 3 years mentored assessment• Registration as Pr. Eng. Technologist

• QCTO Occupational Skills Certificate• Demonstrated competency

• Higher Certificate (Stage 1 MRM)• QCTO Occupational Award• Demonstrated Competency


L2/3 and L4 qualifications

L4160 credits

L2/3167 credits

Entry Matric

Exit L4

Knowledge Practical skills Work experience Mineral resource Management Producing short term mining

schedulesShort and medium term plans and schedules

Mining Engineering Practice Preparing and collating information to determine planning risks

Operations management & supervision Analysing production results

Infrastructure and resource planning

Knowledge Practical skills Work experience Introduction to mine planning Updated mining layouts to schedule

the required resources toachieve the production rates

Mine planning processes

Entry Equivalent L4 plus RPL

Entry Equivalent L2/3 plus RPL


Based on the way we would like planning to be

Qualification based on knowledge subjects, practical skills development and demonstrated work experience

Incorporates manual as well as electronic planning and design

Credits aligned to L4 benchmarks

Part of a progression of learning

Allows entry from bottom up, as well as side entry

Assessment criteria defined

Quality Assurance applied

Principles


Occupation and occupational progression

4

THIS CURRICULUM

FEEDER OCCUPATIONS

PROGRESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS

Production Supervisor

Mine Planner

Mine Planning Technician

Senior Mine Planner

Surveyors/ Geologists/Rock

Engineering

Planning Learner Official

Mine Planning Technologist/Engineer

NQF 4

NQF 5

NQF 6

NQF 7/8


Design, programme and schedule the exploitation of the mineral body in order to convert the mineral resource into mineral reserves for the safe, healthy and profitable extraction of the minerals in line with organisational strategies.

Occupational profile


Curriculum structure

1.1. CURRICULUM STRUCTURE – Mine Planning Officer

Number Title NQF Level

Credits

KNOWLEDGE SUBJECTS

311701001-KS-1 Mineral Resource Management 4 36

311701001-KS-2 Mining Engineering Practice 4 13

311701001-KS-4 Operations Management and Supervision 4 4

TOTAL CREDITS FOR KNOWLEDGE 33% 53

PRACTICAL SKILLS

311701001-PM-1 Producing short and medium term Mineral Extraction layouts and production schedules including resource and equipment requirements for mining final products.

4 20

311701001-PM-2 Preparing and collating information to determine the risks associated with the execution of the short and medium term mine plan

4 4

311701001-PM-3 Analysing production results against planned schedules and recommending corrective action

4 4

311701001-PM-4 Creating operational mining infrastructure and resources schedule

4 4

TOTAL CREDITS FOR PRACTICAL SKILLS 20% 32

WORK EXPERIENCE

311701001-WM-1 Short and medium term mineral extraction plans and schedules available.

4 75

TOTAL CREDITS FOR WORK EXPERIENCE 47% 75

TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION 160


Geological structures stratigraphy, rock groups and deposits of ore bodies and surrounding rock as related to mine planning.

Concepts and principles of mine sampling and mineral quality determination and control

Theories, Techniques and practices used in mine surveying (Layouts, plan reading and interpretation, volumes, sections, trigonometry)

Definitions and principles of Geological Modeling and the techniques of interpreting and using these models for planning purposes.

Principles of applying mine design criteria to create a safe and healthy environment.

Economic principles behind a profitable mine plan (mineral quality parameters, blending, cut off grade, pay limits, stope width, dilution, recovery, contamination, cost behaviour, definition of profit, product prices and exchange rates)

Concepts and principles of integrated mine planning

Regulatory, compliance and reporting requirements that impact on mine planning (SAMREC code, modifying factors etc.)

Application of mathematical and statistical calculations and analysis as it applies to mine planning.

Concept of feasibility and how this applies to mine planning.

Life cycle and sequence of creating, building up and maintaining replacement/mineable reserves

Knowledge subject : MRM


Types of mining methods and applications and the key planning principles associated with them Typical mining methods

Mining layouts

Basic mine design

Mining cycles

Mining infrastructure

Constraints management

Safe and healthy mine planning

Knowledge subject : Mining Engineering


Principles and application of basic rock engineering as applied to mine design and layouts.

Principles and application of mine environmental control as it pertains to mine planning .

Constraints and assumptions that could affect mine planning (Infrastructure, logistics, services)

Performance factors of equipment and people (capacity, density, air velocities etc.)

Knowledge subject : Mining Technical Services practices


Producing short and medium term Mineral Extraction layouts and production schedules including resource and equipment requirements for mining final products.

Preparing and collating information to determine the risks associated with the execution of the short and medium term mine plan.

Analysing production results against planned schedules and recommending corrective action.

Creating operational mining infrastructure and resources schedules

Occupational Tasks identified


National Certificate NQF level 4 with Maths and Physical Science; National Foundational Learning Competence.

Successful completion of a pre assessment covering the requirements as specified. (Specify the standard)

Comply with the Mining Industry medical fitness requirements for working in an underground mine.

Entry requirements


After mandate agreed, qualification to be submitted to QCTO for evaluation and approval

QCTO then recommends to SAQA that qualification be registered

Once registered the occupational qualification may be offered to learners

Development and delivery by accredited providers, recommended by AQP

Delivery


MQA as the Assessment Quality Partner

Involvement of the SAIMM, GSSA, Association of Mine Managers, Colliery Managers Association, Mine Ventilation Society of SA, South African National Institute of Rock Engineers – Lead and Co-ordinated by the MQA taking up all the legal obligations related to this role.

Quality Assurance


Set industry quality standards for the qualification;

Maintain industry quality standards of the qualification;

Develop assessment items for external assessment;

Register external delivery sites where the qualification will be delivered;

Maintain databases of providers of the qualification, and of results; and

Continually maintain the status of the qualification within industry;

Assessment Quality Partner role


Facilitators of learning for this subject should have a Mining Engineering, Survey, Geology or Mineral Resource Management or another relevant technical Mining qualification at least at NQF level 6 or higher;

Facilitators must have at least five years relevant post qualification operational experience on an underground Hardrock Mine;

Facilitators must be technical experts in the various sub field of Mineral Resource management to conduct the training and ensure ongoing relevance of the material;

Facilitator/Learner ratio should not exceed 1:20

Requirements of providers


Identify skills required

Develop programmes

Facilitate delivery

QA Certificate

Next stages

• Advocacy to industry;• Invitation to providers to participate in

development;• Adoption of a funding strategy;• Selection of providers;• Implementation of development;• Selection of delivery mechanisms.


Members of the Industry Mine Planning Forum

Members of the MQA Steering Committee

ECSA

MQA organisation

Ben van As

SAIMM

MineRP

Acknowledgements


Are you happy with the structure, content and level of this qualification?

Does it suit the needs of industry?

Do you see it being delivered by a single provider, or multiple providers?

Is it one or two qualifications?

Questions to be answered

More detail can be found at the SAIMM websitewww.saimm.co.za


Mandates

Do you agree with the need for Mine Planning and Design qualifications? Yes No

Please state your reasons below

Do you agree with the structure and content of the L4 qualification? Yes No


Do you think there should be separate L2/3 and L4, or should it be

the same programme?

One qual’n

Two qual.ns


It is voluntary to declare your name and affiliation.

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