MINING Sims Australia will establish a truck driver training centre at Dry Creek will improve safety at South Australian mine sites.
Company directors Alan Read and Les Hughes says demand for truck drivers in the resource sector is returning, and the course would give potential workers an advantage when applying for positions.
The $1 million mining truck simulator was purchased from Perth-based Immersive Technologies. The simulators are used for driver training at several mine sites in Australia, including at Prominent Hill in northern SA.
The business says that it will also be offering the simulation course to the public.
Read claims mining companies normally paid about $15,000 to train new drivers on site, while the simulator course costs about $5000.
The company may expand interstate if the Adelaide courses prove popular.
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