Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Diploma in Mining and Quarrying (Management) (Level 6)
Version
1
Qualification type
Diploma
Level
6
Credits
250
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 managers who have the breadth of
technical knowledge, leadership, planning, and business skills
and knowledge required to manage or oversee all aspects of
operations for a site or business unit. 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 supervisors from within the
industry, managers with related experience, or university
graduates, who are looking to enter the industry.
Learners will benefit by having a qualification which recognises
mining and quarrying management skills, provides knowledge to
enable improved job performance, and a credential to enhance
employment opportunities.
The mining and quarrying industry will benefit by having
managers with the skills and knowledge to undertake and
implement all aspects of long-term operational and strategic
planning for a workplace.
Graduates will be capable of working in an autonomous
management capacity, and are likely to have control over all
aspects of long-term operational and strategic planning for a
mining and quarrying operation.
Outcome
Statement
Graduate profile
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Graduates will be able to:

manage and provide leadership in all areas of mining and
quarrying operations, including staff recruitment,
performance and training

apply in-depth technical knowledge of mining and quarrying
processes to plan and manage long-term operations at a
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mining and quarrying site
Education pathway

apply legislative and regulatory requirements, and strategic
and financial planning to manage a mining and quarrying site

establish and maintain workplace management systems in
relation to risk, health and safety, and the environment at a
mining and quarrying site

investigate and analyse incidents at a mining and quarrying
site

engage and communicate orally and in writing with mining
and quarrying operation clients, internal staff, local bodies
and government organisations, the government regulator,
external specialists, and the general public.
This qualification may follow on from the New Zealand Diploma
in Mining and Quarrying (Supervision) (Level 5) with strands in
Surface and Underground [Ref: 2787].
Graduates will be equipped to continue studying at degree level
towards mine engineering or business qualifications.
Employment pathway
Graduates are able to work as managers in the mining and
quarrying context in which 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 and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification may be awarded by MITO New Zealand (Inc.)
as the qualification developer and 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
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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
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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)
None
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
Applicants wishing to enter programmes leading to award of this
qualification should have a minimum of 12 months relevant
experience at an underground mining or tunnelling operation, or
a surface mining, quarrying, and/or processing operation.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
Programmes must include:
Manage and provide
leadership in all areas of
mining and quarrying
operations, including staff
recruitment, performance and
training.
Credits 20
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Unit standard 26855
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Unit standard 18337
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace, programmes may
include an appropriate selection of standards from the following
domains:
Business > Business Operations and Development > People
Development and Coordination
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Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal
Communications
2
Apply in-depth technical
knowledge of mining and
quarrying processes to plan
and manage long-term
operations at a mining and
quarrying site.
Credits 70
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 17692
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
must include:
Surface mining or quarrying:
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Unit standard 15663

Unit standard 17693
Underground mining or tunnelling:
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Unit standard 15662
Underground metalliferous or non-coal mining or tunnelling:

Unit standard 7145
Underground coal mining:
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Unit standard 15668
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Unit standard 21280

Unit standard 21823
Underground metalliferous or non-coal mining:
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Unit standard 15660

Unit standard 15670
Tunnelling:
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Unit standard 15660
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Unit standard 15669
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards such as:
3
Apply legislative and
regulatory requirements, and
strategic and financial planning
to manage a mining and
quarrying site.
Credits 65
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Unit standard 7144
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Unit standard 15667
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Unit standard 15658
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Unit standard 17743

Unit standard 21156

Unit standard 22056

Unit standard 23550
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 7142

Unit standard 21151
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
must include:
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Surface mining or quarrying:

Unit standard 23649
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards such as:

4
Establish and maintain
workplace management
systems in relation to risk,
health and safety, and the
environment at a mining and
quarrying site.
Unit standard 25940

Unit standard 25941

Unit standard 23650
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 28739

Unit standard 28740

Unit standard 28741

Unit standard 16810
Credits 65
5
Investigate and analyse
incidents at a mining and
quarrying site.
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 23545
Credits 20
6
Engage and communicate
orally and in writing with
mining and quarrying operation
clients, internal staff, local
bodies and government
organisations, the government
regulator, external specialists,
and the general public.
Credits 10
Programmes must include:

Unit standard 28796
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards such as:

Unit standard 7455

Unit standard 7456

Unit standard 7462
As relevant for the candidate’s workplace context, programmes
may include an appropriate selection of standards from the
following domain:
Humanities > Communication Skills > Interpersonal
Communications
Transition information
Replacement information
This qualification replaced the:

National Diploma in Extractive Industries (Management) with
strands in Surface Extraction, and Underground Extraction
[Ref: 0806]

National Diploma in Extractive Industries (Mining
Administration) (Level 6) with strands in First Class Mine
Manager, and First Class Coal Mine Manager [Ref: 1539].
The last date for entry into programmes leading to the replaced qualifications is 31 December 2017.
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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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