Assessment accreditation

Philip Brain Associates have recently been accredited by EMP Awarding Body to provide Drilling Operations Level 2 and Shotfiring Level 3 NVQs, which also contain units for the Blast Design and Explosives Supervisor qualifications.

Established in 1994, Philip Brain Associates have been at the forefront of promoting competence-based assessment within the quarrying industry for over a decade, having been involved in implementing and managing large, multi-site assessment schemes for Specialised Plant & Machinery Operations and Process Operations at Level 2 for many of the larger quarrying companies in the UK.

The consultancy is also the leading assessment provider for SHE management NVQs in the UK extractive and mineral processing industries, with an assessment team experienced in practical quarry management and mineral operations both in the UK and overseas.

For further information, tel: (01691) 649078.