The Future of Skills in Mining Automation Control Rooms

Advances in technology, work demand and poor Human Systems Integration (HSI) in autonomous mine control rooms have contributed to a myriad of human factors issues leading to a resources gap in the domain. This has been coupled with pressures of skilling the current (and future) workforce to remain relevant and capable of providing outcomes expected using new technologies that are having an increasingly short shelf life. Additionally, when trying to integrate ‘soft skills’ while keeping pace with changing technology and increased automation, the question of academic validity of the role provides an opportunity to lead the way in work-based learning.