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  3. The centre assesses, and MP Awards awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from MP Awards.

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01What it is

This occupational qualification is for supervisors in underground mining operations. It covers the identification of health and safety hazards, supervision of surface activities, and team leadership. Learners will also develop skills in controlling major mining hazards.

These are the units MP Awards registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work.

Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with MP Awards. It does the teaching and the mapping. MP Awards sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.

02The units

What each unit actually teaches you to do

Carry Out Mine Safety First Aid and Emergency Organisation Real unit · MP Awards
You'll learn to perform mine safety first aid and coordinate emergency responses effectively. The unit covers casualty assessment, first aid treatment, emergency organisation, and accurate documentation of incidents within mine settings.

What you'll be able to do

  • Carry out mine safety first aid and emergency organisation, responding effectively to incidents and providing appropriate care
  • Understand how to carry out mine safety first aid and emergency organisation, including knowledge of relevant procedures, equipment, and communication protocols
Contribute to Maintaining and Improving Health and Safety in the Mine Real unit · MP Awards
You'll contribute to maintaining and improving health and safety in mines by implementing policies, identifying and reporting hazards, and promoting a positive safety culture. The unit emphasises the application of health and safety procedures in daily work activities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Participate in the implementation of health and safety policies and procedures in the mine
  • Identify and report potential health and safety hazards in the mine
  • Suggest improvements to health and safety practices in the mine
  • Promote a positive health and safety culture among colleagues
  • Participate in health and safety training and awareness programmes
  • Understand how to contribute to maintaining and improving health and safety in the mine
Control Major Mining Hazards Real unit · MP Awards
This unit provides knowledge and skills to identify, assess, and control major mining hazards such as ground control issues, explosions, and inundation. You'll implement control measures, respond to incidents, and understand the significance of hazard identification in preventing catastrophic events.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify major mining hazards, including but not limited to ground control, explosions, and inundation
  • Assess the risks associated with major mining hazards
  • Implement and maintain effective control measures to mitigate major mining hazards
  • Monitor the effectiveness of control measures for major mining hazards
  • Respond to incidents and emergencies related to major mining hazards
  • Understand the legal and regulatory requirements for controlling major mining hazards
Identify Health and Safety Hazards and Risks in Mines Real unit · MP Awards
You'll identify common health and safety hazards in mine environments and assess associated risks. The unit covers the implementation of control measures and the importance of hazard identification in preventing accidents and injuries.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify health and safety hazards present in a mine environment
  • Assess the risks associated with identified hazards in mines
  • Implement appropriate control measures to mitigate identified hazards and risks in mines
  • Respond effectively to incidents and emergencies related to hazards and risks in mines
  • Understand the legal and organisational requirements for identifying and dealing with hazards and risks in mines
Lead the Work of Teams and Individuals to Achieve Objectives in Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries Real unit · MP Awards
You'll develop leadership skills to manage teams and individuals within extractives and mineral processing industries. The unit focuses on setting SMART objectives, effective communication, delegation, motivation, performance monitoring, and providing constructive feedback.

What you'll be able to do

  • Set clear objectives and expectations for teams and individuals in extractives and mineral processing industries
  • Delegate tasks effectively to team members based on their skills and abilities
  • Motivate and inspire teams and individuals to achieve their objectives
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of teams and individuals
  • Provide constructive feedback and coaching to improve performance
  • Resolve conflicts and address performance issues within teams
  • Understand the principles and practices of leading teams and individuals in extractives and mineral processing industries
Manage the Receipt, Storage or Dispatch of Goods at Mines Real unit · MP Awards
It teaches you to manage the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods at mines, ensuring accurate record-keeping and adherence to safety regulations. You'll implement appropriate storage procedures, maintain inventory records, and manage dispatch operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Manage the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods at mines, ensuring accurate record-keeping and compliance with safety regulations
  • Understand how to manage the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods at mines, including knowledge of inventory control, handling procedures, and transportation requirements
Supervise Mines Surface Activities Real unit · MP Awards
It teaches you to plan, organise, and supervise surface activities in mines, considering operational requirements and resource availability. You'll understand the importance of effective planning and resource management to ensure successful surface operations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Plan and organise surface activities in a mine environment
  • Allocate tasks and responsibilities to team members involved in surface activities
  • Monitor the progress and performance of surface activities
  • Provide guidance and support to team members involved in surface activities
  • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations during surface activities
  • Understand the principles and practices of supervising mines surface activities
Supervise Underground Mining Activities Real unit · MP Awards
This unit prepares learners to supervise underground mining operations in compliance with health and safety regulations and organisational procedures. You'll identify potential hazards, understand supervisory roles, and apply appropriate control measures in underground environments.

