Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Diploma in Mining and Quarrying (Supervision) (Level 5) with
strands in Surface and Underground
Version
1
Qualification type
Diploma
Level
5
Credits
205 - 240
NZSCED
030303 Engineering and Related Technologies>Process and
Resources Engineering>Mining and Resources Engineering
Qualification developer
MITO New Zealand Incorporated
Next review
December 2020
Approval date
August 2015
Strategic purpose statement
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the mining and
quarrying industry with second-line supervisors or managers who
have a broad-base of technical expertise and skills in leadership
and in short- to medium-term operational planning. The mining
and quarrying industry includes surface and underground
sectors. The surface sector can include mining, quarrying, and/or
processing. The underground sector can include mining or
tunnelling.
This qualification is targeted at first-line supervisors from within
the industry, or supervisors with related experience, or university
graduates, who are looking to enter the mining and quarrying
industry.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification which recognises
technical and leadership skills and knowledge to enable
improved job performance, and a credential to enhance
employment opportunities.
The mining and quarrying industry will benefit by having
supervisors with the skills and knowledge to undertake and
implement short- to medium-term operational planning for a
workplace.
Outco
me
Statem
ent
The strands recognise specialist skills and knowledge specific to
the surface and underground sectors within the mining and
quarrying industry. Graduates will be capable of working in an
autonomous supervisory or management capacity at a workplace
within their specialist strand, and are likely to have control over a
mining and quarrying operation, or a unit within a mining and
quarrying operation.
Graduate profile
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Graduates will be able to:
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supervise, lead and mentor staff and work teams at a mining
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and quarrying site

apply mining and quarrying regulations and procedures, and
employment policies and procedures to supervise a mining
and quarrying site

plan and lead risk assessment procedures and workplace
health and safety and environmental procedures at a mining
and quarrying site

develop standard operating procedures and other workplace
documentation for a mining and quarrying operation

plan and lead workplace inspections and incident
investigations at a mining and quarrying site

communicate with mining and quarrying operation clients,
internal staff and the general public to meet relevant
workplace policies and procedures.
Graduates of the Surface strand will also be able to:

apply in-depth knowledge of surface mining, quarrying and/or
processing to plan and implement safe and productive
operations at a surface mining, quarrying and/or processing
site.
Graduates of the Underground strand will also be able to:

Education pathway
apply in-depth knowledge of underground mining or
tunnelling to plan and implement safe and productive
operations at an underground mining or tunnelling site.
This qualification may follow on from the New Zealand Certificate
in Mining and Quarrying (First-line Supervision) (Level 4) with
strands in Surface and Underground [Ref: 2783].
Graduates may continue on to the New Zealand Diploma in
Mining and Quarrying Management (Level 6) [Ref: 2788].
Employment pathway
Graduates are able to work as second-line supervisors or
managers in the mining and quarrying context that their
programme of study or industry training programme was
completed.
Depending on the programme of study or training programme
undertaken towards this qualification, the graduate may have
completed the required unit standards to enable them to apply for
a Certificate of Competence relevant to their work role. However,
there are additional statutory requirements that must be met
before a Certificate of Competence can be awarded.
Details of Certificates of Competence are gazetted under the
provisions of the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining
Operations) Regulations 2013.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
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This qualification may be awarded by the NZ Motor Industry
Training Organisation (Inc.) as the qualification developer and
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the industry training organisation arranging training leading to the
qualification under section 5 of the Industry Training Act 1992.
This qualification may also be awarded by an education
organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education Act
1989 to deliver an approved programme leading to this
qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will
display the NZQF logo and may also include the name and/or
logo of the awarding education organisation.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
All Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) either arranging
training or delivering programmes that lead to the award of the
qualification are required to participate in a consistency process
scheduled by NZQA.
This will involve reviewing evidence associated with graduate’s
achievement of outcomes, and agreeing acceptable thresholds
for qualification outcome achievement, and areas for
improvement.
To demonstrate how graduates are achieving the qualification
graduate profile outcomes, TEOs are required to produce their
own evidence in a high level report.
Evidence will include the following:

Employer surveys to determine if graduates of the
qualification meet the graduate profile outcomes

A range of workplace evidence demonstrating that graduates
meet the graduate profile outcomes.
Evidence may include:

