About this course
This programme is designed to meet the current and future professional development needs of the explosives products and services industry by supporting the drive towards improved public perception, total competence, continued improved professionalism and target zero incidents.
For individuals looking to build fulfilling careers within the sector, this programme provides a pathway to further qualifications that will underpin their ongoing personal professional development
What you will learn
The programme is influenced by the principles of work-based learning and delivered using a blended learning approach that utilises face-to-face practical sessions and online learning. As such a flexible range of teaching and learning methodologies are used relevant to particular groups or practices. For example:
• Face to face sessions combine tutor input with structured opportunities for discussion, reflection and planning for workplace application.
• Learning opportunities identified and taken directly from the learner’s workplace situation.
• Individual reflection on learning.
• Technology enhanced learning using an online learning platform.
• Additional learning material provided via a copy of the Institute of Quarrying’s Explosives in Quarrying textbook for each learner.
Learning materials will be released on a scheduled programme, supported by relevant face to face and practical sessions, and will take approximately one academic year to complete.
Recent reviews
The course is more detailed and informative.
The course was insightful for me. I learned a great deal of content that I had not encountered in many of the drill and blast courses I have attended throughout my career. I am confident that I will be a better explosives engineer by the end of this course and will be able to present myself professionally in any boardroom discussion. The course will also help me become a better mentor to my team, both theoretically and practically.
For the venue and location, I am unable to comment much since I am doing the course online. But from the presentation of the 1st tutorial the place looked quite good.