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Chasing down a job in 3 weeks after finishing Workready

Chasing down a job in 3 weeks after finishing Workready

It just goes to show you that if you know the information, about how a hardrock underground mine works, then you end up selling yourself to the employers. One of our students has done just that recently, starting as a truck driver, FIFO of Perth with a large owner operator, after completing our Workready program.…

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Why is there such a high turnover of New Starters in the mining industry?

Why is there such a high turnover of New Starters in the mining industry?

I believe that the success or failure of a new starter to our industry is linked to their first exposure to mining in Australia. Currently about a third of people that get a start in the industry, last less than 2 swings (a swing is the days you spend on site). That works out to…

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Why 80% of the jobs on Hardrock mines have to be filled with Australian citizens

Why 80% of the jobs on Hardrock mines have to be filled with Australian citizens

One of the biggest misconceptions about the Australian hardrock mining industry is, that it’s full of overseas workers on 457 visas. When the reality is that all the blue-collar jobs (about 80% of jobs on site) are all classed as unskilled labour by the Australian government. This means the employers can only hire Australian citizens…

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Why the boom is back on in hardrock underground mining

Why the boom is back on in hardrock underground mining

With the prices of a number of metals being at close to all-time highs, experienced miners are very thin on the ground and in short supply. The big mining companies and contractors are keeping up the BHP tradition, of pushing wages and benefits to all-time highs to get the workforce required to run their mines.…

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