To be considered for employment in Canada's coal industry, applicants must be able to read potentially complex training manuals, so good literacy skills are a must. Surveyors, mine planners and Information Systems employees need technical or community college training. No industry can guarantee employment, even to individuals with a post-secondary education. Statistics clearly show, however, that the odds of finding stable, satisfying employment tend to increase with higher levels of formal education. In today's competitive job market, employers give preference to more highly educated and trained workers.
Formal education provides the basic foundation for career success.
Advancement, however, depends on many other factors, including an ongoing commitment to training and development. In the coal industry, this is just as true for equipment operators and tradespeople as it is for engineers. The Coal Association of Canada.