What you'll be able to do

  • Undertake the supervision of underground mining operations in accordance with relevant health and safety regulations and organisational procedures
  • Understand how to supervise underground mining operations, including the roles and responsibilities of the supervisory team
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03The standards

The national standards these units are built against

What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.

  • Carry out mine safety, first aid and emergency organisation

    Standard

  • Co-ordinate Ground Control Activities

    Standard

  • Contribute to Maintaining and Improving Health and Safety in the Mine

    Standard

  • Control Major Mining Hazards

    Standard

  • Design and maintain mine ground control and support methods

    Standard

  • Determine the requirements for engineering activities

    Standard

  • Develop the capability of the team in mineral processing operations

    Standard

  • Gain permission for mine extraction

    Standard

  • Gain permissions for mine extraction

    Standard

  • Identify and address mine engineering health and safety hazards and risks

    Standard

  • Identify, Assess and Plan to Manage Project Risks and Opportunities

    Standard

  • Identify, commission and plan the acquisition of spatial data

    Standard

  • Identify, monitor and control mine emergency hazards

    Standard

  • Lead continuous improvement in mineral processing operations

    Standard

  • Lead the work of teams and individuals to achieve their objectives in the extractive and mineral processing industry

    Standard

  • Manage Mine Surface Facilities

    Standard

  • Manage mine surface facilities

    Standard

  • Manage the Receipt, Storage or Dispatch of Goods

    Standard

Showing 18 of 28 standards these units map to.

04Where it leads

The jobs these credits are mapped to

A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.

Where this can lead

Lead Data Mining Specialist

This work can lead into deeper technical specialism or into broader leadership, such as director of data science and mining or VP of data and analytics.

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05The credits

The credits, and who awards them

Level 4 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by MP Awards rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.

What you would be collecting

Carry Out Mine Safety First Aid and Emergency OrganisationContribute to Maintaining and Improving Health and Safety in the MineControl Major Mining HazardsIdentify Health and Safety Hazards and Risks in MinesLead the Work of Teams and Individuals to Achieve Objectives in Extractives and Mineral Processing IndustriesManage the Receipt, Storage or Dispatch of Goods at MinesSupervise Mines Surface ActivitiesSupervise Underground Mining Activities

Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.

How you’d practise it

You don’t watch this. You do it.

You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.

The Coach The Coach · your practice partner Illustration
The Coach You have to tell the team what “Lead the Work of Teams and Individuals to Achieve Objectives in Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries” means for them next month. Say it to me now, the way you would say it to them.
You The new process goes live on the 3rd and full training will be provided.
The Coach That is the announcement. Now try the one that starts with the bit they are going to hate, and we will see which you would rather receive.
The same lesson on the real thing: the conversation in the middle, the thinking ladder on the left, and the criteria each answer is evidencing on the right.
  • Lead it Apply

    “Lead the Work of Teams and Individuals to Achieve Objectives in Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.

What you leave holding

The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them

Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.

See Your Progress Grow Illustration
MPQC Level 4 Diploma in Supervision of Underground Mining Operations
  • Carry out mine safety, first aid and emergency organisation
  • Co-ordinate Ground Control Activities
  • Contribute to Maintaining and Improving Health and Safety in the Mine
  • Control Major Mining Hazards
  • Design and maintain mine ground control and support methods
  • Determine the requirements for engineering activities
  • Develop the capability of the team in mineral processing operations
  • Gain permission for mine extraction
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Carry Out Mine Safety First Aid and Emergency Organisation, one of this qualification's own units.

Carry Out Mine Safety First Aid and Emergency Organisation Level 4

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Which job do you mean?
Lead Data Mining Specialist

Learners will acquire skills to perform mine safety first aid and coordinate emergency responses effectively. The unit covers casualty assessment, first aid treatment, emergency organisation, and accurate documentation of incidents within mine settings.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

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Your Plan Illustration

Built for MPQC Level 4 Diploma in Supervision of Underground Mining Operations

8 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by MP Awards.

  1. Carry Out Mine Safety First Aid and Emergency Organisation
  2. Contribute to Maintaining and Improving Health and Safety in the Mine
  3. Control Major Mining Hazards
  4. Identify Health and Safety Hazards and Risks in Mines
  5. Lead the Work of Teams and Individuals to Achieve Objectives in Extractives and Mineral Processing Industries
  6. Manage the Receipt, Storage or Dispatch of Goods at Mines

and 2 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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