| Core |
115101 |
Address workplace hazards and risks |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Core |
116520 |
Apply safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
257036 |
Demonstrate a basic understanding of explosives and accessories |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
257033 |
Demonstrate an understanding of support methods in surface mines and quarries |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Core |
116533 |
Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of emergency preparedness and response |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
257055 |
Identify and demarcate misfires in a surface excavation |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
257022 |
Make up primer and charge holes |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
244378 |
Receive, handle, store and issue explosives and accessories at a workplace |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
257058 |
Time and connect blast initiating systems |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Core |
116534 |
Carry out basic first aid treatment in the workplace |
Level 3 |
3 |
2 |
| Core |
257037 |
Carry out secondary breaking using explosives in surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
11 |
| Core |
257023 |
Co-ordinate drilling and blasting operations |
Level 3 |
3 |
10 |
| Core |
230010 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the geological nature of surface extraction sites |
Level 3 |
3 |
6 |
| Core |
257078 |
Examine and make safe blasted Surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Core |
257016 |
Examine and make safe non-blasted surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
4 |
| Core |
257059 |
Prepare and mark off work area for drilling |
Level 3 |
3 |
3 |
| Core |
257057 |
Read and interpret surface excavation plans |
Level 3 |
3 |
2 |
| Fundamental |
119472 |
Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Fundamental |
9010 |
Demonstrate an understanding of the use of different number bases and measurement units and an awareness of error in the context of relevant calculations |
Level 3 |
3 |
2 |
| Fundamental |
9013 |
Describe, apply, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts |
Level 3 |
3 |
4 |
| Fundamental |
119457 |
Interpret and use information from texts |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Fundamental |
9012 |
Investigate life and work related problems using data and probabilities |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Fundamental |
119467 |
Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Fundamental |
7456 |
Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business and national issues |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Fundamental |
119465 |
Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Elective |
257030 |
Assist blasting operations |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
256997 |
Break rock using a hydraulic rock breaker |
Level 2 |
2 |
13 |
| Elective |
10490 |
Carry out secondary breaking by mechanical means |
Level 2 |
2 |
8 |
| Elective |
14788 |
Contribute to maintenance of equipment |
Level 2 |
2 |
18 |
| Elective |
244376 |
Cut mild steel by means of an Oxy-acetylene cutting torch |
Level 2 |
2 |
3 |
| Elective |
257040 |
De-water blast holes using vehicle mounted de-watering pump |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
256998 |
Deliver compressed air using a mobile electrical compressor |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
253025 |
Demonstrate knowledge and ability to work in a surface mine |
Level 2 |
2 |
8 |
| Elective |
257021 |
Doze material using a rubber wheel dozer |
Level 2 |
2 |
14 |
| Elective |
116632 |
Drill holes for blasting and/or splitting dimension stone blocks using a mechanised drill rig |
Level 2 |
2 |
6 |
| Elective |
116658 |
Drill intersecting holes for diamond wire sawing |
Level 2 |
2 |
7 |
| Elective |
230011 |
Drill medium diameter blast holes using an hydraulic or pneumatic drilling rig and compressor |
Level 2 |
2 |
5 |
| Elective |
230020 |
Drill small diameter blast holes using a percussion drilling rig and compressor |
Level 2 |
2 |
5 |
| Elective |
257024 |
Haul and dump material using a haul truck |
Level 2 |
2 |
11 |
| Elective |
257077 |
Illuminate an area using a lighting plant |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Elective |
257042 |
Install and maintain an initiating system in a surface mine |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Elective |
10760 |
Join a conveyor belt by means of mechanical clips |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Elective |
253582 |
Lift and move a load using manual lifting equipment and tackle |
Level 2 |
2 |
8 |
| Elective |
257034 |
Load and offload material using a skid steer loader |
Level 2 |
2 |
9 |
| Elective |
257031 |
Load, Haul and Dump material using a front end loader |
Level 2 |
2 |
