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7.0 Appendices
Appendix 3: Background
The development of a Framework for the recruitment, training, and coaching of Supervisors working within the resources industry is aligned to the Mining Industry Skills Strategy 'Securing the Critical Capability: Towards a Holistic Skills Strategy for the Mining Industry'. This is a research project developed by the Mining Industry Skills Centre and released in December 2007. This Framework is associated with Goal Three in Priority Strategy Two - Workforce Development:
For the industry to have leading practice training and coaching
options to produce highly skilled Supervisors and managers
The Skills Strategy research highlighted the critical need for highly skilled Supervisors, and the current challenges in addressing the ability to secure Supervisors at this level. The following challenges were identified:
- Limited timeframe made available for Supervisor training;
- Limited coaching opportunities for new Supervisors;
- Shortage of personnel with the appropriate cross-section of skill sets or attributes;
- Lack of industry experience and exposure to environmental hazards; and
- Poor recruitment processes.
Following the launches of the Mining Industry Skills Strategy and the Bowen Basin Skills Formation Strategy, a series of workshops were conducted with industry stakeholder groups to explore ways to implement this goal. The most significant common thought from industry was:
It does not matter how good a Supervisor training product is if the appropriate Supervisor recruitment,
training, and coaching, is neglected.
In August 2008 the Supervisor Focus Group was formed. Using the information collated from the workshops the Group embarked upon the development of a Supervisor Framework for the resources industry. Diagram 6 explains the process used in the development of the final product.
Diagram 6: Framework Development Process
