This workshop will be of interest to industry strategists and forward planners, human resource managers and recruiters, educational providers and other key industry and government stakeholders.
The workshop will consist of an invited panel of key experts from the mining, HR and education sectors, who will provide brief presentations and participate in a structured Q & A session, which will include questions and contributions from the workshop audience.
Questions to be considered by the workshop will include:
What will the mining workforce look like in 20 years?
What will be the skills mix and how will it differ from now?
How diverse will be the future industry skills need – one size fits all?
What does change look like in our industry?
How well prepared is the current workforce for the inevitable and ongoing changes the industry will face?
In our future global industry, what attributes are of most importance in our people?
How do we foster and develop such attributes?
Are the current education and training regimes adequate and appropriate for the future? If not, why not?
What do future mining-sector educational programs look like?
Panellists
Peter Abela – General manager IT, Evolution Mining
Prof Paul Hagan – Executive Director, Mining Education Australia
Kate Hobbs MAusIMM – Manager, Studies, Prominent Hill, OZ Minerals
Kirby Johnson – Client Partner, Cognizant
Dr Bern Klein Ph.D., P.Eng – Professor of Mineral Process Engineering, University of British Columbia
Gavin Lind – General Manager Workforce and Innovation, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)
Paul Newton – Manager, Workforce Capability, BHP
Facilitators
Professor Bruce Hebblewhite, UNSW Sydney
Associate Professor Rudrajit Mitra, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
