Advanced Training, R & D

In a meeting with the Honourable Murray Coell, Minister, we at BritishColumbiaGOLD.com were encouraged to include an Employment Opportunities section in our classified Mining Suppliers section. The Ministry has also taken over the Research & Development aspect of the BC government’s portfolios. (From Science and Technology)

The following is a link to the Ministry’s online information: http://www.gov.bc.ca/bvprd/bc/channel.do?action=ministry&channelID=-8376&navId=NAV_ID_province

Employment Opportunities is currently sourcing both employee and employer contributions. Please contact us for details, temporarily at info@WITmarketing.bc.ca.

Colleges and Post Secondary Institutions are encouraged to list their links and/or Program offerings on our web portal.

Another link that will be useful for job seekers is http://www.workfutures.bc.ca/.

For example, there are job descriptions available such as the following under this Work Futures site:

Metallurgical and materials engineers conduct studies of the properties and characteristics of metals and other non-metallic materials, and they plan, design and develop machinery and processes to concentrate, extract, refine and process metals, alloys and other materials such as ceramics, semiconductors and composite materials. Metallurgical and materials engineers are employed in mining, metal processing and manufacturing companies.

Mining engineers plan and design the development of mines and mine facilities, systems and equipment, and they plan, organize and supervise the extraction of metallic or non-metallic minerals and ores from underground or surface mines. Mining engineers are employed by mining companies and manufacturers.

Geological engineers conduct studies to analyze geological and geotechnical conditions for civil engineering, mining, and oil and gas projects, and they plan, design, develop and supervise programs of geological data acquisition and analysis and the preparation of geological engineering reports and recommendations. Geological engineers are employed in electrical utilities, mining and petroleum companies.