Training and Education

Recent courses made available by the KPMA to its members include:

“People Problems: How to Supervise Challenging Employees” was a credit course offered through the Centre for Leadership of the Justice Institute of BC.

This course was intended to build the skills of supervisors/managers working primarily in Yukon placer mines as well as in mining and exploration projects in the territory.

This course was made available to KPMA members in Vancouver and Whitehorse in supervisory roles.

A Crane Certification Course was brought to the territory by the KPMA and the Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA) to prepare the mining industry and those working in the service and supply sector in response to 2009 YWCHSB regulation changes to the operation of cranes.

This training certification program ensured that participants were able to retain their jobs and gain additional safety skills in the mining sector.

In total, 85 individuals within the mining and associated service and supply sectors participated in the Crane Certification Course. 10 First Nation members working within the mining sector participated in the First Nation Crane Certification Course.

Driver Training and Airbrakes Endorsement

Placer and hard rock mining operations often need persons who have airbrakes, Class 3 or Class 1 licenses to operate equipment.

As a result, a driver training program commenced in May 2010. This training course has been held in Dawson City and Mayo with a return to Dawson and/or Whitehorse later in the year.