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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
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    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 +
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    Operate advanced defined purpose lift trucks 242972 5 days +
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    Operate defined purpose lift trucks 242981 5 days +
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    Operate rough terrain/earthmoving/ agricultural equipment 260762 5 days +
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    Operate overhead/gantry cranes 242976 5 days +
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    Operate a pendant controlled overhead crane 116235 5 days +
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    Operate a cab controlled overhead crane 116231 5 days +
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    Operate truck-mounted cranes 242978 5 days +
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    Operate a mobile crane 116254 5 days +
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    Operate a tower crane 116255 5 days +
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    Operate a telescopic boom handler 260781 5 days +
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    Operate a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) 243272 5 days +
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    Lift and move a load using mechanical lifting equipment 244407 5 days +
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    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

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