1. Analyse the problem.
2. Select problem-solving techniques.
3. Apply problem-solving techniques.

1. Describe the specified requirements pertaining to measuring thermal conditions by means of a whirling hygrometer in an underground workplace.
2. Prepare to determine thermal conditions by means of a whirling hygrometer in an underground workplace.
3. Determine thermal conditions by means of a whirling hygrometer, record the results and take appropriate action.
4. Perform post measurement activities pertaining to the determining of thermal conditions by means of a whirling hygrometer.

This course will be useful to people who are responsible for determining low air velocities accurately in an underground workplace to ascertain whether conditions are within the prescribed limits.

People who completed this course are able to:

• Describe the specified requirements pertaining to determining the velocity of air by means of the tape method.
• Prepare to determine velocity.
• Determine and record the velocity of air.
• Perform post-measurement activities and take appropriate action

This course provides learners with an understanding of sexuality, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV/AIDS. They will better understand how to manage HIV-positive individuals in terms of prevention, transmission, and implementation of health maintenance interventions.

This course will be useful for persons who intend to pursue a career in the mining and minerals sectors, particularly in underground hard rock.

People who studied this unit course will be able to:

• Explain the characteristics of explosives and initiation systems.
• Explain the safe handling and characteristics of blasting products and systems.
• Explain the application of blasting products and systems.

There are various laws regulating safety, health, and environmental requirements that place special responsibilities not only on the employer but also on the employee. The investigation process is part of any safety management program, but the purpose of investigations is often poorly understood. As a result, investigations can be used to place blame and find fault. The goal should be to determine the actual causes of the incident and then take corrective and preventive actions to ensure that it does not happen again.

This lesson is designed to provide a better understanding of what is required to conduct a meaningful workplace incident investigation.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the separation process.
2. Prepare to separate material.
3. Separate material.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the separation process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to leaching metal-bearing material.
2. Prepare to leach material.
3. Leach material.
4. Complete duties pertaining to the leaching process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the washing of material by means of a rotary scrubber. 
2. Prepare to wash material.
3. Wash material.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the washing process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the taking of representative solid samples in a metallurgical process.
2. Prepare to take representative samples.
3. Take representative samples.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the slaking of lime.
2. Prepare to slake lime.
3. Slake lime.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the lime slaking process.

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of conveying material by means of a bucket elevator.
• Prepare to convey material.
• Convey material.
• Monitor the bucket elevators conveying operations. 

This module will assist persons responsible for controlling water quality in a cooling system.  After completion, the learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the control of water quality.
• Prepare to control water quality.
• Control water quality.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the water quality control process.

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling of the pH level.
• Prepare to control the pH level.
• Control the pH level.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling process.

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the distribution of feed.
• Prepare to distribute feed.
• Distribute feed.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the distribution of feed. 

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the filtering process.
2. Prepare to remove airborne dust.
3. Remove airborne dust.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the filtering process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to organic solvent regeneration.
2. Prepare to regenerate organic solvent.
3. Regenerate organic solvent.
4. Complete duties pertaining to the regeneration process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the recovery of gold from solution by means of precipitation.
2. Prepare to precipitate gold.
3. Precipitate gold.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the precipitation process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the reclamation of material.
2. Prepare to reclaim material. Reclaim material.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the reclamation of material.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the production of backfill.
2. Prepare to produce backfill.
3. Produce backfill.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the backfill production process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to dense medium separation.
2. Prepare to separate material.
3. Perform dense medium separation.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the separation process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the off-loading of organic reagents.
2. Prepare to off-load organic reagents.
3. Off-load organic reagents.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the off-loading of organic reagents.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the off-loading of liquefied gas.
2. Prepare to off-load liquefied gas.
3. Off-load liquefied gas.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the off-loading of liquefied gas.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the off-loading of carbon.
2. Prepare to off-load carbon.
3. Off-load carbon.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the carbon off-loading process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the off-loading of acid.
2. Prepare to off-load acid. Off-load acid.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the acid off-loading process.

