Report on Kalgoorlie Mining Industry: Training and Development

This report provides an overview of the Kalgoorlie Mining Industry, focusing on its objectives, activities, and stakeholders. The report highlights the industry's commitment to training programs, including apprenticeships and on-the-job training, as well as strategies for employee retention. It discusses the industry's vision and mission, targets for change, and key stakeholders involved in the project. The report also examines the industry's impact on regional development, education, and environmental impact. Furthermore, it offers an analysis of the industry's historical context, including the gold rush era and the evolution of its workforce. The report concludes with a summary of the industry's current state and future prospects.

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Executive Summary
Kalgoorlie Mining Industry is a regional centre that has a Chamber of Commerce and a
Chamber of Minerals and Energy. It summarises to be a globally significant mining industry
supported by an innovative service industry and key infrastructure, providing premium
connectivity to the global market place. The city’s economic base is continuing to diversify
beyond mining into other existing and emerging industries including Tourism, Education,
Research and Training and Renewable Energy. Kalgoorlie is a modern and thriving city aiming
to fulfil the needs of growing regional population.

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................5
Discussion........................................................................................................................................6
Name of the Company- Kalgoorlie Mining Industry.................................................................6
Company overview:.....................................................................................................................6
Goal statement of Kalgoorile population.....................................................................................6
Objectives and Activities.............................................................................................................7
Objective 1- Training...................................................................................................................7
Activity-Apprenticeship...............................................................................................................7
Benefits:.......................................................................................................................................8
Objective 2- On the Job Training................................................................................................9
Activity-...................................................................................................................................9
Objective 3- Entertainment..........................................................................................................9
Activity- Retention of the Employee..........................................................................................10
Vision.........................................................................................................................................11
Mission......................................................................................................................................11
Targets of Change......................................................................................................................11
Key Stakeholders and Involvement in the project.....................................................................11
Grant conclusion........................................................................................................................11
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12

Reference.......................................................................................................................................13

Introduction
Kalgoorlie Mining Industry is a city in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western
Australia, located 595 km east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. The
name Kalgoorlie is derived from the Wangai word Karlkurla or Kolgooluh, meaning “place of
the silky pears”. The report will comprise of the goal statement for the people of Kalgoorile and
the innovative activities it can undertake (Roche & Mudd, 2014). Three objectives are taken into
consideration. Along with the objectives the activities are elaborated so that there is better
understanding of the work.

Discussion
Name of the Company- Kalgoorlie Mining Industry.
Company overview:
With well-preserved historic buildings, Kalgoorlie Mining Industry is an outback success
story and is still the centre for mining in this part of the state. Kalgoorlie-Boulder colloquially as
just Kalgoorlie was founded in 1889 by the amalgamation of the towns of Kalgoorlie and
Boulder, which developed in 1893 during the Kalgoorlile gold rush, on Western Australia’s
“Golden Mile.” At first, there were few women associated with mining and women were not
allowed to work on the mine (Tan, 2017). In 2012 at KCHM, at least fifty percent of the mining
workforce are women. The benefits of technology have enabled women to compete with men for
well-paid work. Lorna Sharp became the first licensed realtor in Kalgoorlie Mining Industry. It
has become safer with more concern for the environment and the community.
Goal statement of Kalgoorile population
As the research demonstrates, Kalgoorlie’s Population has reached 29,324 by the end of
June 2019 as per Australian financial year. The calculation is based on the average growth rate of
- 0.63% over the last 8 years since 2011. The growth rate is negative not very promising,
decreasing around 45 to 307 people each year to the overall population. The main reason
contributes to the population growth going backward in the employment rate. Kalgoorlie is now
aiming to increase the occupational and geographical mobility of the Labour and also improving
human capital to make people more flexible in their workplace (Flemin & Measham, 2015). This
would automatically lead to a compensation for downfall of Kalgoorlie population growth rate.

Objectives and Activities
Objective 1- Training
The Kalgoorlie Mining Industry is committed to offering a number of opportunities to
recent graduates and school leavers, giving them a chance to develop their theoretical knowledge
and gain some practical experience in the career of their choice (Elnaga & Imran, 2013). As a
Trainee or Apprentice people are supported, encouraged and mentored while performing
meaningful work and contributing to the successful operation. Kalgoorlie’s Traineeship Program
runs for 12 months and commences at the beginning of each year in January. They have highly
experienced Mentors who assist people every step of the way and provide guidance and endless
support to help them achieve the best possible results.
A Traineeship is the time spent learning a job under a supervisor. People can do a
traineeship in just about any workplace. Traineeship qualifications range from Certificate II to an
Advanced Diploma. As a trainee, the employee and the employer have a legal agreement called a
training contract. This lasts until the employee has completed his training and both he and his
employer agree he is a competent (Keep, 2014).
Activity-Apprenticeship
Kalgoorlie’s Apprenticeship Program runs for up to 4 years depending on people’s
chosen trade qualification. During the Apprenticeship people get straight to work with their
dedicated Mentor who guide them in their day to day work and provide them with advice on a
range of disciplines relevant to their qualification. Kalgoorlie pride themselves in creating a
supportive and friendly environment that allows open communication amongst team members.
Being an Apprentice at the Kalgoorlie Mining Industry is challenging, fast paced, varied and

rewarding (Jahn, 2015). An apprenticeship is the time spent learning a skilled trade under a
qualified trade person. Just as in case of traineeship, as an Apprentice employee and employer
have a legal agreement called a training contract.
Benefits:
 It provides Trade-specific skills, giving people a competitive edge.
 Secures a nationally recognised qualification.
 Paid employment combined with structural training.
 Training in Kalgoorlie is competency based, which means that people can finish faster if
they reach the required skills levels sooner than planned.


