TETA and MQA accredited mining machinery training and operator courses
Protect your heavy equipment investments, minimise operational downtime, and ensure strict regulatory compliance with dual-accredited mining machinery training.
Prisma is a trusted specialist training provider delivering comprehensive, TETA and MQA-certified mining operator courses tailored for both surface and underground environments. Our targeted curriculum ensures that your Trackless Mobile Machinery (TMM) operators, lifting equipment handlers, and fleet personnel are thoroughly competent, legally licensed, and strictly focused on site safety.
Ideally positioned to support your heavy equipment and logistics operations, Prisma deploys expert machinery training across South Africa and key African mining hubs, including Namibia, Botswana, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania.
Maximising fleet efficiency through advanced mining machinery training
Operating heavy plant and mobile equipment in a high-pressure mining environment requires exceptional skill and discipline. Unskilled or poorly trained operators directly contribute to accelerated machine wear and tear, high fuel consumption, and costly accidental damage.
Prisma’s mining machinery training frameworks are specifically engineered to combat these operational inefficiencies. We combine rigorous theoretical instruction with hands-on practical assessments to ensure your crew fully understands the machine’s capabilities, pre-start inspection protocols, and preventive maintenance. By upskilling your operators to handle machinery with precision, you drastically reduce unexpected breakdowns and extend the lifecycle of your high-value assets.
Compliant mining operator courses for trackless mobile machinery (TMM)
Regulatory compliance under the Mine Health and Safety Act requires strict, ongoing verification of operator competencies and valid licensing, particularly for underground and surface TMM regulations. Gaps in operator licensing not only pose a severe safety hazard; they also expose your company to immediate Section 54 stoppages and legal liability.
Prisma’s specialised mining operator courses provide the rigorous, accredited testing your operation needs to confidently issue legal operating appointments. Covering a wide range of critical equipment – including dump trucks, excavators, utility vehicles, forklifts, and cranes – our training solutions mitigate the risk of on-site incidents, helping you maintain an audit-ready operation while meeting your daily production targets.
PROFESSIONAL DRIVING COURSES
| Courses | SAQA | Duration |
| Load General Freight | 123262 | 1 day |
| Operate a Rigid Light Vehicle (Code 8) | 123257 | 5 days |
| Operate a Rigid Heavy Vehicle | 123253 | 5 days |
| Operate a Vehicle Combination | 123254 | 5 days |
| Provide Commuter Services | 123256 | 3 days |
| Convey Dangerous Goods by Road Novice | 123259 | 2 days |
| Convey Dangerous Goods by Road Refresher | 123259 | 1 day |
| Customer Service | 123258 | 2 days |
| Plan Road Transport Service Delivery | 123261 | 1 day |
LIFTING TRUCKS
| Courses | SAQA | Duration |
| Counterbalanced Lift Truck | 242974 | |
| F5 Reach Lift Truck | 242972 | |
| F8 – F9 Order Picker Lift Trucks | 242972 | |
| F13 – F14 VNA Lift Trucks | 242972 | |
| F15 – F16 Rail Mounted Stacker Lift Trucks | 242972 | |
| F6 – F7 Pedestrian-Controlled Lift Trucks | 242981 | |
| F12 – Pallet Lift Truck – Battery Powered | 242981 | |
| Lift & Move a Load Using Mechanical Lifting Equipment | 244407 | |
| F11 Rough Terrain/ Earthmoving/Agricultural Equipment with Lift Truck Attachments | 260762 |
CRANES
| Courses | SAQA | Duration |
| C30 Pendant / Radio Controlled | 242976 | |
| C31 Cab Controlled | 242976 | |
| C32 Truck Mounted Crane up to the Capacity Specified on the Certificate | 242978 | |
| C33 Hydraulic Mobile Crane up to Rated Capacity of 50 000kg | 242982 | |
| C34 Hydraulic Crane Pick Up & Carry Up to a Rated Capacity of 50 000kg | 242982 | |
| C35 Hydraulic Mobile Crane to the Rated Capacity of above 50 000kg & as per Certificate | 242982 | |
| C36 Hydraulic Crane Pick Up & Carry to the Rated Capacity of above 50 000kg & as per Certificate |
242982 | |
| C43 Hydraulic Mobile Crane Up to Rated Capacity of 15 000kg | 242982 | |
| Operate a Pendant Controlled Overhead Crane | 116235 | |
| C46 Telescopic Boom Handler | 260781 | |
| Operate a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) | 243272 |
PLANT MACHINERY
| Courses | SAQA | Duration |
| Operate a Grader | 262735 | |
| Operate a Skid Steer Loader | 262712 | |
| Operate a Backhoe/Loader | 262727 | |
| Operate a Tracked Dozer | 262729 | |
| Operate an Excavator | 262744 | |
| Operate a Front-end Loader | 262747 | |
| Operate a Rigid Body Dump Truck | 262731 | |
| Operate an Articulated Dump Truck | 262745 | |
| Operate a Rough Terrain/Earthmoving/ Agricultural Equipment | 260762 |
PROFESSIONAL DRIVING COURSES
| Courses | SAQA | Duration |
| Operate counter-balanced lift truck | 242974 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate advanced defined purpose lift trucks | 242972 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate defined purpose lift trucks | 242981 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate rough terrain/earthmoving/ agricultural equipment | 260762 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate overhead/gantry cranes | 242976 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a pendant controlled overhead crane | 116235 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a cab controlled overhead crane | 116231 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate truck-mounted cranes | 242978 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a mobile crane | 116254 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a tower crane | 116255 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a telescopic boom handler | 260781 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) | 243272 | 5 days + logbook |
| Lift and move a load using mechanical lifting equipment | 244407 | 5 days + logbook |
| Operate a rigid light vehicle | 123257 | 5 days |
| Operate a rigid heavy vehicle | 123253 | 5 days |
| Provide commuter services | 123256 | 5 days |
| Perform basic life support and fi rst aid procedures | 119567 | 2 days |
| Provide risk-based primary emergency care/ first aid in the workplace | 120496 | 2 days |
| Provide first aid as an advanced fi rst responder | 376480 | 3 days |
| Load general freight | 123262 | 3 days |
| Prepare freight for storage | 252264 | 1 day |
| Sling loads | 12481 | 2 days |
| Lift and move a load using mechanical lifting equipment | 244407 | 3 day |
| Lift and move a load using manual lifting equipment and tackle | 253582 | 5 day |
| Apply occupational health, safety and environmental principles | 113852 | 3 day |
| Demonstrate knowledge and application of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993 (OHSA) (as amended) and the responsibilities of management in terms of the Act |
242668 | 1 day |
| Conduct workplace Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspections | 259619 | 1 day |
| Demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory framework for lifting machines | 260778 | 2 days |


