Certificate in Mining Studies

The CMS (Certificate in Mining Studies) is a continuing education program of accredited short courses, webcasts and online courses for lifelong learning in mining. It is designed for those seeking professional development, career advancement, cross training in different disciplines, or just an introduction to mining.

The CMS is also designed to the requirements of the global mining community. It minimizes the need for travel and time away from the job and allows you to complete the program in your own time.

The CMS is a blended learning program of online courses, short courses and interactive webcasts delivered by industry specialists. You can structure your own CMS program from a range of courses and providers to suit your career objectives.

The CMS network is a dynamic collaborative network of mining schools and course providers.

The Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver BC is a mining school and founder of the CMS network. UBC collaborates with EduMine on provision of qualifying short courses and webcasts. CMS certificates are awarded by the UBC Department of Continuing Education.

The Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona in Tucson AZ is a mining school within the CMS network, and a provider of qualifying short courses and webcasts. The Institute awards Professional Certificates from the University of Arizona.

The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver BC is a provider of qualifying short courses on business and management topics.

Continuing Professional Development at Imperial College, London, UK is a provider of qualifying short courses and online courses on financial evaluation topics.

The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver BC is a provider of qualifying short courses on accounting and social engineering topics.

EduMine is the provider of qualifying online courses for the CMS, and collaborates with UBC on provision of qualifying short courses and interactive webcasts.

Qualifying courses are available in the following mining streams ...

• Exploration - Geology - Reserves
• Geotechnics - Rock Mechanics - Hydrology
• Environment - Community
• Health - Safety - Human Resources
• Mining Methods - Mine Planning
• Management - Risk - Financial
• Mineralogy - Mineral Processing

You can structure your own CMS program from a range of courses within these stream, and from different providers, to suit your career objectives. Your personal CMS program may include courses from more than one stream.

For a complete list of qualifying online courses, short courses and live webcasts see CMS Qualifying Courses.

For 2012, the CMS program includes more than 184 online courses and more than 37 short courses and 27 webcasts. To improve the accessibility of the program, EduMine is presenting a growing number of live webcasts.

Register for the CMS with the University of British Columbia or the University of Arizona.

In your own time, register with course providers for selected online courses, short courses and webcasts. You may select courses from more than one stream.

Enroll with EduMine, register for certification in each of the selected online courses, and complete the requirements for online certification. You can spread your selection of online courses over time to suit your study schedule. Note that certain online courses will be associated with your selected short courses and webcasts. Study in these courses prior to attending the associated short course or webcast is a requirement of the blended learning program. These online courses should be included in your selection.

For each of your selected short courses and webcasts, click on the course title in the schedule of CMS Qualifying Courses and register with the appropriate course provider. Complete the required background study in the associated online courses, attend each course, and complete the required take-away project. You can spread your selection of short courses and webcasts over time to suit your study schedule. Some travel may be necessary depending on your selection of short courses.

Collect all of your course certificates and submit them to the University of British Columbia or the University of Arizona to receive your CMS certificate.