Abstract
The defining factor of the National Diploma: Mine Surveying qualification is considered to be the
experiential learning component of one year. It has long been considered that this compulsory one
year exposure to the working environment enables the newly qualified Mine Survey diplomat to be of
immediate use within the mining industry with very little site induction required to make the student a
fully functional member of a production crew. With the introduction of a new Bachelor degree in
Mine Surveying this critical component of the current qualification will no longer form a core
component due to a number of legislative and safety concerns. A model that will incorporate most of
these requirements is required to replace the current experiential learning model...