Sustainable Development in Mining - Economics, Society and Environment. Live Webcast
by Dirk van Zyl
by Dirk van Zyl
EduMine UBC
Course Presenters Schedule General information
This course is part of a graduate studies program presented by the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia and the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
Attend these 4 live sessions from your workstation at home or in the office. The course will be delivered in webcast format in four Wednesday afternoon sessions from September 23 to October 14, 2009. There will be a 40 second delay in delivery. Participants can submit questions directly by email to the author and these will be addressed as the session proceeds.
This course contributes to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements as it meets the requirements for formal CPD activity for most Canadian provincial associations and US state boards and qualifies for Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit. A webcast is considered a live, interactive course and will be accepted as a part of your live seminar requirement.
This webinar is designed for both individual and group participation and would make an excellent company-sponsored in-house training event. If you have a group of ten or more who would like to attend this course from one location, please contact us under 604-683-2037 for special pricing.
Summary
The course, presented in webcast format, examines the needs of society and commercial entities engaged in mineral production. Well conceived and designed mineral or solid fuel projects exercise a balance between economic prosperity, environmental health, and social equality.
UBC Certificate in Mining Studies
Course Objectives:
- At the end of the course participants will have a good understanding of the underpinnings of sustainable development and how this concept is viewed and in mining operations.
- Participants will have a good grounding on the applications of this concept to mining and the contributions that mining makes to sustainable development; and
- Participants will understand how to apply the concept at the project, mine and corporate levels.
UBC Certificate in Mining Studies
This course qualifies for the UBC Certificate in Mining Studies, a continuing education initiative by the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining at the University of British Columbia. Delegates registered for the Certificate in Mining Studies who attend this course and complete a take-away project will receive two days of short course credit towards a Mining Certificate from UBC Continuing Studies. more details »
Who Should Attend?
Mining company personnel, consultants and members of regulatory agencies who are interested in learning about sustainable development and the applications of this concept in the mining industry.
