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MTEC MINERALS TERTIARY EDUCATION COUNCIL Minerals Tertiary Education Council Key Performance Measures Report 2018
Minerals Tertiary
Education Council
Key Performance Measures
Report Executive summary
Mining engineering
Metallurgy
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2018 Minerals geoscience
MTEC review 2015
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Cover photograph courtesy of BHP.
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photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher and copyright holders.Executive summary
The Minerals Tertiary Education Council (MTEC) was
established in 2000 by the MCA to build capacity in Australia’s
higher education sector and to increase the supply and quality
of suitably qualified professionals for the minerals industry.
Minerals higher education in Australia and the way that these issues have
experienced strong growth in been widely covered in news and
enrolments across minerals-related social media, have likely contributed
disciplines from 2004 to 2012, as a to a post-boom sentiment that might
result of the unprecedented growth explain the pronounced drop off in
within Australia’s minerals industry. enrolments over the past few years
Since 2012 the industry has moved since 2012. Mining engineering
from the construction to production enrolments continue to be dramatically
phase, with consequential lower lower in the 1st year and are at their
MTEC network 2017 demand in certain disciplines, mostly lowest since 2000. This will result in
in civil and mechanical construction. significantly decreased graduates in
Minerals Geoscience Decline in labour demand has been coming years, following consecutive
University of Adelaide exacerbated by falls in commodity years (2012 and 2013) of highest ever
prices, which in turn has impacted on enrolments and ensuing graduates in
Mining Engineering the pipeline of new professionals in the this discipline. Metallurgy enrolments
University of New South Wales key disciplines of mining engineering, similarly are at their lowest since 2000
University of Queensland metallurgy and minerals geoscience. years with fewer graduates expected in
Curtin University forthcoming years.
University of Adelaide Undergraduate intakes for most
minerals higher education disciplines MTEC modelling for the next four
Metallurgy in Australia have experienced notable years to 2021 indicates a significant
University of Queensland declines. Lower bulk commodity drop in enrolments in the vital
Curtin University prices, rationalisation at the company minerals-related disciplines of mining
Murdoch University level, the rise of anti-mining activism engineering and metallurgy.
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Key metrics of MTEC initiatives Graduates Actual Actual Actual Actual
Metallurgy Education Partnership (MEP)
The MEP program produced 21 graduates 21 26 31 20 20
in 2017 compared with 34 in 2007.
Mining Education Australia (MEA)
The MEA program produced 156 graduates 156 107 68 55 53
in 2017 compared with 127 in 2007.
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Mining engineering
The Mining Education Australia (MEA) program is a joint venture between Curtin
University (Western Australian School of Mines), the University of New South Wales, the
University of Queensland and the University of Adelaide. MEA is supported by MTEC.
There has been a continuing drastic trends of a number of commodities.
decline in 1st year enrolments, down Lower enrolments can be expected
Diversity statistics to 34 in 2018 from 44 in 2017, 50 in into the future until prices improve.
for all years of study 2016 and 127 in 2015; a significant
While the mining MEA program
show a combined reduction from the highs of 2012
has resulted in substantial increases
and 2013 (267 and 265 respectively).
average of 83 per in student numbers coinciding with
Enrolments in 2nd year in 2018 also
cent being male, the investment phase in the industry,
continue this downward trend (down
the moving average trend for mining
17 per cent female, to 42 from 85 in 2017).
final year students (and subsequent
with no Indigenous The 3rd and 4th year enrolment graduates) going forward is a
Australian students numbers have peaked in 2016 and significant decrease from the peak
in the program. 2017, with 2017 graduate numbers from 2014 (chart 3).
expected to be near 200 before they
Diversity statistics for all years of
start declining dramatically from 2018
study show a combined average of
onwards. There are 107 4th year
83 per cent being male, 17 per cent
enrolments in mining engineering
female, with no Indigenous Australian
in 2018 (down from 224 in 2017).
students in the program.
However, a sustained decrease in
graduates is expected going forward Almost half of MTEC mining engineering
as a flow-through of lower enrolments graduates from 2017 took positions in
in the 1st and 2nd years since 2015 the minerals industry. This is up from
(see chart 1). one in three in 2016 (chart 4). This
reversal of recent trend indicates that
Chart 2 shows the relationship
students have increasing certainty
between the number of first year
of employment at the end of their
mining engineering students at
graduating year.
Australian universities and the price
4Chart 1 Mining Engineering MTEC university enrolments, 2005-18
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Chart 2 1st year mining engineering commencements versus commodity prices (indexed 2000)
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1st year
600 commencements
Gold price
500 US$/troy ounce
Copper price
No. of students
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Chart 3 Mining engineering MTEC university graduates and 4th year projected enrolments, 2004-2021
(Number of students)
87 per cent male
13 per cent female 283
292 4th year (inc. double degree)
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262 Graduates
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Chart 4 Mining engineering graduate destinations, 2003-2017
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2007 Big mining
2008 Small mining
2009 Extractive industry
Mining contractor/consultant
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Government
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Further study/research
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Other
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6Metallurgy
The three MTEC Metallurgy partners are Curtin University (Western Australian School
of Mines), Murdoch University and The University of Queensland.
