What is the Mining Industry Skills Centre Inc?

Formerly known as the Queensland Mining Industry Training Advisory Body (QMITAB) the organisation was relaunched in 2006 as a centre for excellence and renamed the Mining Industry Skills Centre Incorporated.

The Mining Industry Skills Centre is a Queensland based, not-for-profit organisation that partners with industry and informs government to maximise the skills of workers in the resources industry to assist in the sustainability of the industry.

Initially formed as a collaborative venture between the mining industry and Queensland Government, the charter of the Mining Industry Skills Centre has grown to focus on the whole industry and works with mine-sites across the country on training initiatives. 

The Mining Industry Skills Centre has the charter to ‘assure the timely development of a sustainable, skilled workforce aligned to the industry’s requirements’.

Our purpose:

The Skills Centre is committed to developing and implementing strategic initiatives that assist the resource industry in creating a sustainable workforce.  In practice, this includes:

• Working with mining organisations to ensure their training programs most effectively meet the needs of the industry
• Providing insight into the skills shortage affecting the industry to assist in workforce planning
• A Generic Induction training program, recognised across the resources industry
• Access to state of the art training via underground and surface mining simulators
• Resources Industry Training Fund - Working with government to provide funding to the industry to support training initiatives.

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Bowen Basin Skills Formation Strategy
08/02/2010
The Mining Industry Skills Centre is pleased to announce the completion of the Bowen Basin Skills Formation Strategy (BBSFS) | more

2009 Training Award Winners commended for excellence in the resources industry
30/09/2009
The Mining Industry Skills Centre is pleased to announce the winners from the 2009 Training Awards Dinner held in Brisbane on Friday night. The finalists for each category were selected after an in-depth judging process which included strict nomination criteria and a face-to-face interview with the Awards judging panel. | more

Generic Induction Feedback Survey
To complete the Generic Induction Feedback Survey, please click 'more' | more

Mining Industry Skills Centre report to get hearts racing
23/06/2009
The Mining Industry Skills Centre today launched Stage One of the Resources Industry Heartbeat Project. | more

PROJECT CANARY
For more information on PROJECT CANARY, please visit the official website by clicking 'more'. | more