Resources Industry Training Council
The Resources Industry Training Council (RITC) is a State Government funded joint venture between the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) and the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA).
The RITC is one of ten industry advisory bodies established by the State Government to provide strategic, forward looking training advice to the Western Australian State Training Board (STB) and the Department of Training and Workforce Development. A major function of the RITC is to work with industry, training providers and government to develop and implement innovative solutions to address skill shortages and changing workforce needs.
The RITC is the peak body for the development and implementation of a vocational education and training framework to meet the diverse needs of the industry sectors of minerals, oil and gas and downstream processing.
Board Members include:
- Jeanette Roberts, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Kvaerner Oil and Gas Australia (Chair)
- Miranda Taylor, Director Skills and Safety, APPEA
- Bradley Thompson, Country Manager HR, Genalysis/Intertek
- Meenakshi Aggarwal, Training Manager, WesCEF
- Greg Graham, Training Manager, Rio Tinto Iron Ore
- Virginia Hilliard, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd
- Tony Noonan, General Manager, Doorn, Djil Yoordaning Mining and Construction
- Sanchia Tolomei, Manager, Business Performance Services, KPMG
- Nicole Roocke, Director, CMEWA
- Leachelle Webster, Senior Industry Adviser (WA), Skills DMC
- Bob Paton, Chief Executive Officer, Manufacturing Skills Australia
- Stewart Allan, Training and Development Co-ordinator, Apache Energy Ltd
- Noel Nielsen, Maritime Union of Australia
- Gary Woods, CFMEU
- Paul Asplin, Australian Worker’s Union
- Keith Spence, Chair, State Training Board (ex-officio)
- Penny Bird, Executive Director, Service Resource Management, Department of Training and Workforce Development (ex-officio)
- Nigel Haywood, Executive Officer, RITC (ex-officio)
The industry sectors represented by the RITC include:
- Metal Ore Mining
- Oil and Gas Extraction
- Coal Mining
- Construction Material Mining
- Gravel and Sand Quarrying
- Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
- Petroleum Exploration
- Mineral Exploration
- Mining Support Services
- Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
- Petroleum Refining and Petroleum Fuel Manufacturing
- Other Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
- Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
- Synthetic Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
- Other Basic Polymer Manufacturing
- Fertiliser and Pesticide Manufacturing
- Human Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing
- Veterinary Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing
- Cleaning Compound Manufacturing
- Cosmetic and Toiletry Preparation Manufacturing
- Photographic Chemical Product Manufacturing
- Explosive Manufacturing
- Other Basic Chemical Product Manufacturing n.e.c.
- Polymer Film and Sheet Packaging Material Manufacturing
- Rigid and Semi-Rigid Polymer Product Manufacturing
- Polymer Foam Product Manufacturing
- Tyre Manufacturing
- Adhesive Manufacturing
- Paint and Coatings Manufacturing
- Natural Rubber Product Manufacturing
- Ceramic Product Manufacturing
- Clay Brick Manufacturing
- Cement, Lime, Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing
- Ready-Mixed Concrete Manufacturing
- Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
- Alumina Production
- Aluminium Smelting
- Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining
- Other Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing
- Scientific Research Services
- Scientific Testing and Analysis Services