The executive director of Mining NL is encouraged by new mining-focused university courses announced by the provincial government.
A new Bachelor of Engineering in Mining and Mineral Processing program is being launched at Memorial University, created with the support of the province, MUN and Vale.
Executive Director of Mining NL Amanda McCallum (Submitted).
Amanda McCallum says the sector is struggling to find skilled workers in certain areas.
She believes the new program will help end the industry’s reliance on workers being brought in from outside the province.
“Labour market challenges exist within the mining sector as well as other sectors across the province,” she told VOCM News.
“We recognize that on all ends of the spectrum of the talent pipeline, we have a need for skilled trades, or certainly will need more skilled trades, so mining engineering is one of those.”
