School
Smithers Exploration Group (SEG) and Northwest Community College (NWCC) are partners in the NWCC School of Exploration and Mining. Since its inception in 2004, the School of Exploration & Mining has taken a leadership role in providing training for the minerals industry workforce in Northern BC.
The School offers the following courses and programs for the minerals industry, and is constantly updating programming to reflect industry’s needs:
- Camp Operations
- Drill Core Technician
- Environmental Monitor Assistant Program
- Mining Exploration Field Assistant
- Prospector Basic Training
- Surface Diamond Driller’s Helper
- Introduction to Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage
Also offered at NWCC:
- Mobile, Contract, and Campus-based Health and Safety Training (Occupational First Aid, WHMIS, TDG, Bear Awareness, Spill Response, Chainsaw Safety, Helicopter Safety, etc.)
- Heavy Equipment Operator Technician Apprenticeship
- Other Trades Foundation and Apprenticeship Programs
- University Credit – Associate Degrees
The School of Exploration & Mining delivered two offerings of its new Workforce Exploration Skills Training (WEST) during the summer of 2011. WEST gave 58 participants the skills and training they need to fill the jobs that mining companies need to fill around BC. Graduates from this year and previous years are available for employment as companies wrap up the 2011 season and plan their 2012 projects. For more information contact School of Exploration & Mining Industry Liaison officer Tony Harris at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 1.877.277.2288 ext. 5831.
Above: Students from the Northwest Community College School of Exploration and Mining visit the Huckleberry Mine site south of Houston, BC as part of the Environmental Monitor Assistant Program (EMAP).
For more information, visit NWCC’s School of Exploration & Mining page.