Lower metal prices since 2013 and the
current global COVID-19 pandemic have
resulted in reduced industry workforce numbers and started a discussion and review of
the link between employer and workforce
needs, graduate skill sets, and postgraduate
module design in mining education. Relating student satisfaction and employability
to ...
Lower metal prices since 2013 and the
current global COVID-19 pandemic have
resulted in reduced industry workforce numbers and started a discussion and review of
the link between employer and workforce
needs, graduate skill sets, and postgraduate
module design in mining education. Relating student satisfaction and employability
to contemporary teaching practices is a
key factor, driving the current UK Teaching
Excellency Framework (TEF). Geoscientific,
project management, and operational
logistics-related skill sets are reviewed and
put into context with industry employability rates and strategies as well as researchinspired teaching philosophies in Geoscience Higher Education, and exemplified
by a case study outlining the development
of a new module on the MSc programme
Exploration Geology at Camborne School
of Mines, University of Exeter.