July 12, 2022
Last week Amanda Hamilton (Manager of RITCWA) attended Australian Drilling Industry Association (ADIA) DRILL 2022 conference and exhibition in Adelaide May 17-19.
This was the first time the ADIA members have met together since 2019 and there was a great mix of drilling companies, equipment manufacturers, mining companies, training providers exhibiting and some great talks about the future of the drilling industry. Of note is how advances in technology, automation and data are transforming the industry. This year’s exhibition was themed “Gearing for Growth” which was fitting given Amanda was invited by ADIA to give a talk on the supply and demand of skills and labour in WA over the last 12 months and how it has impacted the drilling industry and what initiatives government and industry have been working on as a solution.
In collaboration with the Australian Drilling Industry Association (ADIA), The Department of Training and Workforce Development, The Resources Industry Training Council Western Australia and the Australian Training Management Pty Ltd RTO #2431, the first round of Driller’s offsider Employability Program was completed on 19th May 2022.
Eight pre-screened participants completed the course with Certifications in First Aid, CPR, Working at heights and 4WD as well as a day’s induction into working FIFO and the life of an offsider.
All participants who completed the program were connected to drilling companies and given an opportunity to interview for a position as drilling offsider. The RITC is keen to follow the progress of the participants to see where they end up!
A special big shout out to Peter Hall and Tim Westcott from ADIA for their support and championing this program.
DTWD are now pre-screening the next cohort of participants to run a follow up program in June. For more information about the program and how to apply click on this link: lnkd.in/gyQ3AM-8