Secretary-Treasurer at Australian Institute of Quarrying Education Foundation - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Australian Institute of Quarrying Education Foundation (AIQEF) was established in 1982 as an independent charitable organisation to raise and manage funds to provide grants for quarrying and related industries training and education.Since 1982 it has provided training and education grants in excess of $2.8 million.Grants that have provided the people in our industry with the opportunity to improve their knowledge, skills and capability; enabling them to safely, effectively and efficiently carry out their tasks.These grants have included funding or assisting in the funding of: - Training Resources to support the provision of professional development of employees in the industry; - Training Programs to provide the for the professional development of employees in the industry; - Engagement of Speakers to various seminars, conferences and technical meetings; and - Awards to recognise excellence in vocational training in the quarrying and related industries.