The extractives and mineral processing industry:

• Contributes 0.28 per cent of the national Gross Value Added
• Employs approximately 49,000 direct employees with a further 20,000 indirect employees
• Plants over 200,000 trees annually.

Extractive and mineral processing

Extracted materials are all around us all day every day. From our homes, to our hospitals, to our computer screens; minerals play a starring role in our lives.

Proskills provides the help and support needed by the industry to drive up productivity and skills levels through a more flexible, employer-driven approach to education and training; ensuring the supply of affordable, locally delivered and focused industry training, which minimises disruption to production, leads to business benefits and meets increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.

In this section, you can find a profile of the extractive and mineral processing industry, and more information on Proskills’ role and activities, including the Sector Skills Agreement. There is also advice on careers and links to useful websites.