Mining

Industry overview

The Mining industry involves the extraction of naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas.

• Mining provided $6.4 billion to Victoria's output in 2012-13, representing 2 per cent of the total.
• The sector employs approximately 14,400 people, with expected growth of 18 per cent over the five years to 2017-18, with the largest growth in the Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying sub-sector.

Training snapshot

• Mining related courses accounted for 400 government subsidised enrolments in 2013. TAFE fee-for-service provision in the sector was around 150 enrolments.
• Traineeships grew by 127 per cent to approximately 90 government subsidised enrolments between 2008 and 2013.
• There were 8 training providers delivering government subsidised training related to the Mining sector in 2013. TAFEs provided 73 per cent of government subsidised enrolments in 2013. Private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) share of government subsidised vocational training was 27 per cent of all enrolments in 2013.

• Miner
• Engineering Production Worker
• Surveyor's Assistant
• Mine Deputy

Main training packages

Occupations with skills in demand

We anticipate that the following occupations will have good employment prospects in the near future as they are experiencing shortages, are already a large occupation group or are anticipating strong growth from 2013-2018.

Occupations with shortages

Given the small size of the Mining industry in Victoria, there are currently no occupations identified as being in shortage in the industry.

Largest employing occupations

In 2013, the top five employing occupations in the Mining industry accounted for 29 per cent of all employment within the industry. They are:

• Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers
• Mining Engineers
• Metal Fitters and Machinists
• Production Managers
• Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists

Occupations anticipating strongest growth (2013 to 2018)

Over the next five years (2013–2018), the following occupations are forecast to have the strongest growth:

• ​Mining Engineers
• Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers
• Production Managers
• Metal Fitters and Machinists
• Accountants
• Truck Drivers

Skills and training market publications

Training market intelligence

• Mining Training Market Profile (pdf - 332.4kb)
• Mining Training Market Profile (docx - 311.92kb)
• Skills and Training Needs 2013 - Mining
• Skills and Training Needs 2013 - Mining

Vocational training enrolments summary

• Mining Enrolments 2013 (docx - 187.25kb)
• Mining Enrolments 2013 (pdf - 264.08kb)
• Mining Enrolments Q2 2014 (docx - 120.55kb)
• Mining Enrolments Q2 2014 (pdf - 381.63kb)

For all industry comparisons refer to:

• Industry Overview: Summary Tables (docx - 192.05kb)
• Industry Overview: Summary Tables (pdf - 428.37kb)​

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Links

For more information on training market trends see: Victorian Training Market Quarterly Reports

For more information on occupations, courses and the Victorian Training Guarantee, see: Victorian Skills Gateway

Key contacts

Mining resides within Portfolio C. Key contacts for Portfolio C can be found at: Industry Skills Portfolio Teams.