Rio Tinto’s partnership with SM TAFE, WA Government wins global award
December 14 2020 - 8:27PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto’s partnership with South Metropolitan TAFE (SM TAFE)
and the Western Australian State Government has been globally
recognised at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics
2020 Awards of Excellence.
The partnership won Gold in the ‘Partnership with Industry’
category for its work in developing and deploying the first
nationally recognised vocational qualifications in automation.
The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics is an
international network of colleges and national and regional
associations of colleges. A total of 113 nominations were received
for the awards from organisations around the world.
In 2017, Rio Tinto committed $2 million towards the development
of automation qualifications to provide pathways to emerging jobs
in the field of automation. Since then, pilots for a Certificate II
in Autonomous Workplace Operations, as well as a Certificate IV in
Remote Centre Operations, have been completed with broader
enrolments planned for 2021. A pilot micro credential Course in
Working Effectively in an Automated Environment qualification is
ongoing with wider enrolment options planned for 2022.
Scott Browne, Vice President of Human Resources from Rio Tinto
said, “Our partnership with South Metropolitan TAFE has been
vitally important in terms of providing workers in the resources
sector, and others looking to join it, with new pathways to the
skills and knowledge needed to succeed in an increasingly
STEM-based world.
“We are delighted to win this award which is a recognition of
the bridge this partnership has built between STEM and formal
education in the workplace and is a demonstration of what can be
delivered when industry, government and education work
together.”
Terry Durant, Managing Director of South Metropolitan TAFE,
said, “South Metropolitan TAFE is honoured to win this award. The
workplace is rapidly changing and it is very exciting to be at the
forefront together with industry; and to be delivering Australia’s
first accredited qualifications in automation.”
Earlier this year, Rio Tinto committed funding toward the
upskilling of out of work apprentices across various industries by
covering their fees for the recently accredited micro credential
Course in Working Effectively in an Automated Environment
qualification. This initiative will be expanded to selected
regional TAFEs in 2021.
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