Approved Qualifications

Introduction

Entrance to the corporate grades of Member and Fellow normally requires a specific length of experience of the industry at an appropriate level of responsibility plus a relevant academic qualification at the level of Higher National Certificate or above. The only alternatives to the academic requirement are the submission of a thesis by a mature candidate or experience as a Mines and Quarries Inspector; three years for Member or seven years for Fellow.

Member Grade

In the UK, entrance to the grade of Member is only possible for applicants holding an approved qualification. The qualifications presently approved are shown on the list below but may be amended or extended by Council upon the recommendation of the Membership Committee.

Fellow Grade

Entrance to the Fellow grade is dependent upon appropriate experience and one of the qualifications acceptable for Member grade.

Approved (Quarrying) Qualifications

• IQ Professional Examination
• BTEC Higher National Diploma in Quarrying (or Doncaster College Diploma in Quarrying)
• BSc or B.Eng Quarrying (Doncaster College/University of Leeds)
• BSc or B.Eng Quarry Management (Athlone Institute of Technology)

Approved overseas qualifications in quarrying are:

• MNQ50103 Diploma of Extractive Industries Management is the minimum quarry qualification for Corporate Membership of the Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA)
• http://www.ntis.gov.au/default.aspx/trainingpackage/MNQ03/qualification/MNQ50103/rules
• Quarry Manager's A Grade Certificate (New Zealand)

Approved (Technical) Qualifications

1. BSc, B.Eng, BE, M.Eng., M.Sci., M.Phil, MSc, PhD

   Minerals Engineering
   Chemistry
   Minerals Surveying
   Industrial Chemistry
   Mining Engineering/Technology
   Agriculture/Agricultural Engineering
   Civil Engineering
   Environmental Sciences/Engineering/Tech
   Engineering
   Environmental Biology
   Chemical Engineering
   Rock Mechanics
   Engineering Sciences
   Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
   Mechanical Engineering/Mech Power
   Geophysics
   Mechanical and Production Engineering
   Earth Sciences
   Structural Engineering
   Hydrogeology
   Building/Building Science/Services
   Exploration Sciences
   Construction
   Geology
   Technology
   Applied Geology
   Plant Science
   Mining Geology
   Welding
   Topographic Sciences
   Electrical Engineering
   Geography
   Metallurgy
   Materials Science/Ceramic Tech
   Physics

2. HNC/HND, CGLI Full Technological Certificates

   Road Surfacing/ Highway Eng
   Applied Physics/ Physical Sciences
   Minerals Processing Eng/ Mats Reclam
   Mineral Industries
   Associateship of Camborne School of Mines
   Mining Engineering
   Civil Engineering
   Construction
   Building
   Ceramic Technology
   Opencast Mine Surveying
   Mine / Land/ Minerals Surveying
   Land Surveying
   Surveying
   Mechanical Engineering
   Mechanical Design
   Structural Eng/ Design
   Production Engineering
   Engineering
   Electrical Engineering
   Electrical Engineering and Electronics
   Electrical Communications
   Marine Engineering
   Metallurgy
   Cast Metals Technology
   Measurement and Control
   Ceramic Technology
   Chemistry

3. Miscellaneous and Overseas

   Diploma in Quarry Technology
   Polytechnic Associateship in Minerals Surveying
   CGLI Advanced Quarrying Certificate
   CGLI Advanced Concrete Technology
   CGLI Coal Preparation Diploma in Building Surveying
   Diploma in Engineering
   Diploma in Mining Engineering (Camborne)
   Diploma in Mining Engineering (Malaysia)
   Mine Manager's/Mine Overseer's Certificate of Competence (South Africa)
   Certificate of Competence/Academic Qualification N6/M3/T3 (South Africa)
   Metalliferous Mine Manager's Certificate (South Africa)
   Colliery Manager's Certificate Diploma in Civil Engineering (Hong Kong, Australia)
   Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (South Africa)
   National Technical Diploma (South Africa)
   CEI/EC Part 2
   C Eng
   I Eng
   ARICS
   LRIC
   NVQ level 4 or 5 (in a relevant occupation)

Approved (Administrative) Qualifications

1. BA, BSc, MA

   Business Studies
   Economics/Finance
   Commerce
   Accountancy/Business Accounting
   Business Administration
   Marketing
   Town & Country Planning/Urban Studies
   Law
   Mineral Estates Management

2. HNC/HND

   Business Studies
   Industrial Administration
   Accountancy

3. Miscellaneous

   Diploma in Estate Management
   Diploma in Management Studies
   Diploma in Occupational Health/NEBOSH Diploma
   Certificate/Diploma in Industrial Management
   Certificate in Transport Administration (Australia)
   Certificate in Accountancy (Australia)
   Diploma in Town Planning and Landscape Architecture
   FCA
   F Inst CA
   CIS
   FRVA