Mining Tickets, Licences and Training

Which tickets, licences and courses mining employers ask for, which ones are worth paying for, and which they'll train you in.

Sandvik Is Sending Engineers Around the World to Learn Mining. Here's What It Means for Your Career

Sandvik's new two-year program takes engineers to nine universities and a dozen mines. Here's what it says about where mining careers are heading, and what you can do about it without going back to uni.

1d ago

AI Won’t Replace Mining Workers, But Mining Workers Who Understand AI Could Have an Advantage

AI is changing Australian mining jobs rather than simply eliminating them. Here is what workers should learn to stay competitive.

8d ago

200 Mining Jobs in Limbo: What FIFO Workers Need to Know When a Contractor Falls Out With a Mine Owner

About 200 Buzzard mine workers face uncertainty after a dispute between Central Iron and Agile Mining Services. Here is what FIFO workers should know.

8d ago

1,900 Applications for 30 Mining Jobs: How Do You Stand Out When Everyone Wants Into Mining?

New Acland's hiring drive drew 1,900 applications for 30 jobs. Here's what actually gets entry-level mining candidates picked.

9d ago

Mining's Next Big Job Boom Could Be in Automation: Here's What Workers Need to Know

Automation isn't just cutting mining jobs, it's creating new ones. Here's which roles are growing and which skills matter now.

9d ago

Trump's Tariffs Are Reshaping Mining. What Could It Mean for Your Career?

The US trade war is doing more than moving commodity prices. It is changing where mines are built, where minerals are processed and which skills could be in demand over the next decade.

18d ago

The skills WA's resources sector will need next and why the shortage isn't going away

What's changing is the kind of demand. As operating models become more automated, digital and technically complex, the report says the skills needed to support resource development "will continue to evolve."

25d ago

Four pathways into WA's resources sector, and how you could take one of them

Big numbers like $8.1 trillion and 158,000 jobs a year are hard to picture. So instead of dwelling on the modelling in CME's Unearthing Potential report, this piece looks at the human side of it.

25d ago

The Skills That Will Matter Most in Mining Over the Next 10 Years

Technology will change. Equipment will change. Commodities will rise and fall. Companies will come and go. But certain skills will continue to be valuable across sites, employers, and market cycles.

30d ago

Mining Jobs for Graduates: Careers You Probably Didn’t Know Existed

Modern mining companies employ people across engineering, science, technology, environment, business, health and safety, logistics, and more.

30d ago

Your Mining Skills Can Take You Around the World

Mining is a global industry, and mines everywhere need people who can keep them running safely and efficiently.

30d ago

How to Get Into Mining With No Experience

Job posts can make the industry look impossible to break into, with long lists of site experience, tickets, licences, and qualifications. But there are genuine entry points.

30d ago

Heading into 2027 is Mining Still a Good Career?

Mining has always evolved with technology, markets, and policy. What’s being mined changes. The equipment changes. The operating models change. The skills employers pay for change.

30d ago

Looking for FIFO work? Beware of anyone asking you to pay for a job

If you're trying to break into FIFO mining, oil and gas, or other remote-site work, you've probably seen the social media accounts promising that a FIFO career is just a few clicks away.

31d ago

White Card and Site Inductions: What You Need Before Your First Day

A white card, or its local equivalent depending on where you are, is general construction industry safety induction training, not anything mining-specific.

36d ago

The Resources Jobs That Could Offer Long-Term Career Growth

The resources industry can have plenty of career pathways, but they don't always happen automatically.

58d ago

The Electrification of Mining: What It Could Mean for Resources Workers

As companies look for ways to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency, electrification becomes an increasingly attractive option.

58d ago

Mining Equipment Is Getting Smarter: How Technology Is Changing the FIFO Job

Today's mine sites are increasingly filled with autonomous trucks, remote-operated equipment, advanced sensors, collision avoidance systems and digital monitoring technology.

58d ago

Building Your Mining Resume: Tickets, Trade Certs and What Employers Actually Look For

What actually gets a mining resume noticed, from tickets and certifications to site and commodity experience, and how to lay it out so employers can scan it fast.

65d ago