The students worked with supervisors and fourth-year apprentices from BMA’s Saraji mine to design and manufacture a motorised pushbike to industry standards as they completed four days of intensive trade training. The program culminated with a site tour.
The MINT training camp taught skills used in risk assessments, the operation of hand and power tools and basic operational maintenance tasks.
Looking forward, the students will complete a Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation as part of an online course developed by CQ University Australia.
“I thought this was a wonderful experience and I am very grateful,” Dysart Senior High School student Joshua Mills said.
“I learned a lot and would recommend this camp to anyone.”
Dysart Senior High School Trade Training Centre manager Susann Morrow said such challenges enhanced the employability and life skills of the future work force. She said the camp was an extremely worthwhile opportunity for all students involved.
QMEA Director Katrina Lee-Jones said partnerships like the BMA Trade Camp program were essential in ensuring QMEA could provide experiences that enabled the next generation of tradies to be work ready.
Teachers from Moranbah, Dysart and Blackwater high schools, as well as Emerald Marist College, participated in the camp.
