Step 1: Essential Skills Program (Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association)

Date:    March 12-30, 2012

The Essential Skills program will focus on the following 9 Essential skills:

-Reading Text         -Writing                         -Document Use,

-Numeracy              -Oral Communication   -Working with Others,

-Thinking Skills       -Computer Use             -Continuous Learning.

The Essential skills program will ladder into the Basic Mining Program

Step 2: Basic Mining Program
Date:    April 16 to May 11, 2012

This program will prepare entry level workers with a detailed introduction to Mining complemented by General Safety Training requirements by the Mining Community.

Certification courses in the program will include:
-Occupational First Aid Level 1          -Transportation Endorsement           -Confined Spaces

-Lockout/Tagout Procedures       -Respiratory Protection and Personal Protection Equipment

-H2S Alive                            -Fall Protection and Restraint           -Introduction to Rigging

- Introduction to the Mines Act           -Communications at the Mine Site  

-Forklift Certification                                   - Bobcat Certification                         -Industrial Fire Defense and Extinguisher Training

The Essential Skills program is a requirement for the Basic Mining Program