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MINERALS INDUSTRY   EDUCATION AND TRAINING II




              University /Industry exchange
              Ÿ Organise            Ÿ Ensure that         Ÿ Strengthen
                 University/           education            links between
                 Industry workshops    programs address     academic
                 and forums to         economic models      institutions,
                 exchange ideas and    and industry         IMPC and
                 knowledge             priorities           professional
              Ÿ Demonstrate         Ÿ Consider              institutions such
                 benefits of applied   collaborative R&D    as the AusIMM,
                 research to           for industry using   CIM, SAIMM,
                 minerals industry     recent graduates     focussing on
                 decision-makers       or academic staff    strategies to
                                                            collaborate
                                                            on delivery of
                                                            education




              Professional development

              Ÿ Treat professional   Ÿ Ensure CPD         Ÿ Predict potential
                 development as a      programs are         future workforce
                 non-discretionary     properly resourced   needs based
                 activity              and regularly        on changing
              Ÿ Ensure graduates are   reviewed.            technology and
                 given opportunities   Ÿ Emulate existing   demographics
                 to fill gaps in their   models of        Ÿ Limit as far
                 knowledge and skills  good graduate        as possible
              Ÿ Encourage in-house     development          the hiring/
                 mentoring for      Ÿ Manage graduate       firing cycles
                 graduates based       career pathways; or   that amplify
                 on the technical      provide support to   the cycles of
                 competencies they     enable individuals   University
                 need                  to self-manage       enrolments





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