CHILE: DIRECT EMPLOYMENT THE MINING SKILLS COUNCIL & CENTRALIZED DATA COLLECTION

The document describes the Mining Skills Council (CCM) in Chile, an industry-led hub established in 2012 to bridge the gap between mining company needs and educational training. By collecting data from companies and training providers, the CCM identifies skills shortages and forecasts human capital demands over a 10-year horizon. This intelligence is used to help education institutions improve training programs and create a system of certification for labour competencies. The case study highlights that while Chile lacks formal local content legislation, the CCM promotes direct employment by ensuring the local workforce possesses work-ready competencies, a model the document suggests is replicable in other countries regardless of whether they have state-owned mining companies.

• The Mining Skills Council (CCM), established in 2012 by the trade association Consejo Minero, functions as a hub to align the education sector with the mining industry to ensure labour supply matches demand.
• The CCM utilizes centralized data collection from mining companies and training suppliers to identify skills gaps, forecast human capital needs for the next 10 years, and assist education institutions in refining their programs.
• To promote industry competitiveness and collaboration, the CCM makes its products—including education frameworks and a labour competency certification system—openly available to the market.
• The CCM's model of a centralized intelligence hub is considered replicable in other states even without a state-owned 'national champion' mining company, citing similar skills councils in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
• In 2016, the mining sector was a primary economic driver for Chile, contributing over 9.8 per cent of the national GDP and employing 249,000 people, which represented more than 2 per cent of the total workforce.

APA

Grice, T. (2018). CHILE: DIRECT EMPLOYMENT THE MINING SKILLS COUNCIL & CENTRALIZED DATA COLLECTION. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/sites/default/files/publications/case-study-chile-direct-employment.pdf

Chicago

Grice, Tim. CHILE: DIRECT EMPLOYMENT THE MINING SKILLS COUNCIL & CENTRALIZED DATA COLLECTION. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/sites/default/files/publications/case-study-chile-direct-employment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{grice2018chile, author = {Grice, Tim}, title = {{CHILE: DIRECT EMPLOYMENT THE MINING SKILLS COUNCIL \& CENTRALIZED DATA COLLECTION}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/sites/default/files/publications/case-study-chile-direct-employment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }