Atlas Copco is now launching a global training program for its customers’ drill rig operators. Called Master Driller, it is an intensive training programme consisting of three levels - Bronze, Silver and Gold - with built-in qualifications enabling trainees to advance to the next level.
The Master Driller programme has been designed for operators within the underground construction and mining sector where productivity, safety and cost are strongly in focus. The training will be run by Atlas Copco instructors.
Patrik Rylander, who led the team that developed the programme, said the programme combines theory, hands-on simulated training and training in real working conditions.
"This combination will help our operators to improve their skills and which can result in increased productivity in a safe way,” Rylander said.
At the bronze level, trainees will be exposed to drilling principles and geological conditions. At the next level, silver, they will transform those theoretical skills from the bronze level into hands-on training by using a simulator and different tests that they have to pass.
Finally, at the gold level, they will be required to put the skills they have gained from previous levels into practice under real working conditions at a site.
For more information, please visit www.atlascopco.com/drillmaster
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