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This Masterclass is designed for those involved in mineral exploration. It aims to deepen conceptual understanding of the issues and potential impacts of exploration activities on local communities.
Sarah Mackenzie (lead)
Sarah is a research manager at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) within the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (UQ-SMI). With a background in international development, Sarah has worked as a social performance practitioner in mineral exploration across Africa. Her current areas of expertise include community engagement, community development, social investment, and gender as a crosscutting theme.
Dr Jo-Anne Everingham
Jo-Anne is a senior research fellow at CSRM, UQ-SMI. She conducts applied sociological studies of mining and exploration- affected communities, especially in rural and regional Australia, examining local development impacts and community relations.
Pam Bourke
Pam is a senior researcher at CSRM, UQ-SMI. She is an experienced community development and social planning practitioner and trainer, working with the extractive sector, government, and NGOs across Australia and internationally. Pam teaches community relations for the resource sector at the University of Queensland and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
The mineral exploration context is raising new challenges and expectations. As ‘first boots on the ground’, exploration teams are in a unique position. Participants will gain insights and initial tools and skills to enhance community relationships at this stage of the project lifecycle, and to build an accessible and useful knowledge base of social data, all crucial to future project development.
The program includes:
Run over five weeks, the Masterclass offers participants a range of exploration and community relations expertise via video and audio clips, interactive exercises and online discussion forums. Participants work through these materials in their own time. There are also three live webinars that are scheduled at the beginning, middle and end of the course.
In total, it will require approximately 4-5 hours a week of participant time.
There is a final assignment to apply the learnings and obtain a completion certificate.
Analyse and assess whether options for strategic investment are appropriate to various phases of exploration in various contexts and could contribute to shared value.
The course is currently being offered at a rate of $1,500 AUD plus GST per participant.
Rates for groups can be negotiated.
Please contact the team for more information
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