ABOUT OUR TRAINING

We believe that there are four main roles in a drilling operation that have a huge impact on the safety and success of the operation - the supervisor, geologist, driller and safety officer. Each of these roles have specific knowledge and skill requirements which we have built our certificate programs around.

We have developed a suite of 14 comprehensive online courses and each certificate program is made up of varying combinations of these. The courses are designed to provide candidates with the necessary technical and legal knowledge as well as the skills required to enable them to more effectively contribute to the success of a drilling operation. Our certificate programs include:

Drilling skills for Geologists

This program provides the necessary knowledge and skills required to enable the geologist to better assist in effectively managing production and safety aspects of an exploration drilling operation.

Exploration Supervisor

The supervisor is undoubtedly the most important person in the chain of command of an exploration drilling operation yet very few supervisors receive the necessary training to enable them to effectively manage a drilling project. This unique program consists of 11 courses, each of which will provide the candidate with invaluable insight into the complexities of a drilling operation and so equip the candidate to better manage a drilling project.

Exploration Safety Officer

This program is designed to provide the fundamental knowledge and skills to enable a Safety Officer to effectively manage aspects of safety on an operational drill site. The key to effective safety management is the identification of hazards and so the program includes a full course on hazard identification techniques.

Directional Driller

Directional drilling is beginning to play an increasingly important role in the exploration drilling industry and so this certificate program has been designed to provide candidates with the necessary knowledge of available directional drilling equipment and understanding of directional drilling concepts to allow them to correctly plan a directional borehole and select the most appropriate equipment to drill the borehole.  The program focusses on theoretical aspects of directional drilling only, it is not intended as a qualification as a directional driller. 

This certificate program is designed for geologists, supervisors, engineers and senior drillers who need to improve their level of understanding of directional drilling concepts so that they can accurately plan and execute a directional drilling operation.  

Exploration Driller

The Driller plays a critically important role in every exploration drilling project and the actions of the Driller will have a significant impact on every aspect of the operation. In many cases Driller training is limited to drill rig specific skills required to allow the Driller to operate at a particular mine or in a particular exploration jurisdiction. The focus is on practical skills to ensure that productivity is maximised. While a high level of practical expertise is essential, it is helpful that the Driller also has a good understanding of some theoretical aspects of drilling operations, particularly if the Driller wishes, in the future, to fill a supervisory role.

This Certificate Program has been specifically designed to provide candidates with a range of skills and fundamental knowledge that are considered essential to enable him / her to be more effective in managing productivity and troubleshooting aspects of an exploration drilling operation.

The certificate programs are made up of varying combinations of 14 courses, as below.

All certificate programs are offered on an online basis that allows candidates to complete the courses at their own pace in their own time. The online programs require that the candidate has access to a suitable electronic device and a stable internet connection.

Assessment

There are a number of self-assessments throughout the courses. These assessments require the candidate to apply the principles learned, to a drilling operation and therefore the candidate must have a good level of experience of drilling operations and must currently have access to an active drilling operation. Candidates who are successful in passing all of the required course assessments will receive a Certificate of Completion.

All certificate programs are structured so that candidates must work through the courses in a defined order. Candidates can move through the course work at their own pace and revisit content however often they need to.

Candidates will not be able to print the course work, however, certain “Additional References” are included in a number of the courses and these resources are downloadable by candidates.

If you don’t want to sign up for the whole certificate program, there are
INDIVIDUAL STAND-ALONE COURSES AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE HERE