Objective 2- On the Job Training
The employees are supervised while learning on the job, and they also attend off job
training with a training provider. In some cases, training are completely undertaken in
employee’s workplace (Pan, 2015).
Activity- Advertising
Kalgoorlie industry is the Gold Capital of Australia and the largest outback city.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder airport is located just over 5km from the CBD with over 250,000 passengers
passing through each years. There are a number of advertising opportunities at the airport with
28 spaces throughout the main terminal ranging from traditional wall space, carousel and
overhead illuminated signage. Advertising spaces are available on a monthly basis and are a
great way to share their commercial message with a wide audience.
Objective 3- Entertainment
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s location, being roughly 600 km from Perth, enjoys high level of
participation in Australian Rules football, netball, basketball, rugby league, soccer, field hockey,
and cricket. Soccer is popular with the Goldfields Soccer Association running the sport in the
Kalgoorlie-Boulder region. Kalgoorlie also has an international squash tournament held every
years at the YMCA. Horse racing is also very popular in the city, and Kalgoorlie-Boulder is
home to the internationally recognised annual “Race Round” (Cardell, 2013).
Kalgoorlie-Boulder- the largest settlement for many hundreds in kilometres, with many
employees at the Super Pit- is the centre of the fun activities. Also well known in the area are the
Kalgoorlie Skim-pies, ladies employed by each pub who walk around in their burlesque outfits to
attract punters and who expect a fee in return. The Kalgoorlie-Boulder hold an annual Youth

Festival in Youth Week and a Schools out Pool Party to wrap up the end of the year. There are
also school holidays activities, leadership programs, skate park workshops and other projects for
young people to join in, learn new skills and have fun. Youth festivals, monthly markets in both
the centre of Kalgoorlie and in Boulder, dams of swimming, and camping spots for people who
love bush. There’s good night life party for animals, craft classes for the arty, boot camp groups
and heaps of well maintainer parts for families for a picnic on the weekend.
Activity- Retention of the Employee
Retaining skilled employees is important for Kalgoorlie Mining Industry because a high
rate of employee turnover results in a loss of knowledge and skills (Das & Baruah, 2013). The
financial cost of losing an employee includes both lost productivity and recruitment effort.
Kalgoorlie can improve retention rate by:
 The workers should be able to defray their mortgages against taxation so that employees
are encouraged to directly rent or own homes in regional or remote areas rather than
relying on their employers. This would led to an improvement in the liveability of
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Employees inducing them to stay (Ahammad et al., 2016).
 Flexible work arrangements such as working off site, varied hours and salary sacrifice for
additional leave.
 Providing a forum for people to contribute new ideas and develop innovation in the
workplace.
 Employee assistance, workplace diversity, wellness. GP shortages in Kalgoorlie- Boulder
have led to long waiting times to see a doctor, with same day appointments practically
impossible to obtain.

Health specialists should be targeted and enticed to move to regional areas. They could be
provided with a great salary package that includes accommodation, transport and utilities all
taken care of. This in turn would help in increasing the retention of employees in Kalgoorlie
Mining Industry.
Vision
The vision of the Kalgoorlie program will be to develop the trade specific skills of the
employees.
Mission
The mission of the Kalgoorlie program will be to achieve the best results in a specific
manner.
Targets of Change
The main targets for change are to ensure the change in the skills and the retention rate of
the employees.
Key Stakeholders and Involvement in the project
The key stakeholders are the employees, the management and also the success of the
business.
Grant conclusion
The grant will thus be needed to make the Kalgoorlie program successful and develop the
skills of the employees.

Conclusion
Therefore while competitive labour relations in Kalgoorlie’s gold mining industry
undoubtedly create drifts, some attention should be given to the fashion in which the mines
cohered a multi-ethnic workforce, sharing similar living and working conditions. The Faison
Open Pit owned by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd, produced 628,000 troy ounces of
gold in 2018, and employs around1,100 employees and contractors directly in site. The
Kalgoorlie Mining Industry aims to support regional development, education and environmental
impact. It induces to grow professional capability and capacity within Western Australia and
Australia as a whole. Kalgoorlie and the surrounding district were served by an extensive
collection of suburban railways and tramways, providing for both passenger and freight. People
have been packing up their lives and moving to Kalgoorlie to work in mining industry since the
gold rush in the 1890s.Since then, it has grown to become a town of 33,000 people currently.
Kalgoorlie is, in many ways, the heart of the West Australian mining industry. It’s still a place of
tremendous opportunity for anyone looking for residential mining jobs in WA. Fostering
community connection by valuing cultural diversity and contributing to the greater good.
Through the delivery of these objectives, the City ensures that Kalgoorlie is this a
supportive, stimulating and sustainable environment for all young people.

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