Overview
Gearing Up is the student work placement program for Canada’s mining industry. It brings industry stakeholders together to create new work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities to better position post-secondary students to secure employment in their field of study.
Led by MiHR, Gearing Up is creating over 1250 new WIL opportunities. Wage subsidies up to $7,000 are available to employers who create new coops, internships, field placements, applied projects, capstone projects or case competitions.
MiHR works with a national consortium of mining employers, service providers, industry associations and post-secondary institutions to implement program activities and inform how industry and education can work together more collaboratively through WIL.
Contact gearingup@mihr.ca for more information.
Gearing Up WIL Opportunities in High Demand
We would like to thank all of the companies who have enthusiastically participated in the Gearing Up program. Applications are currently being accepted for Summer placements, beginning in April 2021.
Apply online.
Frequently Asked Questions about Gearing Up
Gearing Up will change the way students in mining-related post-secondary education programs perceive, pursue and acquire the skills needed for in-demand mining careers.
Wage subsidy available for hiring students.
Case Studies
The following studies showcase examples of how Gearing Up was adopted, what WIL placements are like, and the benefits to the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
The first case study of how Gearing Up was adopted and its benefits.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies and students involved.
Gearing Up Steering Committee
The Gearing Up Steering Committee provides guidance and subject matter expertise into project activities, outputs and desired outcomes.
Members
Cassandra Puckett
Tahltan Central Government
Coby de Vries
Hy-Tech Drilling
Glen Campbell
Teck Resources
Lynda Casey
Global Physical Asset Management
Daniel Leduc
College Boreal
Nicole Myers
Memorial University
Paul Alexandre
Northern Manitoba Mining Academy
Aaron Klooster
Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
Anne Johnson
Queen’s University
Guyléne Rodrigue
University of Ottawa
Neil Banerjee
Western University
Ginny Coyne
Yukon College
Janine Wedemeier
University of Alberta
Tonya Whelan
University of Alberta
Cory Latimer
Sheridan College
Kristine Dawson
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Gary Thompson
College of the North Atlantic
Michael Long
College of the North Atlantic
Amir Khan
University of Alberta
Nicole Tardiff
Laurentian University