This module will assist learners to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the control of the blending and reclaiming process.
• Prepare to control the blending and reclaiming process.
• Control the blending and reclaiming process.
• Complete the duties pertaining to controlling of the blending and reclaiming process

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the making up of organic reagents.
2. Prepare to make up organic reagents.
3. Make up organic reagents.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the making up of organic reagents.

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the centrifuging process.
• Prepare to centrifuge material.
• Centrifuge material.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the centrifuging process. 

This module is for learners who need to demonstrate an understand sexuality and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, and the impact of these infections on oneself, as well as in the workplace and society. It is also aimed at encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

After completion the learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate and understand sexuality.
• Demonstrate and understand the nature, transmission and prevention of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS.
• Describe means to cope and deal with sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS.
• Describe human rights of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections

This module will enable learners to write/sign to suit a range of contexts. They use complex sentence structures and show/register some control of style and register. Writers/signers can match the choice of text type, structure, tone/sign size and pace and word/sign selection in their writing/signing to the needs of specific audiences. They express themselves reasonably clearly and precisely when writing/signing, and they are willing to explore new forms of writing in thoughtful and organised ways.

On completion of this module, learners will be able to:

• Write/sign for a specific purpose, audience and context
• Use grammatical structures and writing/signing conventions to produce coherent and cohesive texts for specific contexts
• Adapt language to suit context
• Draft and edit own writing/signing. 

• Use mathematics to plan and control personal and/or household budgets and income and expenditure;
• Use simple and compound interest to make sense of and define a variety of situations including investments, stokvels, inflation, appreciation and depreciation;
• Investigate various aspects of financial transactions including costs, prices, revenue, cost price, selling price, loss and profit.

This module will be useful to learners who need a sound foundation of spoken/signed language ability for further language growth, and for application in real life contexts. Learners talk/sign confidently in both formal and informal contexts and /sign actively for ideas and information in interactions with other people. They are aware of the ways others speak/sign to influence listeners and audiences. In conveying their ideas and information they select language and a register that is accessible to their audience and fit for their purpose.

After the completion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• Use a variety of strategies to maintain communication.
• Adapt language to accommodate socio-cultural sensitivities without losing own meaning.
• Use knowledge of language structures and conventions to shape or decode meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary or constructions.
• Organise and present information in a focused and coherent manner.
• Identify and explain how speakers/signers influence audiences.

This module will help the learner grow in the following:

• An insightful use of mathematics in the management of the needs of everyday living to become a self-managing person.
• An understanding of mathematical applications that provides insight into the learner`s present and future occupational experiences and so develop into a contributing worker.
• The ability to voice a critical sensitivity to the role of mathematics in a democratic society and so become a participating citizen.

• Estimate, measure, and calculate physical quantities in practical situations.
• Explore transformations of two-dimensional geometric figures.

This module will help the learner grow in:

• A confident, insightful use of mathematics in the management of the needs of everyday living to become a self-managing person
• An understanding of mathematical applications that provides insight into the learner`s present and future occupational experiences and so develop into a contributing worker

This module is for persons responsible for transferring material by means of a belt conveyor.

After completion, the learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the transfer of material.
• Prepare to transfer material.
• Transfer material.
• Complete duties pertaining to the material transfer process. 

This module will be useful to people responsible for thickening slurry in a metallurgical plant.

After completion the learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the thickening process.
• Prepare to thicken slurry.
• Thicken slurry.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the thickening process. 

This module will assist people who are responsible for performing size separation by means of one or more of the equipment units.

After completion the learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to size separation.
• Prepare to separate material.
• Perform size separation.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the size separation process. 

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the loading of uranium slurry.
2. Prepare to load uranium slurry.
3. Load uranium slurry.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the uranium slurry loading process.

This module is for persons responsible for controlling the feed rate of material from a storage facility onto other equipment by means of a feeder such as a vibrating feeder, belt feeder or apron feeder. 

After the completion of this module, the learner will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to the control of the feed rate of material.
• Prepare to control the feed rate.
• Control the feed rate.
• Complete the duties pertaining to controlling of the feed rate.

This module will help people who are responsible for performing classification by means of one or more of the equipment units.

After the completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge relating to classification.
• Prepare to classify material.
• Perform classification.
• Complete the duties pertaining to the classification process. 

