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delivering immediate, tangible value to the mining
companies.
The following sections provide details on each element.
Blended Learning in the Workplace
All eight courses follow a blended learning approach which
makes the Metcelerate Professional Formation Program a
convenient, flexible training opportunity for companies to
offer groups of employees often based at remote mine sites
around the world.
Learners work through online material delivered on a
secure learning management system (LMS) at their own
pace. The self-paced learning is enhanced with weekly live
tutorials led by subject matter experts. These provide learn-
ers with the opportunity to discuss the online material or
operational issues they are facing with an experienced min-
eral processing practitioner, and to share experiences and
insights with peers from other mines and different com-
panies. To translate theoretical knowledge into plant prac-
tice, learners complete a written, practical assignment every
three weeks that often requires them to go into their plants.
The feedback we have received from learners over the
last five years shows that the blended learning approach
helps learners from all backgrounds develop their founda-
tional knowledge across the entire mineral processing flow-
sheet. Learners without a mineral processing background
have shared that the courses allow them to develop a com-
prehensive understanding of specialized topics. As three
learners noted:
“I’m a mining engineer and I find that Metcelerate
helps to tie the pieces together of what I have already
learned on the job.” (Metcelerate Customer Research
report, December 2020)
“Specialist metallurgical knowledge was useful, espe-
cially given my background as a chemical engineering
graduate.” (Feedback interviews, Cohort 2022)
“It was a great course as someone switching from
asset management in a gas plant to hydrometal-
lurgy, it provided a good overview. I enjoyed the lat-
ter part, which connected theory to real-world cases.”
(In-course feedback, Cohort 2024)
Learners with mineral processing degrees value the
opportunity to revisit fundamental concepts they may have
overlooked or forgotten, or that were only taught at high
level at university. As three learners highlighted:
“I am very pleased to get this refresh in process miner-
alogy.” (In-course feedback, Cohort 2024)
“Very interesting course. I never knew the high impact
mineralogy had on the process.” (In-course feedback,
Cohort 2024)
“Good refresher to be able to circle back to things I
haven’t focused on. Getting back to the fundamen-
tals. University learning was broad this is specific.”
(Metcelerate Customer Research report, December
2020)
Many learners value the enriched learning experience
that comes from interacting with experts and peers during
the tutorials. Five learners observed:
“I liked having courses led by experts in the field.”
(Feedback interviews, Cohort 2022)
“Had some interesting discussions with partici-
pants from other companies during live tutorials.”
(Feedback interviews, Cohort 2022)
“Meeting people from all around the world, sharing
experiences and ideas, discussing problems—real-
izing I’m not the only one facing these challenges.”
(Feedback interviews, Cohort 2020)
The courses focus on both technical fundamentals and
the practical application of knowledge in the workplace,
emphasizing how processing plants create value and how
engineers can contribute to improving this value. Feedback
from a research study done with the first cohort of learn-
ers at the end of 2020 (Metcelerate Customer Research
report, December 2020) showed that the program directly
enhances workplace practices and makes learners more con-
fident in their roles.
“Metcelerate has a positive impact on workplace prac-
tice. It forced you to try your hand at different things.”
“Absolutely applicable to the workplace.”
“My ideas were ingrained, and the course represents
different ideas.”
“Having gone back through the fundamentals there
are some things (I realise) I wasn’t paying attention
to”.
“Prior to Metcelerate, I only had a skeleton under-
standing of how to do data from scratch and analyse.
I now have a full understanding.”
“Definitely helping. Can now build a proper and
detailed report of surveys. This is gold for me!”
“I used to go to meetings and didn’t know correct
terms for jobs. Now I know.”
delivering immediate, tangible value to the mining
companies.
The following sections provide details on each element.
Blended Learning in the Workplace
All eight courses follow a blended learning approach which
makes the Metcelerate Professional Formation Program a
convenient, flexible training opportunity for companies to
offer groups of employees often based at remote mine sites
around the world.
Learners work through online material delivered on a
secure learning management system (LMS) at their own
pace. The self-paced learning is enhanced with weekly live
tutorials led by subject matter experts. These provide learn-
ers with the opportunity to discuss the online material or
operational issues they are facing with an experienced min-
eral processing practitioner, and to share experiences and
insights with peers from other mines and different com-
panies. To translate theoretical knowledge into plant prac-
tice, learners complete a written, practical assignment every
three weeks that often requires them to go into their plants.
The feedback we have received from learners over the
last five years shows that the blended learning approach
helps learners from all backgrounds develop their founda-
tional knowledge across the entire mineral processing flow-
sheet. Learners without a mineral processing background
have shared that the courses allow them to develop a com-
prehensive understanding of specialized topics. As three
learners noted:
“I’m a mining engineer and I find that Metcelerate
helps to tie the pieces together of what I have already
learned on the job.” (Metcelerate Customer Research
report, December 2020)
“Specialist metallurgical knowledge was useful, espe-
cially given my background as a chemical engineering
graduate.” (Feedback interviews, Cohort 2022)
“It was a great course as someone switching from
asset management in a gas plant to hydrometal-
lurgy, it provided a good overview. I enjoyed the lat-
ter part, which connected theory to real-world cases.”
(In-course feedback, Cohort 2024)
Learners with mineral processing degrees value the
opportunity to revisit fundamental concepts they may have
overlooked or forgotten, or that were only taught at high
level at university. As three learners highlighted:
“I am very pleased to get this refresh in process miner-
alogy.” (In-course feedback, Cohort 2024)
“Very interesting course. I never knew the high impact
mineralogy had on the process.” (In-course feedback,
Cohort 2024)
“Good refresher to be able to circle back to things I
haven’t focused on. Getting back to the fundamen-
tals. University learning was broad this is specific.”
(Metcelerate Customer Research report, December
2020)
Many learners value the enriched learning experience
that comes from interacting with experts and peers during
the tutorials. Five learners observed:
“I liked having courses led by experts in the field.”
(Feedback interviews, Cohort 2022)
“Had some interesting discussions with partici-
pants from other companies during live tutorials.”
(Feedback interviews, Cohort 2022)
“Meeting people from all around the world, sharing
experiences and ideas, discussing problems—real-
izing I’m not the only one facing these challenges.”
(Feedback interviews, Cohort 2020)
The courses focus on both technical fundamentals and
the practical application of knowledge in the workplace,
emphasizing how processing plants create value and how
engineers can contribute to improving this value. Feedback
from a research study done with the first cohort of learn-
ers at the end of 2020 (Metcelerate Customer Research
report, December 2020) showed that the program directly
enhances workplace practices and makes learners more con-
fident in their roles.
“Metcelerate has a positive impact on workplace prac-
tice. It forced you to try your hand at different things.”
“Absolutely applicable to the workplace.”
“My ideas were ingrained, and the course represents
different ideas.”
“Having gone back through the fundamentals there
are some things (I realise) I wasn’t paying attention
to”.
“Prior to Metcelerate, I only had a skeleton under-
standing of how to do data from scratch and analyse.
I now have a full understanding.”
“Definitely helping. Can now build a proper and
detailed report of surveys. This is gold for me!”
“I used to go to meetings and didn’t know correct
terms for jobs. Now I know.”