National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration) with strands in A Grade Tunnel Manager, and Coal Mine Underviewer

The National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration) with strands in A Grade Tunnel Manager, and Coal Mine Underviewer is designed for A Grade Tunnel Managers or Coal Mine Underviewers as part of the requirements for their statutory status.

Holders of this qualification are able to demonstrate knowledge and skills related to: planning rehabilitation operations; designing, establishing, and maintaining effective ventilation systems; geology for underground extraction; evaluating and implementing plans to manage old workings and inundations in underground sites.

The A Grade Tunnel Manager strand contains standards that recognise the additional specific skills and knowledge required for that role. These include analysis and selection of mining and transportation plant; evaluation of ground conditions and design of support methods for underground mines and tunnels; and knowledge of tunnelling methods.

The Coal Mine Underviewer strand contains standards that recognise the additional specific skills and knowledge required for that role. These include knowledge and application of survey methods at an extraction site; interpretation of underground extractive site plans; analysis and selection of mining and transportation plant; and knowledge of processes related to settling ponds at extraction sites.

People who have gained this qualification with the A Grade Tunnel Manager strand and the National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration B Grade Tunnel Manager) (Level 5) [Ref: 1535] will have been awarded all the standards required for the Certificate of Competence as an A Grade Tunnel Manager.

People who have gained this qualification with the Coal Mine Underviewer strand and the National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration B Grade Tunnel Manager) (Level 5) [Ref: 1535] with the optional strand in Coal Mine Deputy will have been awarded all the standards required for the Certificate of Competence as a Coal Mine Underviewer.

However, there are additional statutory requirements that must be met before these Certificates of Competence can be awarded. Please refer to the special notes for further details about the additional requirements.

The National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration) with strands in A Grade Tunnel Manager, and Coal Mine Underviewer [Ref: 1538] builds on the National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration B Grade Tunnel Manager) (Level 5) with an optional strand in Coal Mine Deputy [Ref: 1535], which is a prerequisite for award of this qualification.

This qualification can lead on to the National Diploma in Extractive Industries (Mining Administration) (Level 6) with strands in First Class Mine Manager, and First Class Coal Mine Manager [Ref: 1539].

MITO is part of Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning, a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

We facilitate training for the automotive, commercial road transport, extractives, gas, and logistics industries. We work with learners, their employers and training providers, to ensure people get the best possible opportunities to learn and advance their career, while developing a skilled workforce for the industries we serve.

To enrol in a MITO training programme you must be employed in one of the industries that MITO supports and your employer must be able to support your training, as you will complete your qualification on-the-job. This means you will be learning and earning!