• Explain safety, health and environmental requirements in a workplace.
• Applying safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace.
• Exercising safety, health and environmental responsibilities in a workplace.

Inspecting workplace occupational health and safety in order to identify and deal with workplace hazards and risks, initiate, implement, evaluate and record remedial action, and report on and follow up on inspections. This module will facilitate the development of safe, healthy working environments as well as competence to address workplace hazards and risks related to both the people and the equipment found in places of work.

This module will assist learners with:

• Explaining the legal and specified requirements pertaining to conducting occupational safety and health (OHS) inspections.
• Planning OHS inspections and workplace hazard identification.
• Conducting inspections to identify hazards.
• Reporting on OHS inspections, and remedying workplace hazards and associated risks

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the overseeing and operation of the leaching process.
2. Control the leaching process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the leaching process.

1. Explaining the concept of motivation and its importance in enhancing performance levels.
2. Explaining and applying theories of motivation in a leadership context.
3. Applying techniques to enhance self-motivation and leadership performance.
4. Applying strategies to motivating others in a leadership context.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the uranium recovery process.
2. Control the uranium recovery process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the uranium recovery process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the milling and classification process.
2. Control the milling and classification process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the milling and classification process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the jig operation process.
2. Control the jig operation process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the jig operation process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the froth flotation process.
2. Control the froth flotation process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the froth flotation process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the drying operation process.
2. Control the drying operation process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the drying operation process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the de-watering process.
2. Control the de-watering process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to controlling of the de-watering process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the carbon adsorption process.
2. Control the carbon adsorption process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to the controlling of the carbon adsorption process.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the controlling and operation of the resin adsorption process.
2. Control the resin adsorption process.
3. Complete the duties pertaining to controlling of the resin adsorption process.

1. Write/sign effectively and creatively on a range of topics.
2. Choose language structures and features to suit communicative purposes.
3. Edit writing/signing for fluency and unity.

1. Access, use and manage suitable learning resources.
2. Formulate and use learning strategies.
3. Manage occupational learning materials.
4. Conduct research, analyse and present findings.
5. Lead and function in a team Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and occupational context affect learning.

1. Critically analyse texts produced for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts.
2. Identify and explain the values, attitudes and assumptions in texts.
3. Evaluate the effects of content, language and style on readers'/viewers' responses in specific texts.

1. Critique and use techniques for collecting, organising and representing data.
2. Use theoretical and experimental probability to develop models, make predictions and study problems.
3. Critically interrogate and use probability and statistical models in problem solving and decision making in real-world situations.

1. Access and use suitable learning resources.
2. Use learning strategies.
3. Manage occupational learning programme materials.
4. Conduct basic research, analyse and present findings.
5. Function in a team.
6. Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and occupational context affect learning.

1. Interact successfully in oral/signed communication.
2. Use strategies that capture and retain the interest of an audience.
3. Identify and respond to manipulative use of language.

1. Demonstrate knowledge relating to the monitoring and controlling of a metallurgical plant.
2. Start the metallurgical plant.
3. Monitor and control a metallurgical plant.
4. Complete the duties pertaining to the monitoring and controlling of a metallurgical plant.

1. Prepare for one-to-one training on the job.
2. Conduct training sessions.
3. Monitor and report on learner progress.
4. Review training.

First aid is the emergency care of injured or ill people. It is a stabilization process before the patient receives more extensive medical care. Individuals providing first aid must be properly trained and have advanced life support skills and knowledge. First aid is universal, which means that many different emergency scenarios can occur.

Note: This course has a practical assessment that needs to be completed at one of our many branches. 

You will be learning towards the criteria “Plan, organise, lead and control activities in the working operations process.” Whilst learning towards the criteria you will be required to achieve the following specific outcomes:

P = Plan - work operations & activities

O = Organise - work operations & activities

L = Lead - work operations & activities

C = Control - work operations & activities

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the framework of the workplace Health & Safety legislation pertaining to Health and Safety Representatives.
• Explain the specified requirements to conduct Safety, Health and Environmental Representation activities at a working place.
• Address Safety, Health and Environment related issues within the Scope of Authority