Any other relevant evidence as appropriate.
Further information on the consistency process can be found on
the NZQA website.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for award of the
qualification will be the achievement of all graduate outcomes in
the graduate profile through successful completion of an NZQA
approved programme.
Other requirements for the
qualification (including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Applicants wishing to enter programmes leading to award of this
qualification with the Surface strand should have a minimum of
12 months relevant experience at a surface mining, quarrying,
and/or processing operation.
Applicants wishing to enter programmes leading to award of this
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qualification with the Underground strand should have a
minimum of 12 months relevant experience at an underground
mining or tunnelling operation.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include:
Supervise, lead and mentor
staff and work teams at a
mining and quarrying site.
Credits 25

Unit standard 21336

Unit standard 23397

Unit standard 26855
Programmes may include:

Unit standard 18337
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection from standards from the
following domains:
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal
Communications
Business > Business Operations and Development > People
Development and Coordination
2
Apply mining and quarrying
regulations and procedures,
and employment policies and
procedures to supervise a
mining and quarrying site.
Programmes must include:
Credits 70

Unit standard 7142

Unit standard 7144

Unit standard 17694

Unit standard 21152
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards such as:
3
Plan and lead risk assessment
procedures and workplace
health and safety and
environmental procedures at a
mining and quarrying site.

Unit standard 17743

Unit standard 17691

Unit standard 17692

Unit standard 17992

Unit standard 23394

Unit standard 25877

Unit standard 25880
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 28983

Unit standard 21156
Credits 25
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4
Develop standard operating
procedures and other
workplace documentation for a
mining and quarrying
operation.
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 28982
Credits 5
5
Plan and lead workplace
inspections and incident
investigations at a mining and
quarrying site.
Credits 25
6
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 7143
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Unit standard 8902

Unit standard 16686

Unit standard 22445
Communicate with mining and
quarrying operation clients,
internal staff and the general
public to meet relevant
workplace policies and
procedures.
Programmes may include:
Credits 10
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal
Communications

Unit standard 28796
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards from the
following domains:
For the Surface strand
6
Apply in-depth knowledge of
surface mining, quarrying
and/or processing to plan and
implement safe and productive
operations at a surface mining,
quarrying and/or processing
site.
Credits 45
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 28797
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
must include:
Mining or quarrying:

Unit standard 15658

Unit standard 15667

Unit standard 21151
Processing:

Unit standard 25879

Unit standard 26759
Programmes may include:
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Unit standard 8899
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Unit standard 25939
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards from the
following domains:
Engineering and Technology > Metalliferous Mining >
Metalliferous Mining – Operations
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Engineering and Technology > Metalliferous Mining >
Metalliferous Mining – Processing
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Surface
Extraction
Engineering and Technology > Metalliferous Mining > Surface
Metalliferous Mining
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Extractives
Industries Management
For the Underground strand
7
Apply in-depth knowledge of
underground mining or
tunnelling to plan and
implement safe and productive
operations at an underground
mining or tunnelling site.
Credits 80
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 21281
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
must include:
Underground mining:

Unit standard 7145

Unit standard 15666

Unit standard 21629
Underground coal mining:

Unit standard 21662
Underground metalliferous mining:

Unit standard 15660
Tunnelling:

Unit standard 15669

Unit standard 17705
Programmes may include:

Unit standard 25939
As relevant for the candidate’s context, programmes may include
an appropriate selection of standards from the following domains:
Engineering and Technology > Explosive Atmospheres >
Electrical Apparatus in Explosive Atmospheres - Operations
Engineering and Technology > Metalliferous Mining >
Metalliferous Mining – Operations
Engineering and Technology > Metalliferous Mining >
Metalliferous Mining – Processing
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries >
Underground Extraction
Engineering and Technology > Metalliferous Mining >
Underground Metalliferous Mining
Engineering and Technology > Extractive Industries > Extractives
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Industries Management
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the:

National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Supervision)
(Level 5) with strands in Surface Extraction and Underground
Extraction [Ref: 1523]

National Diploma in Extractive Industries (Site Management)
(Level 5) with strands in Surface Extraction and Underground
Extraction [Ref: 1524]

National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining
Administration Surface Extraction A Grade) (Level 5)
[Ref: 1537]

National Certificate in Extractive Industries (Mining
Administration) with strands in A Grade Tunnel Manager, and
Coal Mine Underviewer [Ref: 1538].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017.
The last date for completion of those qualifications is 31 December 2020, at which time they will be
designated as discontinued.
Candidates currently working towards any of the replaced qualifications must complete its requirements,
or transfer to a programme of study or training leading to this qualification, by 31 December 2020.
It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.
However, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to MITO at the address
below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
MITO New Zealand (Inc.)
PO Box 10803
Wellington, 6011
Telephone
Facsimile
Email
Website
0800 88 21 21
04 494 0006
info@mito.org.nz
www.mito.org.nz
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