The Canadian Mining Credentials Program offers clear advantages for colleges, universities and other educational institutions that train mining workers.

Earn industry accreditation through the program's Training Accreditation System, your training institution's programs can become accredited by the industry. Earning the industry's stamp of approval enables you to attract, teach and graduate more students, because graduating students know they'll be ideally positioned for great mining industry jobs. Respond directly to industry needs the program's National Occupational Standards also provides your training institutions with a foundation on which to create training programs that respond directly to the human resources needs of the mining industry.

The standards also help your school ensure its programs:

• address clear learning objectives,
• concentrate on occupation-specific skill sets, and
• provide a consistent level of training over time.