Training – Machine Operators | Québec métiers d'avenir

TRAINING
DESCRIPTION

This program trains operators to maintain and operate ore processing machinery. The main employers are copper and lead refineries, cement factories and steel mills.

Duration : 900 Hours

IMPORTANT: This training program is not eligible for the PGWP according to the current IRCC list.
NOTE: This list may change with the scheduled update in 2026.

academic
prerequisites

SCHOLARITY LEVEL : Quebec's Secondary 3rd (France's 3rd) or equivalent
LANGUAGE LEVEL :
The level of language required varies according to the training center chosen.

* The validation of your eligibility will be confirmed by our admissions department once your application has been completed.

JOB
PROSPECTS

Machine operators, mineral and metal processing

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Perform tasks and activities associated with operating ore-processing machines.
Acquire knowledge and develop work habits so as to respect the environment as well as health and safety rules.

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TRAINING CONTENT

Competency statement

HOURS

Determine their suitability for the occupation and the training process

Interpret information related to the handling and transportation of hazardous materials

Perform mathematical calculations applied to physics

Interpret information related to ore processing methods

Prepare control tests

Perform preventive maintenance on machinery and equipment

Operate machines and equipment used for size reduction operations

135

Operate machines and equipment used to prepare reagents

Operate machines and equipment used to produce ore concentrates using mechanical methods

Monitor the parameters of a computerized ore-processing circuit

Operate machines and equipment used to produce ore concentrates by flotation

Operate machines and equipment used to filter concentrates

Operate machines and equipment used for hydraulic backfill and paste backfill

Operate machines and equipment used to produce ore concentrates using chemical methods

105

Operate machines and equipment used for the agglomeration of concentrates

Operate machines and equipment used to treat wastewater

Enter the labour force

105

Machine operations, mineral and metal processing

Machine operators, mineral and metal processing