Skills shortages in the mining industry are not new, as an historically cyclic industry there have been regular periods where mining professionals have left the industry not to return creating an environment of periodic high demand for limited numbers of skilled technical staff, and a disincentive for younger people entering and remaining in the mining industry. The shortages underscore the necessity to modernize and rebrand the mining industry as a space for innovation, especially in the realms of environmental sustainability and automation. It's a wake-up call for educational institutions and the industry to align and adapt.
Enticing more students could be crucial to avoiding a potential shortage of new geologists and engineers in the coming years and decades. Legislation was introduced in the United States this year that would provide grants to help mining schools tackle declining enrollment. "There is a very challenging market competing for engineering skills," the Royal Academy of Engineering's Morgan said. "A fresh supply of new talent is critical to mine the materials that will enable the successful transition to electrification to meet net-zero ambitions."
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/sep/02/firms-see-shortage-of-mining-graduates/?=business
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