16 |
| Elective |
257035 |
Load, haul and dump material using a scraper |
Level 2 |
2 |
12 |
| Elective |
257019 |
Load, transport and place explosives components into blast holes using a mixer-placer truck |
Level 2 |
2 |
6 |
| Elective |
10458 |
Mill materials in a dry process mill utilising grinding materials |
Level 2 |
2 |
22 |
| Elective |
256995 |
Move trailing cable using cable reeler |
Level 2 |
2 |
8 |
| Elective |
230018 |
Operate a mixer-placer explosives truck |
Level 2 |
2 |
6 |
| Elective |
10470 |
Operate Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Systems |
Level 2 |
2 |
5 |
| Elective |
14911 |
Participate in formal meetings |
Level 2 |
2 |
3 |
| Elective |
12484 |
Perform basic fire fighting |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
12208 |
Perform lubrication on production machinery |
Level 2 |
2 |
3 |
| Elective |
257029 |
Pump water using a De-watering Pump |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
257018 |
Relocate machines and equipment using a lowbed |
Level 2 |
2 |
10 |
| Elective |
116625 |
Split dimension stone blocks by means of non explosive methods |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
257060 |
Suppress dust using a water bowser |
Level 2 |
2 |
10 |
| Elective |
257015 |
Transport and distribute explosives by means of a light duty explosives vehicle |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
257017 |
Transport and distribute explosives using a heavy-duty explosives vehicle |
Level 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Elective |
257135 |
Transport and distribute fuel using a Fuel Bowser |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
257020 |
Transport material and equipment using a flat back truck |
Level 2 |
2 |
10 |
| Elective |
257025 |
Transport personnel, material and equipment using Light Delivery Vehicle |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
116937 |
Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based spreadsheet application to create and edit spreadsheets |
Level 2 |
2 |
4 |
| Elective |
117924 |
Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to format documents |
Level 2 |
2 |
5 |
| Elective |
257038 |
Use a track dozer to move material |
Level 2 |
2 |
14 |
| Elective |
252234 |
Work in mineral product silos and bins for operational or maintenance purposes |
Level 2 |
2 |
3 |
| Elective |
13912 |
Apply knowledge of self and team in order to develop a plan to enhance team performance |
Level 3 |
3 |
5 |
| Elective |
257041 |
Bar down loose rocks using appropriate equipment |
Level 3 |
3 |
4 |
| Elective |
257039 |
Blast materials in Surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
15 |
| Elective |
257095 |
Carry out basic surveying and calculations in surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
8 |
| Elective |
110218 |
Collect, store and issue explosives from a surface magazine |
Level 3 |
3 |
10 |
| Elective |
116614 |
Conduct blasting operations in dimension stone quarries |
Level 3 |
3 |
15 |
| Elective |
230013 |
Conduct face profiling and blast hole surveys |
Level 3 |
3 |
6 |
| Elective |
230019 |
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of dimension stone quality and geology to block extraction |
Level 3 |
3 |
21 |
| Elective |
116627 |
Demonstrate basic understanding of dimension stone geology and mineralogy |
Level 3 |
3 |
16 |
| Elective |
244422 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the most common harmful gases and vapours |
Level 3 |
3 |
4 |
| Elective |
257026 |
Drill blast holes in a surface mining operation |
Level 3 |
3 |
15 |
| Elective |
257076 |
Excavate and load material using hydraulic excavator |
Level 3 |
3 |
26 |
| Elective |
257115 |
Grade material using a motor grader |
Level 3 |
3 |
14 |
| Elective |
9719 |
Grind material by means of a rod mill |
Level 3 |
3 |
10 |
| Elective |
116626 |
Handle dimension stone blocks by means of front end loader |
Level 3 |
3 |
13 |
| Elective |
257027 |
Install support in surface mines and quarries |
Level 3 |
3 |
7 |
| Elective |
257032 |
Load material using a face shovel |
Level 3 |
3 |
26 |
| Elective |
116663 |
Make saw cuts by means of diamond wire saw |
Level 3 |
3 |
15 |
| Elective |
260984 |
Manufacture explosives on-site for surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
8 |
| Elective |
10459 |
Operate materials handling plant |
Level 3 |
3 |
8 |
| Elective |
257028 |
Operate Tractor Loader Backhoe |
Level 3 |
3 |
13 |
| Elective |
117877 |
117877 Perform one-to-one training on the job |
Level 3 |
3 |
4 |
| Elective |
256996 |
Relocate material using a dragline |
Level 3 |
3 |
26 |
| Elective |
257056 |
Remove hazardous ground by means of blasting |
Level 3 |
3 |
4 |
| Elective |
230017 |
Carry out blasting environmental testing |
Level 3 |
3 |
6 |
| Elective |
257075 |
Design blasts for surface excavations |
Level 3 |
3 |
24 |
| Elective |
242810 |
Manage Expenditure against a budget |
Level 3 |
3 |
6 |