1st year Metallurgy enrolments in 2018 and is common practice at both Curtin
(24) remain significantly lower than in University (Western Australian School
previous years (down from 38 in 2017). of Mines) and Murdoch University, Diversity statistics
There were 31 enrolments in 2018 in while the majority of the University of for all years of study
the 2nd year, down from 35 in 2017. Queensland students complete the full show a combined
Third year enrolments have increased to four year degree program.
average of 73 per cent
45 in 2017 from 32 in 2017 while final
MTEC modelling of future metallurgy being male, 27 per
year enrolments have decreased to 26
graduates indicates a stable albeit
in 2018 from 35 in 2017 (see chart 5). cent female, with
reduced number of graduates in
A decrease in the long term average of no Indigenous
forthcoming years (chart 6).
approximately 30 final year enrolments
is expected (based on enrolments in Diversity statistics for all years of study
Australian students
earlier years of study). show a combined average of 73 per in the program.
cent being male, 27 per cent female,
A continuing high rate of attrition
with no Indigenous Australian students
into the final (4th) year of the degree
in the program.
remains, with students choosing to
graduate to join the industry with Close on half of MTEC metallurgy
three-year BSc qualifications or leaving graduates from 2017 took positions
to complete the other part of a double in the minerals industry. This is an
degree program. This attrition also increase from two in five in 2016
appears to be a long-term average (chart 7).
Chart 5 Metallurgy MTEC university enrolments, 2004-18
2005
2006
100
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90 2008
80 2009
70 2010
2011
No. of students
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Chart 6 Metallurgy MTEC university graduates and 4th year projected enrolments, 2004-2021
(Number of students)
73 per cent male
27 per cent female
51 4th year (inc. double degree)
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46 46 Graduates
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Chart 7 Metallurgy graduate destinations, 2003-2017
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2007 Big mining
2008 Small mining
2009 Extractive industry
Mining contractor/consultant
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Government
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Further study/research
2012
Other
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8Minerals geoscience
The industry support of minerals geoscience underwent a significant change in 2016.
The Minerals Geoscience Honours (MGH) program concluded in 2015 and has been
replaced by the National Exploration Undercover School (NExUS).
NExUS is a prestigious summer The 30 participating students came
school for tomorrow’s leading mineral from across the country and were
explorers hosted by the University of selected as part of a competitive NExUS aims to
Adelaide and delivered as a collaboration application process. More than half deliver a truly world-
of universities, government and industry the attending participants were class national program
partners. It aims to deliver a truly world- female. The program will run again
of training for 30
class national program of training for in 2018. See www.nexus.org.au for
30 enthusiastic and engaged students more information. enthusiastic and
wanting to acquire specialist minerals engaged students
In light of the change to a summer-
geoscience skills. The industry will wanting to acquire
school intensive, MTEC is no longer
benefit from a cohort of students
keen to pursue careers in the
able to obtain reliable and accurate specialist minerals
enrolment and graduate destination geoscience skills.
minerals industry.
for students across the geoscience
The second NExUS program ran program nationally.
over three weeks in November and
December 2017, with week-long
modules in Adelaide, the Adelaide
Hills region, and Yorke Peninsula.
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MTEC review 2015
The MTEC review in 2015 resulted in the MCA Board adopting a revised program to
support an at-cost rather than the previous demand driven funding model for minerals-
related programs.
The primary reason for industry MTEC has been awarded funding and MTEC’s flagship mining program
support is to engage with university awards to further develop its university- Mining Education Australia (2010)
schools and departments offering industry relationship as follows:
• A Council on Australia and Latin
specialist minerals-related higher
• Science Lectureships Initiatives American Relations (COALAR) grant
education programs on a nationally
(SLI) grant in to assist in building and to explore the possibility of taking
collaborative program.
delivering collaborative courses in MEA to a global audience based on
Such financial investment can support, earth science, mining engineering and the teaching of sustainable mining
but cannot sustain, these programs extractive metallurgy (2001) practices (2011)
and going forward MTEC will build on
• An Australian Museum Eureka • An Australian Commonwealth
its role as an intermediary body driving
Prize for Industry in the Research Government grant under the
engagement between universities and
and Innovation category, for the Workforce Innovation Program to
industry and building collaboration
creation of the Minerals Tertiary undertake a feasibility study and
between universities in program
Education program which encourages prepare for implementation of
development and provision.
cooperation between universities national Associate Degrees in Mining
and the minerals industry to provide Engineering and Geoscience, known
enhanced education opportunities as the Minerals Industry National
for students and graduates of Associate Degree Project (2012)
geoscience, mining engineering and
• Recognition of leadership in tertiary
metallurgy (2001)
higher education management in
• A Collaboration and Structural Australia with the MTEC Executive
Reform (CASR) grant to establish Director (Dr Gavin Lind) being
Australia’s first and only four university awarded the 2013 ATEM/Campus
national undergraduate program in Review LH Martin Award for
mining engineering - Mining Education Excellence in Leadership
Australia (MEA) (2007)
• Recipient of the prestigious Business
• A prestigious Australian Teaching Higher Education Round Table
and Learning Council (ALTC) award (B/HERT) award for Best Higher
for Educational Partnerships and Education & Training for the Minerals
Collaborations with Other Institutions. Geoscience Honours Program (2014).
10Further information:
E. mtec@minerals.org.au
T. +61 3 8614 1809
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