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Tackle the skills shortage with mining education

Experience can be the difference between a prolonged outage and a short one; between an efficient process and a site full of missed opportunities. But with the mining sector experiencing skills shortages, miners often rely on outsiders to provide the necessary expertise. Change the story with mining training from FLS.

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Upskill your team with onsite and online mining training

Equipment and process training

Access detailed technical education focused on the operation and maintenance of your equipment. These hands-on training sessions can be held at FLS Education  Centres or at your site. Our experienced trainers can tailor the training to the skill level of your people, to hit all the right notes for maximum return on investment.

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Training enhances company performance and growth

A knowledgeable and skilled employee base is a key driver for organisational success. Whether you choose onsite or online learning, or a combination, our mining education services are designed to deliver a return on investment through enhanced competence, improved decision-making, and a greater understanding of operations and maintenance best practice.

FLS Education has seen several powerful outcomes as a result of training experiences and as a result has achieved:

  • An average of 4.64 out of 5 overall satisfaction score with training events.
  • An average knowledge increase of 87% of pre-test/post-test comparison scores.
  • An average net promoter score of 9.2 out of 10.

What to expect

  • Accelerate professional development

    Improve skills to drive success across your organisation. Tasks are completed effectively, reducing errors and boosting site productivity.

  • Tailored training

    Expert-backed, customisable online and onsite training courses. Engaging, hands-on in-person training and self-paced online learning.

  • Increase productivity

    Maximise equipment uptime through greater understanding of best practice. Minimise downtime from preventable errors.

  • Workforce retention & engagement

    Investing in employee knowledge is an investment in people. Enhance and retain a skilled workforce.

  • Improve mine safety

    Teach industry best practices. Minimise risks and accidents.

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Frequently asked questions

FAQs for mining education

Advanced technical training for mining includes detailed insight into operations and maintenance best practice. You can choose full flowsheet training, or specify which part of the process you’d like to focus on. Advanced technical training is an in-person training offer and can be completed in one of our FLS Education Centres or at your site.

Yes, mining training can be conducted at your site – and in fact it often makes sense to do so, as we prefer an interactive approach. We can also coincide training with a planned shutdown to give you the opportunity for hands on maintenance training.

The research is clear, eLearning is an effective form of training. Courses that use eLearning have 29.6% higher learner motivation and a 26% increase in retention. eLearning has also proven effective in teaching theory and physical processes. EvolveIQ effectively teaches the concepts and the specific procedures used in mining.

After you have decided to invest in EvolveIQ, a learning specialist will meet with your training team to conduct a needs analysis. This helps identify areas requiring support and the level of customisation needed for your site.

Yes, our in-person training team can leverage EvolveIQ results to streamline their sessions and delve deeper into specific topics. When you combine EvolveIQ with FLS in-person training, your team enjoys a personalised and impactful learning experience.